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SANJOY PAUL

Rice University appoints

Executive Director of its

Innovation Factory

he Rice University Office of Innovation has appointed Sanjoy Paul as
executive director of the Rice Nexus, the university’s premier innovation
Tfactory in the Ion that will offer state-of-the-art facilities for prototyping,
testing and launching new ventures by Rice faculty and students. Opening this
fall, the Rice Nexus is designed to derisk, develop and deploy new technology
to bridge the gap between the university and commercial markets by fostering
partnerships with key corporate, government, community and venture capital
firms announced The Rice University.
Paul has a distinguished career spanning both academic and commercial
research and development (R&D) with a proven track record in world-re- from the Wharton Business School. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical
nowned organizations including Bell Labs, Wipro and Infosys. Before joining and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), with 95 granted patents and numerous
Rice, he was instrumental in global R&D initiatives at Accenture, leading awards. A recognized thought leader in the fields of AI, machine learning,
advancement of cutting-edge technologies in AI architecture and algorithms, networking, the Internet of Things and extended reality. Paul’s research has
robotics, 5G and digital twins. He has successfully worked in launching nu- transformed many industries such as manufacturing, energy, health care and
merous startups, contributing to their success through world-class engineer- space technology.
ing and product development. “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Sanjoy Paul to lead the Nexus’ efforts in
“I am grateful for the opportunity to join Rice University’s Office of In-
novation as the executive director of the Rice Nexus, where our collective advancing innovation across Rice and the Ion,” said Paul Cherukuri, chief
innovation officer and vice president of innovation at Rice. “Sanjoy will un-
work will help shape the future of technology,” Paul said. “Together, we aim doubtedly propel us toward Rice’s goal of creating impactful solutions for the
to elevate Houston’s standing as a global leader in innovation by translating benefit of the world.”
groundbreaking research into real-world applications.”
Paul’s impressive academic credentials includes holding a bachelor’s de-
gree in electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, a doc- To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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