Berk Birand is CEO and co-founder with Alp Kucukelbir of Fero Labs, where he leads the Fero’s strategic business and technology growth. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University and now has several patents in IoT systems for resilient fiber-optic networks. Before Fero Labs, Birand served as CTO and co-founder at Tuuum Inc. He also founded UhuruPacs.