Behzad Moslehi

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Behzad Moslehi is educated at Stanford University (PhD EE and two MS: EE and Appl. Physics) in the USA and Arya-Mehr University of Technology (BS EE) in Iran. Behzad did pioneering work on advanced fiber and integrated optic circuits including signal processors and sensors at Stanford and Litton, and has made continuing contributions to the field (numerous publications and patents, Senior Member of IEEE, OSA, SPIE) including contributions to the commercialization of the fiber optic gyroscope and sensor arrays at Litton and the first WDM products before the telecom boom (WDM multiplexers based on diffraction gratings) at POC. He has experience in large (Xerox, Litton) and small companies (POC, Optivision, IFOS®). An entrepreneur, Dr. Moslehi is the founder/CEO/CTO of IFOS® and his work contributed to the founding of ONI Systems which was spun off from Optivision. He has led the securing of about $20 million of R&D and product development funding for IFOS®. He led the successful commercialization of IFOS® first family of commercial products, the I*Sense®. Highly experienced in setting business strategies, creating strategic alliances, and profit and loss management, he knows a vast network of people in the field worldwide. He has a good mix of experience in commercial and government business. When he undertakes a project he factors all aspects, technical and business, and follows through diligently.