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Quinn Jacobson is a Professor of Practice at Carnegie Mellon University, located at the Silicon Valley campus, and is affiliated with the Information Networking Institute (INI). His research focuses on secure distributed systems, neuromorphic computing, and domain-specific accelerators. Prior to joining CMU, Jacobson had a notable career in the startup sector, leading engineering projects at innovative startups and developing high-performance distributed software systems as well as domain-specific hardware accelerators. He co-founded Vibrado Technologies, a venture-backed spinout from CMU that specializes in smart apparel. Jacobson's passion for startups was evident even before his academic career, during which he contributed to advanced technology development, including the creation of commercially released soft core FPGAs at Altera and the design of multi-core SPARC microprocessors at Sun Microsystems. He has also led the development of crowdsourced smartphone services at Nokia. With over 70 granted U.S. patents, Jacobson's work has been presented at various prestigious forums, including GEOINT, Hot Chips, and the NABC Convention.
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