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International Workshop on Hexagonal-SiGe

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Patrick Parkinson

07 Apr 2023

Technical University of Eindhoven

Patrick and Mihir attended the international workshop on hexagonal Silicon/Germanium materials, hosted by Jos Haverkort and Erik Bakkers at the Technical University of Eindhoven from April 5th - 6th.

A Start Up is (Not) All You Need: Exploring the Innovation Design Space

A Start Up is (Not) All You Need: Exploring the Innovation Design Space

Seen through a one-dimensional lens - public research on the left, commercial spin-out on the right - ARIA's investments look indefensible. But the map is wrong, not the decisions.
12 May 2026 5 min read
The Geometry of Expertise: Mapping R&D Capability in High Dimensions

The Geometry of Expertise: Mapping R&D Capability in High Dimensions

A university is between an R&D lab and an open-source project. Top-down levers fail. So I built a pipeline to map 1,900 researchers as a navigable knowledge space to turn 'corridor knowledge' into strategy.
01 May 2026 5 min read
Evaluating the Incomparable: How to Judge a Portfolio of One

Evaluating the Incomparable: How to Judge a Portfolio of One

When evaluating a "portfolio-of-one," the attempt to use standard metrics isn't rigour, it’s category error. From promotions panels to VC offices, our obsession with defensible metric counting often masks the very potential we claim to be seeking.
15 Apr 2026 5 min read
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