IEX LABS
An Extension of the IE School of Science and Technology
About the IE School of Science and Technology
The IE School of Science and Technology is a next-generation polytechnic characterized by:
Industry Integration — strong alignment with leading companies and real-world applications
Entrepreneurial Orientation — mindset and behaviors for value alongside research
International Perspective — diverse, international faculty and student body
About IEX Labs
IEX Labs is a globally coordinated set of labs, faculty, and collaborative programs designed to accelerate and scale high-impact research and real-world learning in core technologies, healthcare, clean tech, and financial systems.
What’s in IEX Labs
Global Lab Spaces & Innovation Hubs:
Distributed environments that enable collaboration across regions and sectors
Integrated Academic & Industry Faculty:
Industry thought leaders and researchers working side by side on applied challenges
High-Impact Research Initiatives:
Focused programs targeting scalable, real-world outcomes
Industry-Embedded Student Programs & Research Collaborations:
Deep partnerships that align research, talent, and deployment
Global lab and program locations: Madrid, Berkeley, Riyadh, New York
IEX Labs Spaces and Hubs
Lab Spaces
IEX Health and Clean-Tech Labs
IEX Data Program Hub, NYC
IEX Silicon Valley Hub at the Berkeley International Co-Lab
IEX Core Tech Lab Madrid with Robotics and AI/HPC
Lab Focus Areas
IEX CORE TECHNOLOGIES
ROBOTICS & AI: Building intelligent infrastructure and autonomous systems for the next generation.
IEX FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
Advancing digital finance through blockchain, regulation, and AI-driven systems.
IEX HEALTH AND MEDTECH
Accelerating pharma and health innovation through AI, digital twins, and applied research.
IEX CLEANTECH & ENERGY
Driving climate resilience and clean energy through AI, modeling, and insurance innovation.
IEX Labs Faculty and High Impact Research Collaborations
Research Faculty with Industry Collaborations
Matteo Turilli, Associate Professor / distributed computing, and engineering of cyberinfrastructures
Miguel Vaquero, Assistant Professor / Dynamical Systems and Optimization with Cloud Computing
Nacho Molina, Professor / Biotechnology, Data Science & AI
Pedro de Melo Branco, Assistant Professor / Finance & Technology and Public-key Cryptography
Peer Timmers, Professor / Microbiology, Water Treatment
Pratiksha Srivastava, Assistant Professor / environmental engineering, microbial electrochemistry, and sustainable development
Rafael Ballester-Ripoll, Assistant Professor / explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)
Rubén Sanchez-Garcia, Assistant Professor / Biological Network Science, Algorithms for Structural Biology
Sergio García, Professor/biotechnology and sustainable production
Stefano Mingolla, Professor / Sustainable, Resilient, and Low-Carbon technology
IEX Academic Research Faculty
Arce Domingo-Relloso Assistant Professor / Computer Science
Bissan Ghaddar, Associate Professor of Operations Research & Analytics
Carme Huguet Professor / climate change and other anthropogenic impacts
Dae-Jin Lee Assistant Professor / Math and Computer Science
David Gómez-Ullate, Professor of Applied Mathematics
Eduardo Castelló Ferrer, Assistant Professor / Robotics, Blockchain & Distributed Systems
Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean and Professor, IE School of Science & Technology, Network Models, Management Sciences.
Irene Sánchez-Andrea, Assistant Professor / Bioengineering & Environmental Tech
Javier Muro, Professor / Data Science
Joe Naoum Sawaya, Professor / Logistics, AI & Machine Learning
Julio Lumbreras, Professor / Industrial and Environmental Engineering
Manuel Morán Peláez, Professor / Technology & Innovation
Manuele Leonelli, Associate Professor / Statistics & Data Science, Bayesian networks and staged tree models for decision-making
IEX Labs Industry Faculty
IEX Labs faculty serve as advisors, creating connections between academia and industry
Anoop Sinha, Professor, IEX Labs
Bio: Anoop Sinha is a Research Director at Google. His work focuses on future research in user interfaces, with an emphasis on large-model quality, multimodal interaction, and society-centered AI applications. Prior to Google, he was at FAIR at Meta and led Machine Learning for Siri at Apple. Anoop holds a PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction, and a BS from Stanford University. Research Areas: Human-Computer Interaction, AI Systems, Multimodal Interfaces.
