Gideon Kowadlo

Gideon Kowadlo is a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of Atidia, a medtech startup founded in 2019 that aims to improve patient surgical care through artificial intelligence and clinical expertise.13

Professional Background

Gideon has over 20 years of experience in bringing emerging technologies to life in both academia and industry.4 He is known for his passion for building impactful solutions, from algorithms to organizations, with a focus on positive social impact.3

Entrepreneurial Ventures

Before Atidia, Gideon co-founded and served as Director of Outware, a company that developed some of Australia's most impactful applications. Under his leadership, Outware grew to a team of 250 people and was successfully acquired by Arq (formerly Melbourne IT) in 2017.1 He is also a co-founder of Cerenaut, an independent research group developing bio-inspired general-purpose AI for improved decision-making.1

Academic and Research Expertise

Gideon holds a PhD in robotics engineering and has extensive R&D experience covering various fields:

• Computer vision
• Artificial intelligence
• Protein modeling
• Motor control
• Mechatronics

His research has been widely cited, with 676 citations and an h-index of 9 according to Google Scholar.2

Leadership and Skills

As a leader, Gideon has deep expertise in:

• Organizational leadership
• Technical and innovation strategy
• Scaling teams
• Fostering collaboration, empowerment, quality, and innovation1

Current Role at Atidia

At Atidia, Gideon works alongside co-founder Dr. Daniel Stiglitz to develop algorithms and technology that enable safer, smarter, and more resource-efficient surgical outcomes.16 Their approach combines clinical and technical expertise to address challenges in patient surgical care.

Gideon Kowadlo's LinkedIn username is gkowadlo, where he describes himself as a "Founder, Advisor and Director | AI for positive social impact".35