Daniele Piazza

Age: 35

PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering ’09

Founder, managing director and CTO, Adant Technologies Inc.

My Greatest Accomplishment

Founding Adant and being able to transition antenna technology I helped to develop while a graduate student into commercial products. It took a lot of my time and effort to grow the company to its current success, and I am proud of what I have done so far. The company today designs and manufactures adaptive wireless systems using unique BeamshapingTM “smart antenna technology” and sells its products to major wi-fi system manufacturers.

How Drexel Helped

I would have never achieved this without going to Drexel. At Drexel I learned how to innovate in the field of wireless communications. Also the connection with the innovative and dynamic environment of Drexel helped me grow my entrepreneurial spirit.

Where I’ll Be In Five Years

Certainly, I’ll be involved with high-tech, which is what I like the most. My goal is to keep growing Adant and expand the adoption of adaptive antennas to different markets. Overall, I want to keep growing professionally while bringing innovation globally and helping in creating opportunities.