Anurag Bist

Anurag Bist is a seasoned Technology Entrepreneur and Innovator with a track record of establishing successful ventures over the past two decades, contributing to numerous start-ups in Orange County, Silicon Valley, and internationally in various key technical and advisory capacities.

With a wealth of over 25 years of experience, Anurag has been instrumental in the innovation and design of products spanning Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, Telecom, Wireless technology, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Internet, and Embedded Applications. His expertise encompasses Signal Processing Applications, Statistical Signal Processing, Audio and Video Compression and Analysis, VOIP, Echo Cancellers, Telephony Algorithms, and Display Signal Processing.

Anurag Bist is recognized for his proficiency in Intellectual Property Strategy, IP Acquisition, Infringement, and Litigation Strategy and Analysis, along with IP Monetization. He is a sought-after speaker, panelist, and moderator at various technology, entrepreneurial, and Intellectual Property-focused conferences, events, and webinars. Anurag possesses a robust network and collaborations with Technology Transfer Offices in North American Universities engaged in fundamental research and innovation across multiple domains.

An alumnus of prestigious institutions, Anurag pursued a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, followed by an MS in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Having founded and held executive roles in several organizations, Anurag's career highlights include being the Founder and CEO of MONET ANALYTICS, Founder at Ashmar, Founder and CEO at Moxair, Inc., and Co-Founder at VxTel Inc. Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, he served as a Senior Staff Engineer at Rockwell Semiconductor Systems/Conexant and held positions as a Member of Technical Staff during Summer Internships at AT&T Bell Labs and Storm Technologies.

Anurag Bist's current technical pursuits revolve around the analysis and utilization of sensory data from mobile devices and other semi-structured data using signal processing, information retrieval, and Natural Language processing tools.