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Tech Exec · Innovator · Entrepreneur
Frantz Lohier, PhD
A tech exec, innovator and entrepreneur — book author with a passion to disrupt.
Twenty years inside groundbreaking innovation with Logitech, Qualcomm, Samsung, Faurecia, iRobot and Amazon AWS — and several startups.
Books
Two books — in English and French
Who says Tech is a long, quiet river?
A practical guide for next-gen tech leaders.
“Frantz is an engineer-philosopher — a builder and a thinker grappling with the enormous complexities we have created for ourselves.” — Reader feedback on Surfing the new Tech world
Background
+ startups (as founder or co-founder)
Twenty years at the front of innovation
Open-Innovation combined with Silicon Valley's venture model is a great catalyst for disruption. I've built and led product & technical teams across consumer electronics, IoT, medical, robotics and transportation — and I believe in cultural diversity, having worked across many countries.
+ startups (as founder or co-founder)
Cum Laude Ph.D. · IEEE Senior Member · 20+ patents · a dozen publications
An M.S. in Robotics and the “Cum Laude” doctorate — signal processing & parallel-processor methodologies — both at Université Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris (now Sorbonne University). Read the thesis (French, PDF) →
- First megapixel USB webcam
- First solid-state digital camcorder
- First Android TV hardware
- First integrated drone platform
- First fully disposable endoscope
- First smart “ad-skipping” car-audio system
Newsletter & Posts
Newsletter & Posts — staying on top of innovation
I like to stay on top of major innovative shifts — from tech, innovation and management perspectives — and share my experience and viewpoints. 37 issues published over roughly the past three years (per the 2024 recap, #37), organised by topic:
AI · MLAutomotive / MobilityBlockchain & NFT
CloudQuantum ComputingRobotics & Drones
MultimediaMedTechMaterial Science
LocalizationEnergySoftware
Innovation Leadership · IP · Quality
Sample projects & awards
Sample projects & awards — selected work across two decades
“Being on the forefront of technology is risky but rewarding.” A sample of 20 years of work — research turned into commercialized, mass-produced products across consumer electronics, robotics, IoT, medical and automotive.
Contact
Get in touch
Open to conversations on technology, product, innovation and entrepreneurship.