Entrepreneur in Residence
The Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program invites an experienced entrepreneur to engage with researchers, with the goal to foster a more entrepreneurial culture among them, encourage exploration of technology transfer opportunities, and establish collaboration with industry and connection with investors. The program targets PhD students, postdocs, and professors from the VCQ. Over a two week residency, the EIR will take part in scheduled and open meetings with individual researchers or teams, drawing on his extensive industry knowledge to provide insights into current industry challenges and opportunities. From these discussions researchers will gain a better understanding on how their work can fit into a commercial context, which will help them identify business ideas and collaboration partners. Additionally, the EIR will share success stories based on his collaborations with researchers, which illustrate the value and impact of bridging the gap between fundamental research and practical applications.
Program Details
Timeframe of the program: 22. to 30. April 2025
Lecture: Entrepreneurship in Quantum and AI: Navigating the Transition from Theory to Industry
Date and Time: 22. April
Location:
About the Entrepreneur
Mads Bahrami is a physicist and innovator specializing in quantum computation and emerging technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Sharif University of Technology and has conducted extensive research in quantum computing, including postdoctoral work at UC Riverside in collaboration with Google and UC Berkeley. As a Marie Curie Fellow, he pursued research at Trieste University and contributed to the NANOQUESTFIT project at the University of Vienna. Currently, he leads Academic Innovation at Wolfram Research, working closely with U.S. national labs, top universities, and startups to bridge cutting-edge technologies—particularly at the intersection of quantum computing and AI—into business applications.
