About
René Morkos holds a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence applications for construction from Stanford University, where he was a Charles H. Leavell fellow and currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. In 2015 he founded ALICE Technologies, a construction optioneering platform, where he is CEO. His prior experience includes project management in Afghanistan, underwater pipeline construction, automation engineering on a gas refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi, and ERP system implementations.
Founder at Alice Technologies
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Alice Technologies's investors · 13
Blackhorn VenturesDenver · $500K checksBrick Mortar VenturesSan FranciscoCreative VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M checksFuture VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checksGRIDS CapitalSão PauloJLL SparkSan FranciscoJLL Spark Global VenturesSan FranciscoLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMerus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2019MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksReflex CapitalPrague · $500K – $2M checksSteel AtlasNew YorkVanedge CapitalVancouver · $1M – $15M checks
Co-founders at Alice Technologies
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Rene MorkosExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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René MorkosFounder
Experience
- ALICE Technologies Inc.Founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Lecturercurrent2022 — present
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Professor2018 — 2022Stanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityPhD Candidate/ Charles H. Leavell Fellow2009 — 2014Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Slavenburg Bv NetherlandsHead of R&D2008 — 2011Amsterdam/ Rotterdam Netherlands
- Consolidated Contractors International CompanyAutomation Engineer2007 — 2008Athens; Greece, Abu Dhabi and Habshan; United Arab Emirates
- Tiger Steel Engineering L.L.C.Project Engineer2006Dubai United Arab Emirates
- HARO InernationalProject Manager2004 — 2005Kabul, Afghanistan
- STFA Construction GroupProject Engineer2004Saida Lebanon
- Kupros Static S.R.OStructural Analyst2003Prague, Czech Republic
- Gold InternationalProject engineer2002Beirut, Lebanon
- Di5 ArchitectsDraftsman2002Prague, Czech Republic
Skills & more
Sustainability28AutoCAD48BIM36Project Management46CAD9Modeling16Construction46Engineering15Microsoft Excel4Microsoft Office5Management16Construction Management20
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Structural EngineeringMatlabProject PlanningProcurementOperations ManagementCivil EngineeringProcess SchedulerRenewable EnergyAnalysisStructural AnalysisSimulationsEnergy EfficiencyLanguages Arabic · Czech · Dutch · French
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- Who is René Morkos, Ph.D.?
- René Morkos holds a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence applications for construction from Stanford University, where he was a Charles H. Leavell fellow and currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. In 2015 he founded ALICE Technologies, a construction optioneering platform, where he is CEO. His prior experience includes project management in Afghanistan, underwater pipeline construction, automation engineering on a gas refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi, and ERP system implementations.
- Where does René Morkos, Ph.D. work?
- René Morkos, Ph.D. is Founder of Alice Technologies.
- What companies did René Morkos, Ph.D. found?
- René Morkos, Ph.D. founded Alice Technologies.
- Where did René Morkos, Ph.D. go to school?
- René Morkos, Ph.D. studied at Stanford University (PhD, Construction Engineering and Management); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Mini MBA - Stanford Ignite); University of Southern California (MsCE, Construction Management).
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