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Evangelos Eleftheriou

Critic · DISC type C
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Axelera AI
📍 Zurich, Switzerland

Evangelos Eleftheriou is the CTO and co-founder of Axelera AI, an IEEE and IBM Fellow, and a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He previously spent over 35 years in various management and research roles at IBM Research – Zurich, where he made significant contributions to data storage technologies.

He is a passionate technologist committed to advancing transformative technology in the AI space, particularly in-memory computing. Evangelos is deeply invested in building a strong team culture and often publicly praises his colleagues accomplishments, believing that a companys rapid growth is managed by careful hiring of versatile individuals.

He was a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2024 for his pioneering work in digital storage technologies.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zurich, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Evangelos shows up

Information Seeker
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Negotiator

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Evangelos cares about

AI at the Edge
Co-founded Axelera AI to develop hardware and software that processes data where it is generated, focusing on computer vision applications in robotics and retail.
In-Memory Computing
His passion for this emerging computing paradigm, which combines processing and memory, was a primary driver for him to co-found Axelera AI.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Axelera AI
12-2018 - 10-2021
Manager and Leader of Neuromorphic Computing Activities
IBM
6-2014 - 12-2018
Department Head, Cloud and Computing Infrastructure
IBM
6-2008 - 6-2014
Department Head, Storage Technologies
IBM
In the press

Media appearances

Outliers: Ευάγγελος Ελευθερίου, Axelera AI: Από την IBM στη startup που αναδιαμορφώνει το τοπίο των AI chips. Featured in Endeavor Outliers Podcast
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Podcast: Evangelos Eleftheriou, Axelera AI: From Scientific Excellence to Europe's Most .... Featured in Endeavor Greece Podcast
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Education
1979 - 1986
M. Eng.
Carleton University
1974 - 1979
B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
University of Patras
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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