Luciano Kay, PhD

I specialize in researching emerging technologies, with a recent focus on generative AI, life sciences and quantum computing. My work includes market sizing, impact assessments, landscape mapping, and analyzing key technology trends.

I researched emerging technologies, including generative AI, climate tech, aerospace, pharma and life sciences, IoT, Web3, high-end consumer tech and others. My work included market sizing, impact assessments, landscape mapping, company research and due diligence, investment evaluation, and analyzing key technology trends.

Research Associate with The Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research, University of California Santa Barbara

* Conducted high impact research published in top-tier journals with focus on comparative studies of national policies aimed at promoting nanotechnology research, development and commercialization and the investigation of corporate strategies in the field of nanotechnology, with focus on Asia—with emphasis on China—and Latin America. * Supervised students that worked on the implementation of new patent databases/software and assisted with research in projects related with the global race for technology development in aerospace. * Disseminated and presented his research work at multiple and prestigious international conferences through research presentations and invited talks.

* Conducted high impact research published in top-tier journals with focus on comparative studies of national policies aimed at promoting nanotechnology research, development and commercialization and the investigation of corporate strategies in the field of nanotechnology, with focus on Asia—with emphasis on China—and Latin America. * Supervised students that worked on the implementation of new patent databases/software and assisted with research in projects related with the global race for technology development in aerospace. * Disseminated and presented his research work at multiple and prestigious international conferences through research presentations and invited talks.

Research Associated with The Georgia Tech Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP)

* Conducted high impact research published in top-tier journals with focus on diverse policy issues related with economic development, S&T, and innovation, with emphasis on nanotechnology corporate research and commercialization, in the U.S. and globally. * Published first academic book on innovation prizes, "Technological Innovation and Prize Incentives. The Google Lunar X Prize and Other Aerospace Competitions" (Edward Elgar Publishing). * Provided expert input for policy recommendations such as the congressionally mandated biennial review, U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative PCAST report to the President and Congress.

* Conducted high impact research published in top-tier journals with focus on diverse policy issues related with economic development, S&T, and innovation, with emphasis on nanotechnology corporate research and commercialization, in the U.S. and globally. * Disseminated and presented his research work at multiple and prestigious international conferences through research presentations and invited talks. * Provided assistant in a number of projects with local and foreign governments.

Example projects: * Evaluated research proposals and provided expert inputs in projects related to U.S. Department of Energy, US/UK/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation., others * Analyzed competitive landscapes using patent, trademark and other company data in alternative meats, SaaS applications & cloud services * Prepared financial analysis spreadsheets and prepared business plan and projections; prepared pitch deck presentations * Collected data on beauty tech innovations in China, built an on-the-ground tech scouts team and coded an online tool to report findings * Coded VBScript/Javascript scripts & tools for social network visualization and bibliometric analysis in VantagePoint * Consulted with SMBs on business strategy and PeopleSoft ERP & Tango SMB accounting software implementation

InnovationPulse was an award winning analytics application for technology and competitive intelligence. It received an award from the 2018 IPSDM "Big Data Analytics" Challenge organized by the OECD and the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

* Conducted research on the relationship between small and medium enterprises and universities, including research collaborations and technology transfer.

* Co-led the creation of the new center to research and support entrepreneurship * Led research projects on entrepreneurial and small and medium enterprise activity in the region * Engaged with a number of stakeholders (universities, business organizations) to obtain institutional support for the center * Conducted research and presented results before diverse audiences * Supervised the work of assistants and oversaw operational aspects of the center

* Researched value chains in furniture and metal-mechanic sectors * Interviewed small and medium enterprise business managers to gather data on their companies' research and development activities * Presented and published research results

* Founded and led the small SaaS/Content Management firm * Led new product development * Managed strategic aspects of the new venture

Public Policy program at Georgia Tech. Major: Economic Development. Minor: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. Dissertation: "How do prizes induce innovation? Learning from aerospace prize competitions."

Facultad de Ciencias Economicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Thesis: “Public policies to support SMEs. The Italian experience and lessons for Argentina.”