Fierce Electronics proudly announces the fourth group of honorees in the inaugural 40 Under 40 awards program. These awards are timed with the 40th anniversary of Sensors Converge being held June 24-26 in Santa Clara, CA.
The Fierce Electronics 40 Under 40 recognizes individuals under 40 who are driving advancements in technology, pushing boundaries and shaping the future of electronics with their creativity, expertise and impact. Additional honorees will be named weekly in Fierce Electronics in no particular order.
The entire class will honored at Sensors Converge 2025, celebrating its 40th anniversary June 24-26 in Santa Clara, CA.
Colleen Josephson
Age 34
Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California Santa Cruz
As an assistant professor at UC Santa Cruz, Colleen Josephson’s research focuses on wireless sensing and communication systems. Her work includes designing novel sensing paradigms for agriculture, inventing techniques for ultra-low power communication in indoor sensor networks, and exploiting non-traditional energy sources, such as microbes, for sustainable sensing. She holds a PhD from Stanford University, received in 2020, where she was advised by Sachin Katti and Keith Winstein. Previously, she received master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. She has been a senior research scientist in distributed edge technologies in the office of the CTO at VMware.
Ferdinando Frediani
Age 30
CEO
Move-X
Frediani is the CEO of Move-X, a company supporting research and development of electronic solutions for various industries. In 2017 he co-founded Move Solutions, a division aimed at addressing the problems of material degradation and lack of asset monitoring. The company designs sensors and data processing tools for innovative structural analysis. Ferdinando has recently also founded Move-X, a division supporting organizations designing ASICs, including PMICs and Lidar SPADs, integrating AI into electronic design to streamline time-consuming processes.
Michael Magliozzi
Age 31
BAE Systems
Electrical Engineer 1
Michael Magliozzi spearheaded development of a video capture system integrated into an MRSI 705 multichip module assembly system for the capture of previously undetected miscues/mis-picks and misplacements, leading to root cause investigations and corrective actions. He has worked at BAE Systems more than six years after first starting as an inspector. He earned his electrical engineering BS degree at University of New Hampshire.
Clyde Midelet
Age 32
Senior Analyst, MEMS and Sensing
YOLE Group
Clyde Midelet holds a PhD and serves as a market and technology analyst in MEMS and Sensing at Yole Group. He contributes to analyses and custom consulting around microfluidics, sensing, medtech and a combination of these areas. After completing his master’s degree in solid-state chemistry at Rennes University in France, Clyde attained a PhD at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rennes in collaboration with the SATIE laboratory in France.During his research in the field of microfluidics, he developed a system for the electrical manipulation of gold nanoparticles for biosensing in vitro diagnostics. He also worked on an industrial project related to next-generation displays using quantum dot technology.