{"id":29009,"date":"2025-11-10T11:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentalk.iit.it\/?p=29009"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:35:42","slug":"avram-miller-nominated-as-the-first-iit-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opentalk.iit.it\/en\/avram-miller-nominated-as-the-first-iit-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Avram Miller nominated as the first IIT Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>With his appointment, IIT launches a new program to recognize leading figures in science and innovation at the international level<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avram Miller, a world-renowned scientist and innovator, has been appointed by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) as the Institute\u2019s first <em>IIT Fellow<\/em>. With this recognition, Avram Miller inaugurates a new IIT initiative to honor outstanding leaders in science and innovation, in line with prestigious academic and industrial traditions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by international best practices, the initiative brings together prominent figures from science, technology, and entrepreneurship whose work has had a profound global impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <em>IIT Fellows<\/em> are internationally recognized leaders in science and innovation \u2014 academics, scientists, and entrepreneurs who have achieved exceptional results in their respective fields. Their appointment represents not only a prestigious acknowledgment but also a strategic opportunity for IIT\u2019s growth and international engagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avram Miller\u2019s appointment as an <em>IIT Fellow<\/em> acknowledges a career dedicated to innovation and the creation of global technology ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his new role, Miller will share his experience, knowledge, network, and visionary approach to support IIT\u2019s mission: transforming scientific research into real-world solutions for society. He is particularly interested in exploring how robotics and artificial intelligence can address the challenges of aging populations, improving productivity, and supporting people affected by cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his tenure as Intel\u2019s Vice President of Business Development, Avram Miller co-founded Intel Capital, which became the leading corporate venture capital fund of its time. He played a key role in the large-scale development of the Internet and was instrumental in expanding residential broadband, which helped shape today\u2019s connected world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After leaving Intel in 1999, Miller has continued to provide strategic advice to technology companies and to invest in startups. He has been repeatedly listed on the <em>Forbes Midas List<\/em> of the world\u2019s top 100 venture investors. Coming from a medical science background, Miller has focused much of his attention on the intersection of technology and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <em>IIT Fellows<\/em> program aims to strengthen IIT\u2019s global reputation and impact by fostering collaborations with prominent figures whose vision and expertise can significantly contribute to advancing knowledge and innovation. <em>IIT Fellows<\/em> also serve as ambassadors of the Institute within their professional communities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appointed by IIT\u2019s Scientific Director, Fellows may participate in the full range of the Institute\u2019s activities \u2014 from academic research to technology transfer, education, and mentoring \u2014 and are encouraged to engage openly with IIT researchers to identify new opportunities for collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am honored to have been appointed as a Fellow of the Italian Institute of Technology. This role will allow me to continue contributing to the development of technologies that benefit humanity, while also growing personally through interactions with some of Europe\u2019s leading scientists and technologists,\u201d said Avram Miller.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Avram Miller as the first IIT Fellow. His visionary approach to innovation and his commitment to applying technology for the benefit of society are perfectly aligned with our mission. With his contribution, we aim to expand the impact of our research and strengthen our international collaborations,\u201d said Giorgio Metta, Scientific Director of IIT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avram Miller, as keynote speaker, will give a talk entitled at <em>\u201cIt no longer matters what you know, it only matters what you can imagine\u201d<\/em> EDGE 2025 \u2013 Finance and Frontier Innovation, a technology transfer event addressing key issues in finance and deep tech, organized in collaboration with the World Business Forum, to be held on November 11th at Allianz MiCo Milano Congressi.<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Body\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">About Avram Miller<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Avram Miller is an internationally recognized technology executive, investor, and author whose career spans more than five decades at the intersection of science, technology, and entrepreneurship. He began his career in medical science at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he developed the first equipment used for brainwave biofeedback, and later co-founded the <\/span><span lang=\"NL\">Thoraxcenter at Erasmus University in Rotterdam<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">, one of Europe<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">s leading institutes for cardiovascular medicine. He also served as Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiology at Tel Aviv University<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">s School of Medicine, where he founded a medical electronics company. <\/span><span lang=\"PT\">As <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corporate Vice President of Business Development at Intel Corporation, Miller co-founded Intel Capital, which became the world<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">s most successful corporate venture organization. He was a driving force behind the creation of the broadband Internet ecosystem, supporting the growth of over a hundred companies that helped shape the modern digital economy. Following his tenure at Intel, Miller has focused on advancing global initiatives in digital health, longevity science, wearable technology, and artificial intelligence. He has been an advisor to institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic and contributed to the establishment of the Longevity Center at Sheba Medical Center <\/span><span lang=\"NL\">in Israel. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Miller<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">s lifelong passion lies in bridging scientific discovery and human imagination. His book, <i>The Flight of a Wild Duck<\/i>, recounts his journey through the evolution of modern computing and the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his appointment, IIT launches a new program to recognize leading figures in science and innovation at the international level<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":29007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5039,4552,5080],"tags":[5565,8273],"class_list":["post-29009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-en-news","category-press-release-en","tag-giorgio_metta_iit","tag-iit_fellow"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Avram Miller nominated as the first IIT Fellow - Talk iit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/opentalk.iit.it\/en\/avram-miller-nominated-as-the-first-iit-fellow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Avram Miller nominated as the first IIT Fellow - 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