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João Barros

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Founder at Veniam

Portugal

FoundedVeniam

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João Barros is President of the Board of Directors of AI² – Agência para a Investigação e Inovação, Portugal's national agency for research and innovation, and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Porto (on leave). He founded Veniam, a connected vehicle networks company later acquired by Nexar, and previously held research positions at institutions including MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Carnegie Mellon University Africa. An IEEE Fellow, he has authored more than 180 scientific publications and over 20 patents, and holds a performing arts degree in flute from the Music Conservatory of Porto.

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Veniam's investors · 6

Cisco InvestmentsSan JoseOrange Digital VenturesIssy-les-MoulineauxTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2014Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksVerizon VenturesNew York City · $5M checksYamaha Motor VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at Veniam

RCRobin Chase
Robin ChaseCEO
RR
Roy RussellCTO
SSSusana Sargento
Susana Sargento

Experience

  1. AI² - Agência para a Investigação e InovaçãoPresident of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentPortugal
  2. INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryMember of the Councilcurrent2026 — presentBraga, Portugal
  3. Portuguese Treasury and Debt Management Agency (IGCP, E.P.E.)Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentLisbon, Portugal
  4. Fundação Mendes GonçalvesMember of the Board of Curators2025 — 2026Golegã, Santarém, Portugal
  5. Carnegie Mellon University AfricaCMU-Africa Associate Director2024 — 2026Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda
  6. Carnegie Mellon University AfricaResearch Professor2024 — 2026Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda
  7. Carnegie Mellon UniversityProfessor of Information Systems and Public Policy (courtesy)2024 — 2026Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  8. Carnegie Mellon UniversityProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (courtesy)2024 — 2026Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  9. Casa Mendes GonçalvesBoard Member2024 — 2026Golegã
  10. COREangelsMember of the Advisory Board2024 — 2026Lisbon, Portugal
  11. Instituto de ProspetivaBoard Member2022 — 2026Lisbon, Portugal
  12. Porto Business SchoolProfessor / Strategic Director of the Center for Business Innovation2022 — 2024Porto, Portugal
  13. Faculty of Engineering, University of PortoProfessor Catedrático (Full Professor)2014 — 2024Porto Area, Portugal
  14. National Council of Science, Technology and Higher Education of PortugalMember / Councillor (appointed by the Prime Minister of Portugal)2022 — 2024Lisbon, Portugal
  15. Nexar Inc.Chief Platform Officer2022 — 2023Porto, Portugal
  16. Veniam Inc.Founder and CEO2012 — 2022Mountain View, CA
  17. StreambolicoCo-Founder and Board Member2012 — 2016Porto Area, Portugal
  18. Stanford UniversityVisiting Associate Professor2014 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
  19. Universidade do PortoAssociate Professor2005 — 2014
  20. Instituto de TelecomunicaçõesDirector of IT-Porto2007 — 2014Porto Area, Portugal
  21. Carnegie Mellon Portugal ProgramNational Director2009 — 2012
  22. MITVisiting Scholar2008

Skills & more

Higher Education1Entrepreneurship1Information Technology1Creativity and InnovationScholarly ResearchDirector levelBoard LevelTechnology Management1Executive TeamScientific Leadership2Advanced Research2Public Speaking25
+12 moreInformation TheoryNetwork CommunicationsData SecurityFundraisingCognitive RadioLeadershipWireless Sensor NetworksPattern RecognitionMatlabLaTeXCPython

Languages English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish

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Who is João Barros?
João Barros is President of the Board of Directors of AI² – Agência para a Investigação e Inovação, Portugal's national agency for research and innovation, and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Porto (on leave). He founded Veniam, a connected vehicle networks company later acquired by Nexar, and previously held research positions at institutions including MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Carnegie Mellon University Africa. An IEEE Fellow, he has authored more than 180 scientific publications and over 20 patents, and holds a performing arts degree in flute from the Music Conservatory of Porto.
Where does João Barros work?
João Barros is Founder of Veniam.
What companies did João Barros found?
João Barros founded Veniam.
Where did João Barros go to school?
João Barros studied at Technical University of Munich (PHD, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology); Cornell University (Fulbright, Information Theory); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Erasmus, Electrical Engineering).

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