Speaker

Siraj Nour ElAhmadi

COO - Atlas Data Storage

Biography

Siraj Nour ElAhmadi is the Chief Operating Officer at Atlas Data Storage, the pioneering company behind the world’s first permanent DNA-enabled data storage system. With over 30 years of experience, Siraj has led the development and scaling of multiple industry-first, award-winning technology products, generating more than $2 billion in cumulative revenue.

Previously, Siraj served as Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager of Data Products at Plume Design Inc., a Silicon Valley technology firm. In addition to overseeing commercial operations, he led corporate development and strategy, including mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships, helping expand Plume’s global presence to over 15 countries.

Earlier in his career, Siraj co-founded and served as CEO of Menara Networks (acquired by NASDAQ: IPGP), where he pioneered a breakthrough optical transmission technology that received multiple prestigious industry awards and became widely adopted across the sector. Prior to Menara, he was part of the founding team at Qtera Corp., a startup focused on ultra-long-haul optical systems, which was acquired by Nortel.

Siraj currently serves on the board of directors of Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ: LWLG), a technology platform company advancing high-speed data transmission for AI clusters and data centers using proprietary electro-optic polymers. He is also on the board of Avanseus, a leader in AI-augmented operations for telecom, data centers, and smart manufacturing.

In addition to his board roles, Siraj advises technology companies across the U.S., Europe, and Asia on product commercialization and go-to-market strategies. He is a member of the Industrial Advisory Council at the University of Texas–Dallas's Jonsson School of Engineering, and has lectured on technology roadmaps and entrepreneurship.

Siraj is a member of IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu, the international honor society of electrical and electronics engineers, and has been recognized in the Who’s Who list of technology executives. He holds a master’s degree and pursued Ph.D. studies in electrical engineering at the University of Oklahoma.

Talk(s)

10:40 AM

Panel - Specialty technology platforms: Integrating deep tech into product innovation / Moderator: Philippe Soussan

In the new era of AI and human personalization, cloud and edge technologies are advancing rapidly. As the CMOS workload remains crucial for heavy computational demands, new technology modalities are rapidly emerging together with higher needs for data traffic and quality. New energy-efficient technologies are needed at the cloud level. The intimate co-integration of advanced computing and optical connectivity is one answer to this need. At the edge, novel, specialized sensing technologies are emerging that go far beyond classical silicon.

These new applications require a high level of chip complexity with a mix-and-match of different platforms co-integrated in an agile manner. In this session, imec will introduce how consolidated technologies, such as photonics, 3D integration, and CMOS post-processing, together with custom technologies, can shorten time to market by offering the robustness needed for new product designs. Shortly after, the panel will provide more insight into different applications.

Atlas: Atlas Data Storage uses DNA-based technology to meet the world's growing demand for scalable, low-cost, long-term data storage.
Marvell: Powering AI, data center infrastructure, and 5G connectivity for a data-driven future.
INDRA: Innovating in transportation, air traffic management, defense, and security with critical applications in space and AR/VR.
Together, we will explore the challenges, synergies, and opportunities of building interconnected platforms that serve multiple industries, from healthcare and AI workloads to global security.