Ersin Uzun
Executive Director of Global Cybersecurity Institute · Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
UNY50 About Expertise
Technologist, entrepreneur and angel investor who relocated to UNY from Silicon Valley in 2022. Leads research, technology and workforce development at RIT's Global Cybersecurity Institute. Previously served as VP of R&D and Head of New Ventures at PARC, co-founded and incubated multiple startups and oversaw commercialization of technologies creating over $1.5B in market value. He is a prolific inventor with 165 issued/pending patents and serves on multiple advisory and management boards.
Education M.S. Computer Science, University of California, Irvine; Ph.D. Computer Science, University of California, Irvine; Executive Ignite program, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Region Rochester (Finger Lakes) View all Finger Lakes members → Origin Silicon Valley, CA (Expat who spent over a decade in R&D before joining RIT in Rochester)
CybersecurityTechnology innovationResearch and development Startup incubationAngel investingOpen innovation partnershipsTechnology licensingVenture due diligence
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