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Ayah Bdeir

December 01, 2023

Ayah Bdeir (Arabic: آية بدير; born 1982 in Montreal, Quebec) is an entrepreneur, inventor, and interactive artist. She is the founder and CEO of littleBits. She is also the co-founder of Daleel Thawra, a directory of protests, initiatives, donations in Lebanon.[1]

Ayah Bdeir
Ayah Bdeir in November 2014
Born1982 (age 40–41)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityLebanese-Canadian
EducationMS Media Arts and Sciences, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EmployerlittleBits
Websitewww.ayahbdeir.com

Early life edit

Born in Canada and raised in Beirut, Bdeir credits her parents, her late father Saadi Bdeir, an entrepreneur and mother Randa Bdeir, a banker as her inspiration because they raised her and her sisters to love maths, science, and design and pursue their passions in the field of their choosing. Bdeir would take things apart, break them open to see what was inside. She was given chemistry sets, and programming lessons on Commodore 64 when she was 12. Her parents didn't believe in gender differences, championing their girls to be scientists and engineers, and push to be career women.[2] (Bdeir's mother attended university to get her degree at the same time as her daughters were going to school.[3])

Education and career edit

 
Ayah Bdeir in 2010

Bdeir earned a Masters of Science degree from the MIT Media Lab and undergraduate degrees in Computer Engineering and Sociology from the American University of Beirut. In 2008, she was awarded a fellowship at Eyebeam in New York City[4] She has taught graduate classes at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and Parsons The New School for Design.[5] In 2010, Bdeir served as a design mentor on the reality TV show, Stars of Science.[6]

In September 2011, Bdeir started littleBits Electronics, a startup with the goal to "put the power of electronics in the hands of everyone, and to break down complex technologies so that anyone can build, prototype, and invent."[7] The company is based in New York with funding from such investors as True Ventures,[8] Foundry Group, and Two Sigma.[9]

In 2012, Bdeir received the TED Fellowship[10] and gave a talk at the TED conference[11] in Long Beach called "Building Blocks That Blink, Beep and Teach."[12]

littleBits edit

Bdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits.[13][14]

littleBits joined the 2016 Disney Accelerator program.[15] It has also partnered with Savvas, one of the leading curriculum companies in the world to co-create curriculum to support their Science and Engineering program.[16]

In 2014, Bdeir and her work with littleBits were included in the 35 Under 35 Coolest Entrepreneurs list by Inc.[17]

In 2018, she and her work with littleBits were included in Inc.'s Top 5 Women to Watch in Robotics list.[18]

In 2019, she was featured in BBC's "100 most influential women" for her contributions to close the gender gap in STEM.[19]

Maker movement, Internet of Things and gender neutrality edit

Bdeir was named to Popular Mechanics' 25 Makers Who Are Reinventing the American Dream in 2014[20] and has spoken at TED,[21] SXSW,[22] Solid,[23] and CreativeMornings[24] about the Maker Movement, the importance of democratizing technology, and the Internet of Things.

Bdeir is a proponent of the Open Hardware Movement, an initiative aimed at ensuring that technological knowledge is accessible to everyone,[25] and co-founded the Open Hardware Summit, an annual conference organized by the Open Source Hardware Association.[26] In 2010, Bdeir was awarded a fellowship with Creative Commons for her work in defining Open Hardware and for co-chairing the Open Hardware Summits of 2010 and 2011.[6]

As a fellow at Creative Commons, she led the public competition for the Open Hardware logo—now adopted on millions of circuit boards around the world. Bdeir has published academic papers and coined the term "Electronics As Material," which is the idea of "thinking of electronics as material that can be combined with other traditional ones."[27]

Bdeir is a proponent of Gender Neutrality in toys. Bdeir has said she is proud that 40% of the littleBits user base is girls, four times the average in STEM/STEAM.[28]

