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Luis Dussan is the founder of ILLIUM AI, which develops an AI agent called "LILLY" designed to interpret physical-world data in real time, and serves as a member of the Board of Advisors at OSCP. He previously founded AEye, a company developing software-defined, MEMS-based Lidar for autonomous vehicle perception, which went public in 2021, and earlier held roles at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control Division, and Northrop Grumman Laser Systems, where he was Chief Technologist. Dussan holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, an MS in Quantum Optics, and an MS in Optics and Photonics.
Founder at AEye
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Luis C. DussanExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- OSCPMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ILLIUM AICO-CEO & CO-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- AEye, Inc.Founder and Board Member2023 — 2026
- AEye, Inc.Founder, CTO and Board Member2020 — 2024
- AEye, Inc.Founder, CEO and Board Member2013 — 2020Pleasanton, CA
- Northrop Grumman CorporationChief Technologist EO Sensors/LADAR2009 — 2013
- Lockheed MartinStaff Engineer2002 — 2009
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryEngineer1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Optics67Sensors58Image Processing43Laser36R&D29System Design23Systems Engineering31Photonics28Simulations21Systems Design26LADAR3Engineering Management22
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Earned Value ManagementSystem ArchitectureAerospaceRemote SensingSoftware EngineeringMatlabIntegrationEmbedded SystemsDigital Signal ProcessorsSignal ProcessingFPGAMathematicaLanguages French · Spanish
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- Who is Luis Dussan?
- Luis Dussan is the founder of ILLIUM AI, which develops an AI agent called "LILLY" designed to interpret physical-world data in real time, and serves as a member of the Board of Advisors at OSCP. He previously founded AEye, a company developing software-defined, MEMS-based Lidar for autonomous vehicle perception, which went public in 2021, and earlier held roles at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control Division, and Northrop Grumman Laser Systems, where he was Chief Technologist. Dussan holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, an MS in Quantum Optics, and an MS in Optics and Photonics.
- Where does Luis Dussan work?
- Luis Dussan is Founder of AEye.
- What companies did Luis Dussan found?
- Luis Dussan founded AEye.
- Where did Luis Dussan go to school?
- Luis Dussan studied at University of Central Florida (Master of Science, Computational Physics (PhD Track)); University of Central Florida (Master of Science (MS), Physics); University of Central Florida (Master of Science (MS CREOL), Optics & Photonics).
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