Avideh Zakhor is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department at the University of California, Berkeley, holding the Qualcomm chair in EECS since July 1988. Avideh co-founded Urban Scan Inc. and Signamask, OPC Technology, and was a founder of Indoor Reality, focusing on 3D mapping technologies and indoor asset localization. Experience includes a consultancy role with Hilti Group from April 2019 to April 2021. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Caltech, followed by an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.