Frederic VILLAIN

Frederic VILLAIN is an experienced technology entrepreneur and engineer, currently serving as the CEO and Founder of Lilylearn since January 2019, with a mission to revolutionize fundamental learning for young children through innovative, screen-free solutions leveraging Internet of Things technologies. Prior to this, VILLAIN founded Demand Side Instruments in 2013, a start-up focused on utilizing technology and IoT to promote sustainable practices and resource preservation. VILLAIN's technical expertise includes previous roles as Principal Engineer at NXP Semiconductors and Hittite Microwave Corporation, as well as Senior MMIC Designer at United Monolithic Semiconductors GmbH, and MMIC Design Engineer at Thales Microelectronics SA. VILLAIN holds a degree from Ecole normale supérieure.