About Lutris

Wireless innovation, rooted in world-class research

Lutris is a spin-out of the UC Berkeley EECS Department and the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. Our founding team brings a proven track record of impactful innovation across wireless devices, networks, and measurement — translating cutting-edge academic research into real-world solutions in wireless system optimization and software radios.

Lutris is a recipient of a National Science Foundation SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) award.

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Meet the Team

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    James Martin

    Founder and CEO/CTO. PhD degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Postdoctoral researcher at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center where he pioneered the use of adaptive beam-forming for interference mitigation, and millimeter wave beam steering. Commercial experience in field testing of millimeter wave radios with steerable beams.

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    Rajiv Kumar

    COO and CFO. Corporate strategy, business operations, and finance executive with a passion and flair for driving growth and operational excellence. Three decades of global leadership experience in strategy consulting, P&L management, enterprise planning, and performance management. Early employee at Frost & Sullivan and Groq.

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    John Wawrzynek

    Founder, Chief Scientist, and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley and co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. Co-founder of several successful startups including: Andes Networks, BinaTechnologies, and BEEcube.

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    Gregory Wright

    Founder and Scientific Advisor. Ph.D. Princeton, postdoctoral researcher and Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories. Created Berkeley Emulation Engine (BEE) (commercialized by BEEcube).  Commercial experience with ultra-low power radio protocols, and rapid prototyping of beamforming systems. Co-founder of two startup companies and holds 23 US patents.

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    Bill McFarland

    Technical Advisor. BSEE Stanford, MSEE UC Berkeley. 29 years experience in wireless. Founder radio research  group at HP Labs, early employee and CTO at Atheros Communications and Plume, both successful startups in wireless. Inventor or co-inventor of over 100 patents, published over 35 papers in refereed journals. Fellow of the IEEE.

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    Mike Stauffer

    Business Advisor.  BSEE/CS MIT, MSEE Stanford.  50 years experience in various high-tech businesses, including 15 years as a wireless business development executive at Atheros and Qualcomm.  Advisor to multiple IoT and edge AI companies. Technical background in edge AI/ML and digital signal processing, including digital communications, video compression and speech processing.  Co-founder or early employee at six startups.

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Remembering Bob Brodersen

Bob was a key Lutris founder and emeritus professor of Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley, and co-founder of the Berkeley Wireless Research, Fellow of the IEEE, IEEE Edison Medal, Member of the National Academy of Engineering. Founded several startups including Atheros, SiBeam, and BEECube (sold to National Instruments), where he served as Chairman.