About
Ian Seiferling is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Adaviv, an MIT spinout that develops sensing and AI technologies to give specialty crop growers real-time feedback on plant and workforce performance. He holds a Ph.D. and completed postdoctoral research at MIT, with a background spanning biology, environmental science, data science, and design. He has worked as a researcher, writer, consultant, and photographer, and his work has appeared in academic journals as well as outlets including Smithsonian, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal.
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Experience
- AdavivCo-Founder & Co-CEOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AdavivCEO and Co-founder2018 — 2025Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
- AdavivCEO2018 — 2019Greater Boston
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEntrepreneurial Fellow @ MIT Delta V2018Cambridge, MA
- MIT designXCohort member2018Camrbidge, MA
- MIT Senseable City LabPostdoctoral Research Fellow2017 — 2018
- Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresPhD Candidate2012 — 2016Trois-Rivières
- MIT Senseable City LabPhD Researcher2015 — 2016Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning
- FunDiv EuropePrincipal Investigator2012 — 2013Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Universität Leipzig
- Messier Lab, Centre d'etude de la forêt (CEF), Université du Québec à MontréalPrinciple Investigator and Master’s Candidate2008 — 2010
- Centre for Forest Research (CEF)Field Biologist2010
- N/A (freelance)Independent Environmental Consultant and Field Biologist2007 — 2008
- ERIN Consulting Ltd.Associate and Field Biologist2005 — 2007
- University of ReginaPrinciple Investigator2003 — 2005
- University of ReginaTeaching Assistant2003 — 2005
- First Nations University of CanadaBiology Laboratory Instructor2005
- Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC)Research Assistant2002 — 2005
Skills & more
Data Science1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1ManagementGIS3Conservation Biology8Botany2Ecology14Geography1Environmental Science11Biology4Biodiversity4Environmental Awareness3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Seiferling?
- Ian Seiferling is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Adaviv, an MIT spinout that develops sensing and AI technologies to give specialty crop growers real-time feedback on plant and workforce performance. He holds a Ph.D. and completed postdoctoral research at MIT, with a background spanning biology, environmental science, data science, and design. He has worked as a researcher, writer, consultant, and photographer, and his work has appeared in academic journals as well as outlets including Smithsonian, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal.
- Where does Ian Seiferling work?
- Ian Seiferling is Founder of adaviv.
- What companies did Ian Seiferling found?
- Ian Seiferling founded adaviv.
- Where did Ian Seiferling go to school?
- Ian Seiferling studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Visiting PhD Researcher, Sustainability & Urban Ecosystems); Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (PhD, Biology); UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal (Masters, Ecology).
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