EE402: International Partnerships

Join us for an engaging discussion about the complexities and practicalities of being a businesswoman in Japan. This special session of our Stanford course on "Japanese Business Culture and Systems" will have our panelists delve into their experiences and strategies for success working in Japan, in Japanese companies, and with Japanese clients.

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Mobility: Asia Moves Forward in the 4th Industrial Revolution

The shift of IT to the cloud and the growth of new tools such as AI and edge computing have already caused major advances in mobility; for example, smartphones now serve as platforms for banking, education, ride hailing, ID authentication, wellness monitoring, etc. This series examines new technology-and-business solutions that may shape the future of mobility, e.g. smart city infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, intelligent prosthetics for physical mobility, autonomous delivery robots, new propulsion and navigation systems, new applications of mobile IT devices, and more.

The series begins September 23, 2021 and continues weekly until December 2, 2021. Seminars will be held online via Zoom and in-person for students, Thursdays, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, with informal networking following until approximately 7:30 PM (PST).

Oct 14 - Indoor Mapping and Navigation for Visually Impaired Persons

Oct 21 - Massive adoption: VC perspectives into Asia opportunities in Mobility Applications

Oct 28 - The Future of Motorcycles

Nov 18 - Smart City Infrastructure for Mobility

Dec 02 - Closing Keynote: What Asia Mobility means for U.S. Business

Over the course of our public seminar series, we will explore the most recent trends, patterns, and challenges of entrepreneurship in Asia and their relevance to Silicon Valley and the U.S. Guest speakers include entrepreneurs, investors and mentors, and other experts on the current entrepreneurial ecosystems of major Asia economies.

Stanford students may register through Axess in course EASTASN 402T (cross listed as EE 402T and EALC 402T) for 1 unit seminar credit.

Presented by: Silicon Valley Global Health and Aaroogya Foundation in cooperation with US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

On the ground in Pune: The Pinktober campaign in India

Discussion between Dr. Priyanjali Datta (Founder & CEO, Aaroogya Foundation) and Prof. Mary Reisel (Research and Design Anthropology, Rikkyo Univ.,Japan) about the Pinktober campaign currently underway for women's health screening in India and Africa
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Pacific time - (6:30 am - 7:30 am in India)

This is the first in a series of public programs on innovation to improve access to healthcare in developing economies presented by the Aaroogya Foundation and Silicon Valley Global Health, in cooperation with the US-Asia Technology Management Center.

The US-ATMC is cooperating in a new series of public programs on innovation to improve access to healthcare in developing economies.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcuyurzkjG9Gnr42B-KRWfJUqLl6bPsIO

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please see the event detail page at Stanford US-Asia Technology Management Center.

Gary Brown is director of AI marketing at Intel's IoT Group, and has most recently overseen the product launches of edge AI products such as Intel Movidius VPUs (Vision Processor Units) and other IoT Vision products that include AI technologies. Gary has over 25 years of experience leading applications engineering and technical marketing teams in vision, imaging, and audio. Prior to Intel he was VP of Marketing at Movidius, and he led product marketing for imaging/video products at Tensilica and Cadence. Early in his career, Gary enjoyed leading functional verification for an HD Video processor at Panasonic Semiconductor in Osaka, Japan. Gary holds a Masters in EE from Stanford and a Bachelors in Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Prof. Arogyaswami Paulraj is a pioneer of MIMO wireless communications, a technology break through that enables improved wireless performance. MIMO is now incorporated into all new wireless systems. He is the author of over 400 research papers, two text books and a co-inventor in 79 US patents.

Paulraj has won over a dozen awards, notably the National Inventors Hall of Fame (USPTO), Marconi Prize and Fellowship, 2014 and the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, 2011. He is a fellow of eight scientific / engineering national academies including the US, China, India and Sweden. He is a fellow of IEEE and AAAS.

In 1999, Paulraj founded Iospan Wireless Inc. – which developed and established MIMO-OFDMA wireless as the core 4G technology. Iospan was acquired in by Intel Corporation in 2003. In 2004, he co-founded Beceem Communications Inc. The company became the market leader in 4G-WiMAX semiconductor and was acquired by Broadcom Corp. in 2010. In 2014 he founded Rasa Networks to develop Machine Learning tools for WiFi Networks. The company was acquired HPE in 2016.

During his 30 years in the Indian (Navy) (1961-1991), he founded three national level laboratories in India and headed one of India's most successful military R&D projects – APSOH sonar. He received over a dozen awards (many at the national level) in India including the Padma Bhushan, Ati Vishist Seva Medal and the VASVIK Medal.

The Autumn quarter's upcoming series features presentations by distinguished guest speakers from industry about Asian and U.S. approaches to 5G network integration, federated learning, computer chips and servers for edge AI processing, and IOT systems built around intelligent clients, such as register-less stores, smart factories, autonomous vehicles, and augmented reality applications. Stanford students may register in EASTASN 402A (cross-listed as EE-402A and EALC-402A) for 1 unit credit, S/NC.

Join the Silicon Vikings for an interesting discussion of how receptive the U.S., Nordics and Asia are to entrepreneurship areas of utmost concern including Clean Tech, Green Tech, AgTech, FoodTech and Sustainable Innovation. Learn about the similarities and differences of each regions approach from our panel of experts:

- Richard Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University
- Frederick Johansson, CEO & Investment Director at Fairpoint Capital in Stockholm, Sweden
- Fredrik Josefsson, Head of Entrepreneurs and High Growth at SEB #Greenhouse in Stockholm, Sweden
- Sean Randolph, Senior Director, Bay Area Council Economic Institute, Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium
- Marit Sall, Business Development & Partnerships Manager in Energy & Sustainability, Plug and Play Tech Center; Co-Founder Cleantech ForEst (Tallinn, Estonia)