Charles C. “Chuck” Byers
Charles C. “Chuck” Byers is Chief Technology Officer of the Industry IoT Consortium. He works on the architecture and implementation of edge computing systems, common platforms, drone delivery infrastructure, and the Internet of Things. Previously, he was a CTO of Valqari, Principal Engineer and Platform Architect with Cisco, and a Bell Labs Fellow at Alcatel-Lucent. During his three decades in the telecommunications networking industry, he has made significant contributions in areas including voice switching, broadband access, VoIP, multimedia, video, modular platforms, edge-fog computing, drone ground support and IoT. He has also been a leader in several standards bodies. Mr. Byers received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He holds 135 US patents.
