Jeff Bier

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Virage Logic Corp. is a technology and market provider in advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. It work on semiconductor IP platforms comprising embedded memory, standard cells, and I/Os primarily for the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company's quality efforts are validated in its Silicon Characterization lab which ensures quality, reliable IP across a range of foundries and process technologies. The company was founded on 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Development Solutions, Inc. (DSI) is a Chicago-based, full-service construction firm incorporated in Illinois in 1992. DSI provides a broad range of services to corporations, property managers, architects, developers and brokers. As a general contractor, It is experienced in all types of office, industrial, and commercial construction is and specialized in office, industrial, retail tenant improvements, interior & exterior renovation, rehabilitation build-to-suit office, industrial, retail, institutional & apartment buildings, condominium renovation, remodeling, medical facilities, and laboratories construction services

Auviz Systems, Inc. designs and develops software. It offer machine learning, vision algorithms, FPGA implementation, software development and applications uniquely positions us to help close the ‘programming gap’ for FPGA’s. The company was founded by Nagesh Gupta and Vincent F. Ratford and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Wavesat, Inc. manufactures and supplies broadband wireless semiconductor solutions. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.