Dr. Miguel de Prado, Senior Research Engineer, acts as a research lead and manager at VERSES, overseeing the EdgeAI group and the successful development of the European Network of Excellence dAIEDGE project. Miguel is a distinguished professional in the field of embedded computing and AI with a remarkable academic background: a joint MSc. with a 1st class distinction from the University of Southampton & TU Kaiserslautern and a PhD from ETH Zürich under Prof. Luca Benini, focusing on optimizing neural network deployment and domain adaptation on edge devices. Miguel has extended experience in democratizing Artificial intelligence by helping companies and SMEs onboard and leverage AI, providing expert guidance, and fostering their AI development processes. His vision is to revolutionize Edge AI with cutting-edge hardware and software, pushing the boundaries of technology and making AI accessible and transformative for society.