Focus Period Halmstad University 2026
Full Professor
Stony Brook University (USA)
Luís C. Lamb, MBA, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in artificial intelligence, innovation strategy, and technology management, with executive experience spanning the technology industry, government, leading research universities, and the startup ecosystem. He is a Special Advisor for AI Engagement at the AI Innovation Institute, Stony Brook University, NY, USA.
He has led AI and machine learning projects at large corporations, universities, and startups. He shaped national and regional AI policy as Secretary of Innovation, Science, and Technology for the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and held senior academic executive roles at the MIT Sloan’s Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. At Boeing, he directed global AI and ML teams and co-authored the company’s first formal AI Design Practice. As Secretary, he organized the department from scratch, built eight regional innovation ecosystems, and led the evidence-based COVID-19 scientific and data response for 11 million residents, earning a #1 innovation ranking in Brazil (Center for Public Leadership, 2021–2022).
As a startup advisor and mentor, he has guided science- and technology-based ventures at the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Seattle, University of Washington). He organized and taught Impact Ventures: Building Innovation-driven Startups in Global Growth Markets at MIT Sloan’s Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, helping founders and students navigate AI strategy, product development, and growth in competitive global markets.
A pioneer in Neurosymbolic AI and trustworthy AI systems, Lamb co-authored Neural-Symbolic Cognitive Reasoning (Springer, 2009) and has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers at premier venues including IJCAI, AAAI, and NeurIPS. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Imperial College London and an MBA from the MIT Sloan Fellows Program. Drawing on decades of experience at the intersection of AI research, corporate deployment, public policy, and venture building, Lamb advises organizations on AI strategy, governance, responsible innovation, and the transition from research to real-world impact.