He is an experienced technologist and entrepreneur who has been at the forefront of the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution for over a decade.

Currently, he is Chief Product Officer and Ambrosus and oversees the engineering team and the development of their core technology.

Prevoiously, he launched and led the Swisscom Digital Lab - a leading innovation center that helps medium and large companies leverage the latest innovations in AI, Blockchain, and IoT to optimise their businesses.

Prior to that he co-founded and led the product and R&D departments EVRYTHNG, an award-winning industry-grade IoT cloud platform used by numerous Fortune 100 companies.

As the founder of WebofThings.org, he is a well-respected expert in distributed embedded sensing and wrote numerous publications, patents and a book about the intersection of Web and IoT. The results of his PhD research carried out at MIT, ETH Zurich, and SAP played a central role in W3C efforts to create a standard for the Web of Things. 

Vlad graduated with a PhD in computer science from ETH Zurich and a MsC in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence from EPFL.