About Lutris

Lutris is a spin out of the University of California, Berkeley, EECS Department, and the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. The Lutris founding team has a track record of impactful innovations in wireless devices, networks, and measurement. The company was founded to leverage innovative academic research in wireless system optimization and software radios. Lutris is a recipient of a National Science Foundation SBIR (small business innovative research) award.

Meet the Team

  • 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.

  • Deirdre Bauer

    CFO with 40 years of experience in financial and business planning, and extensive experience in managing government contracts and industrial grants. Over 30 years at UC Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, including 15 years as Business Director at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. Served as VP of Business Services at BEEcube (sold to National Instruments).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.