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Bardia, Bijani Aval

Visiting Assistant Professor

Biography

Beyond being a professor at CSB+SJU, Bardia runs the FuzeQube Group – an innovation firm and ecosystem builder, focused on early-stage innovation, research commercialization, and purposeful adoption of emerging technologies. In that role, he works with universities, tech transfer offices, and forward-thinking corporations to design the strategic ecosystems and innovation architectures of the future. He is also a Guest Lecturer in Digital Innovation and Ecosystems at the London School of Economics (LSE), and the Executive in Residence for the McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship on campus. 

In a personal capacity, Bardia loves advising and getting involved with startups and scaleups to supply his expertise in product development, partnership building, digital/data management and deep technologies. When he was a Johnnie, he ran a fun student venture called Triink through the Entrepreneurs Scholars Program on campus – he loves getting asked about it. He is also an avid fútbol fan, and rarely misses a Real Madrid or Notts County FC game. 

Education

M.Sc. in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

B.A. in Data Science (Numerical Computation), College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University

Teaching Areas/Interests

  • Entrepreneurship
    • Digital Innovation
    • Research Innovation and Deep Technology
  • Platforms and Innovation Ecosystems

Research Interests

Tech Entrepreneurship, Innovation Ecosystems, Technology Transfer, Emerging Technology Adoption, Entrepreneurship Education, Platform/Network Effects