Office of the President

Our team at NEC Labs America strives to uncover essential knowledge and create innovative solutions for society in collaboration with industry, academia, and governments. Our research areas include Data Science & System Security, Integrated Systems, Machine Learning, Media Analytics, and Optical Networking & Sensing. We are always looking for individuals looking for challenging problems to solve and creating and deploying solutions for our customers.

Chris White

President

Christopher White has served as the President at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. since March 2020. Prior to his role at NEC Laboratories America, Inc., he worked as a Lab Leader at Nokia Bell Labs from January 2019 to March 2020. He also held various positions within Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs for a total of nine years.

Chris has extensive expertise in scientific computing, hierarchical simulation techniques, quantum chemistry, optical networks, optical devices, and acoustic scattering. He has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University, with a concentration in Computer Science.

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Inoue Hiroaki

Assistant Vice President

Inoue Hiroaki is an Assistant Vice President at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Inoue has a Master’s and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Keio University in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

Moto Sato

Director of Business Development

Moto Sato is the Director of Business Development at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Moto has a Bachelor of Science in Electric Engineering from Tokyo Denki University in Tokyo, Japan.

Kay Seo

Senior Director

Kay Seo is a Senior Director and head of Strategic Pursuits and Global Partnerships at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Kay has an MBA from New York University and a BA from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

Ellen Ferguson

Vice President of Operations

Ellen Ferguson is the Vice President of Operations at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. and has been in this position since January 2022. Ellen has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University.