Art works edit

Prior to littleBits, Bdeir worked as an interactive artist.[29] She has exhibited work at the Peacock Visual Arts gallery (Aberdeen), the New Museum (New York), Ars Electronica (Linz) and the Royal College of Art (London). Installations include:

  • Elusive Electricity (Ejet Ejet)[30]
  • Teta Haniya's Secrets[31]
  • Les Annees Lumiere[32]
  • Arabiia[33]
  • Random Search[34]

Shows and exhibitions edit

  • "Subtitled: Narratives From Lebanon", RCA (Royal College of Art) (London), 2011
  • "Talk To Me", MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) (New York), 2011
  • "Electronics as Materials", Eyebeam (New York), 2010
  • "7 on 7", New Museum (New York), 2010[35]
  • "Identities in Motion", Peacock Visual Arts Gallery (Aberdeen, Scotland), 2009
  • "Impetus", Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), Works from the MIT Media Lab, curated by Hiroshi Ishii & Amanda Parkes, 2009
  • "Open Stitch", Location One Gallery (New York), 2005

Commissions edit

  • UFA Projection Mapping – Colors of an old Beirut[36]
  • White – Source Companion
  • The New Museum – Renegade Sculpture
  • Beiteddine Festival – Guy Manoukian

References edit

  1. ^ "Ayah Bdeir, meilleur espoir féminin". www.lorientlejour.com (in French). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ . WalMart. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ Eyebeam Press Release. "Eyebeam will hold Open Studios for Artists In Residence and Senior Fellows" 3 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 15 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Ayah Bdeir". Global Portal for Women in ICT. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Ayah Bdeir of LittleBits". Media.mit.edu. MIT Media Lab. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ^ McHugh, Molly (18 November 2014). "The home of the future is inside littleBits' Smart Home Kit". News article. The Daily Dot. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  8. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (18 July 2012). "Toys Grow Up: LittleBits Picks Up $3.65M, PCH Deal To Build Out Its Open-Source Hardware Vision". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  9. ^ . Pehub.com. PE Hub. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. ^ blog, TED. "received"
  11. ^ conference, TED. "talk"
  12. ^ "Building blocks that blink, beep and teach". TED. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Home". littlebits.com.
  14. ^ "Women in tech: Success still hangs on relationships and privilege". Engadget. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  15. ^ "2016 Disney Accelerator Participants Announced - The Walt Disney Company". 11 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Science Programs - Savvas - Elevate Science K-8". www.savvas.com.
  17. ^ Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (24 June 2014). "LittleBits: On a Mission to Make Electrical Engineering Fun". Inc.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  18. ^ Burton, Bonnie (5 June 2018). "Meet the Top 5 Innovative Women to Watch in Robotics". Inc.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  19. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". bbc.com. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  20. ^ Raymond, Chris (18 March 2014). "25 Makers Who Are Reinventing The American Dream". Popularmechanics.com. Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Ayah Bdeir: Engineer and artist". TED.com. TED. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Democratizing the Internet of Things is An Urgency". SXSW. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  23. ^ . Solidcon.com. O'Reilly. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  24. ^ "Ayah Bdeir Q+A". Creativemornings.com. CreativeMornings. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  25. ^ Griffith, Erin (13 March 2014). "Ayah Bdeir, CEO of littleBits, on the real reason for the hardware renaissance". Fortune. Fortune. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  26. ^ "Open Source Hardware Association/About". Oshwa.org. Open Source Hardware Association. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  27. ^ "Ayah Bdeir". Eyeofestival.com. EyeO+. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  28. ^ The Boston Consulting Group (16 May 2017). "LittleBits founder Ayah Bdeir on the Need for Gender-Neutral STEM toys" – via YouTube.
  29. ^ Ko, Hanae. "Where I Work: Ayah Bdeir". Art Asia Pacific. July 2009. Issue 64.
  30. ^ "Elusive Electricity – ayah bdeir". ayahbdeir.com.
  31. ^ "Teta Haniya's secrets – ayah bdeir". ayahbdeir.com.
  32. ^ "les années lumière – ayah bdeir". ayahbdeir.com.
  33. ^ "arabiia – ayah bdeir". ayahbdeir.com.
  34. ^ "random search – ayah bdeir". ayahbdeir.com.
  35. ^ Kennedy, Randy. "Art Made at the Speed of the Internet: Don't Say 'Geek'; Say 'Collaborator'" . 18 April 2010. New York Times
  36. ^ "UFA Projection Mapping – Colors of an old Beirut – ayah bdeir". ayahbdeir.com.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayah Bdeir.
  • littleBits
  • Hillary Batchelder and Sarah Lilleyman, , Time, 29 July 2006
  • Regine, "littleBits, pre-engineered circuit boards connected by tiny magnets" 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, We Make Money Not Art, 14 May 2009
  • Profile on CNN The Next List 8 July 2012
  • Ayah Bdeir at TED  
    • Building blocks that blink, beep and teach, a TED talk (TED2012)

