Joyce Sidopoulos

Joyce Sidopoulos

Advisory Board Member

Department
UML Research Institute

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Joyce Sidopoulos is a Co-Founder and Vice President for Programs and Community at MassRobotics, where she develops high impact programs for the robotics ecosystem, highlighting startups technology, matching startups with potential funders and customers, engaging with tech sectors who benefit from robotics adoption, connecting students and talent to potential employers and working with academia to commercialize research. In addition, she co-founded Robots.jobs as a talent marketplace focused on matching robotics and AI company’s opportunities with jobseekers. Previously, she was the Robotics and Emerging Technology Cluster Manager for the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, promoting robotics, facilitating dialogue and partnership between Robotics companies, technologists and academia and working initiatives to expand the breadth and depth of the robotics ecosystem in MA and the New England region. 
She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. Previous positions held include Chief Engineer for Acoustic Performance System, Systems and Test Engineer and Sonar Systems Analyst/Engineer for the Naval Underwater Systems Center and Business Development Director for General Dynamics.