Meet the Lyte Team

Reza leads hardware design, R&D, system integration and validation at Lyte. He has led integration of four generations of Lyte's advanced sensing modules across hardware, software and algorithms, while also driving technical engagements with key partners and customers. Before joining Lyte, Reza was a Senior Hardware Design Engineer at Apple and later the VP of Engineering at Perceptive, where he led all product R&D activities for a novel sensing and perception platform for autonomous vehicles. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he is currently an Adjunct Professor.

Julien leads Physical AI at Lyte, contributing to the algorithmic pipeline from photon acquisition to robotic perception. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich. Previously he led the algorithm and machine learning team at Perceptive developing a sensor solution for autonomy and worked at NVIDIA within the autonomous driving division. Julien was also a "Postdoctoral Research Fellow" at Stanford University and a "Visiting Researcher" at the Stanford Linear Accelerator, where he pioneered techniques in neural rendering, imaging for protein folding, and research at the interface of hardware and algorithms for novel sensor architectures.

Amir is the VP of Silicon at Lyte, leading the company's silicon organization. He is a semiconductor expert with more than 25 years of industry experience. At Lyte, Amir has led two generations of the LyteCore SoC, the second-generation Lyte analog front-end chip, and Lyte's laser control chip. Before joining Lyte, Amir held engineering and leadership roles at Intel, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and multiple startups. He led the design of several high-volume products, including Intel's E810 and E2100 network controllers and TI's WiLink families. Amir holds a BSEE and an MBA from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Simon is leading the Lyte Software organization. He brings more than 25 years of industry experience in software development and productization across startups and global technology companies. He is a recipient of the 2000 Bell Labs President's Gold Innovation Award. He started Ascend Communications' xDSL software group, later acquired by Lucent, served as Chief Architect at Centillium and Transwitch, was Founding CTO of BandLab, and VP of Software at Aquantia and Marvell, contributing to USXGMII and 10G Automotive Ethernet. Simon holds B.Sc and M.Sc in Robotics and AI from Technion and Tel-Aviv University.

Olga leads finance at Lyte, partnering closely with the CEO and Board on capital strategy, liquidity management, and financial readiness. She has extensive experience building and leading finance functions across public and private companies, supporting institutional investors through audits, major financings, and complex financial transformations. Olga establishes disciplined, audit-ready finance organizations that enable clear decision-making during periods of growth and scale. She holds a B.A. in Economics from UC Davis and completed the CFO Program at London Business School.

Gary holds a Ph.D. in Physics and brings over 20 years of experience in silicon photonics, co-packaged optics, and MEMS. A seasoned engineering leader, he played a pivotal role at O-Net and Huawei, leading CMOS foundry transfer and device and module packaging from R&D through NPI and high-volume production for multiple generations of coherent silicon photonics products. At Lyte, he leads technical operations for device packaging NPI, OSAT production qualification, and cost-driven technical sourcing.

Jonathan leads Business Operations, Global Supply Chain, IT, TPM, and HR. He is an executive leader with 20+ years of experience building operational excellence across Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups in silicon, technology, and SaaS. He specializes in designing scalable business infrastructure across operations, finance, supply chain, and enterprise planning. His background includes senior leadership roles at Intel, Verint/Cognyte, and Modu Mobile. Jonathan holds Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a BA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and MBA from University of Haifa.

Murat leads go-to-market, strategic customer engagements, and customer success for next-generation perception systems across robotics and autonomous applications. With a technical foundation in computer engineering and over a decade of experience in 3D sensing and perception platforms, he has built and led cross-functional commercial efforts spanning robotics, industrial automation, and autonomy. At Lyte, Murat is responsible for shaping the company's commercial strategy as it transitions from stealth, working closely with early partners to drive positioning, adoption, and execution from initial evaluation through deployment.