Kush R. Varshney, Professor, IEX Labs
Bio: Kush Varshney is an IBM Fellow at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. His research focuses on trustworthy artificial intelligence, including AI governance, fairness, interpretability, and safety in machine learning systems, with applications across enterprise and social good domains. He has spent his career at IBM Research and is a leading contributor to widely used open-source toolkits for AI fairness and explainability. Kush holds a PhD and SM in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and a BS from Cornell University. Research Areas: Trustworthy AI, Machine Learning, AI Governance, and Ethics.
August W. Bosse, IEX Labs Professor
Bio: August Bosse is a Senior Principal Scientist at ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company. His research focuses on polymers and soft materials, with an emphasis on the physics and chemistry of complex material systems and their application to energy and sustainability challenges. He has over eighteen years of experience leading interdisciplinary research and innovation programs in materials science. August holds a PhD in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a BS in Physics from the University of California, Davis. Research Areas: Polymers, Soft Materials, Materials Science.
Links: LinkedIn
Sample High Impact Research and Digital Twin Applications for Science & Technology
IEX Labs Program Experiences and Events
IEX LABS FOR STUDENTS
For undergraduate and graduate students who want to accelerate their careers, building on the Impact Xcelerator Model
IEX Labs Industry and Academic Ecosystem
Accenture
Airbus
Ayesa Advanced Technologies
Barter
BCG
Beetested
Berkshire
BMC Software SA
Boehringer Ingelheim
CAF
Capgemini
Celonis S.L
Credicorp
Decathlon
INDUSTRY COMMUNITY
Deloitte
Electronic Arts
EY Transforma Servicios de Consultoría S.L.
Fitizens SL
Gulf Research Center
Haya Energy
Idealista
In2AI
Indra-Minsait
Key Capital Partners AV SA
Komorebi AI
Mahou
MAPFRE RE
Merit Consultores
Mongo DB
Mottum
Preact-Tech
Repsol
Ribera Salud
Ripple
Ryanair
ServiZurich
SLB
TEDAE
Travel Labs Spain Aviation Solutions SL
Vienna Insurance Group
50+
Global Faculty
75+
Industry Collaborators
100s
Global Ventures
IEX Labs Industry Faculty Program
IEX Labs Industry Faculty Program - A New Model of Industry–Academic Collaboration
The IEX Labs Faculty Program is a selective call for senior industry researchers and advanced development leaders to join the IE School of Science & Technology as recognized IEX Labs Industry Faculty. IEX Labs faculty serve as advisors, creating connections between academia and industry while working from their global industry locations. IEX industry faculty typically do not allocate time on the university campus. In the short term, this approach increases the communication between industry researchers and academic faculty.
The faculty affiliation is designed to be appropriate for employees of existing institutions and may be considered an academic advisory activity for recognition, professional networking, and does not require a specific time commitment or any traditional IE Faculty roles.
For more information, you may contact and/or submit applications to Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean of the IE School of Science & Technology at isidhu@faculty.ie.edu, and chair of the selection committee
TECH CATALYST GLOBAL FACULTY
Catalyst faculty from global institutions provide the expertise needed for IEX Lab Projects globally
IE University
UC Berkeley
Stanford
Oxford
NYU
University of Melbourne
UNIST, Korea
Lund University
University of Illinois
Plaksha University, India
TUM / UnternehmerTUM GmbH, Germany
UNIST, Korea
Prague University of Economics and Business
OST, Switzerland
Prague University of Economics and Business
Khalifa University, UAE
Technical University of Denmark
HBKU, Qatar
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
University of Colorado