Alex is a scientist and entrepreneur with 19 years of experience in software development and data science. Since 2008 he combines his research at UC Berkeley with industry consulting. At Berkeley, he led the team of researchers and software engineers developing transportation modeling algorithms and software. In 2010-13 Alex was the founder and CEO of Relteq Systems, company developing decision support software for transportation management.

Professor in the EECS Department at the UC, Berkeley, Laurent co-authored three books: “Linear Matrix Inequalities in Systems and Control Theory”, “Robust Optimization”, and “Optimization Models”. He is an expert in optimization, machine learning, and mathematical models for finance.

Alexey is a seasoned technology exec from the Silicon Valley. HAe has been working for over 25 years managing high-tech IP-sensitive projects in software, semiconductor, medical and oil exploration industries, authoring 9 U.S. patents. Directing software development at Applied Materials for 18 years, Alexey became an expert in outsourcing and effective management of complex projects involving multinational engineering teams.