December 01, 2023
ayah, bdeir, arabic, آية, بدير, born, 1982, montreal, quebec, entrepreneur, inventor, interactive, artist, founder, littlebits, also, founder, daleel, thawra, directory, protests, initiatives, donations, lebanon, november, 2014born1982, montreal, quebec, canad. Ayah Bdeir Arabic آية بدير born 1982 in Montreal Quebec is an entrepreneur inventor and interactive artist She is the founder and CEO of littleBits She is also the co founder of Daleel Thawra a directory of protests initiatives donations in Lebanon 1 Ayah BdeirAyah Bdeir in November 2014Born1982 age 40 41 Montreal Quebec CanadaNationalityLebanese CanadianEducationMS Media Arts and Sciences Media Lab Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEmployerlittleBitsWebsitewww ayahbdeir com Contents 1 Early life 2 Education and career 3 littleBits 4 Maker movement Internet of Things and gender neutrality 5 Art works 6 Shows and exhibitions 7 Commissions 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editBorn in Canada and raised in Beirut Bdeir credits her parents her late father Saadi Bdeir an entrepreneur and mother Randa Bdeir a banker as her inspiration because they raised her and her sisters to love maths science and design and pursue their passions in the field of their choosing Bdeir would take things apart break them open to see what was inside She was given chemistry sets and programming lessons on Commodore 64 when she was 12 Her parents didn t believe in gender differences championing their girls to be scientists and engineers and push to be career women 2 Bdeir s mother attended university to get her degree at the same time as her daughters were going to school 3 Education and career edit nbsp Ayah Bdeir in 2010Bdeir earned a Masters of Science degree from the MIT Media Lab and undergraduate degrees in Computer Engineering and Sociology from the American University of Beirut In 2008 she was awarded a fellowship at Eyebeam in New York City 4 She has taught graduate classes at NYU s Interactive Telecommunications Program ITP and Parsons The New School for Design 5 In 2010 Bdeir served as a design mentor on the reality TV show Stars of Science 6 In September 2011 Bdeir started littleBits Electronics a startup with the goal to put the power of electronics in the hands of everyone and to break down complex technologies so that anyone can build prototype and invent 7 The company is based in New York with funding from such investors as True Ventures 8 Foundry Group and Two Sigma 9 In 2012 Bdeir received the TED Fellowship 10 and gave a talk at the TED conference 11 in Long Beach called Building Blocks That Blink Beep and Teach 12 littleBits editBdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits 13 14 littleBits joined the 2016 Disney Accelerator program 15 It has also partnered with Savvas one of the leading curriculum companies in the world to co create curriculum to support their Science and Engineering program 16 In 2014 Bdeir and her work with littleBits were included in the 35 Under 35 Coolest Entrepreneurs list by Inc 17 In 2018 she and her work with littleBits were included in Inc s Top 5 Women to Watch in Robotics list 18 In 2019 she was featured in BBC s 100 most influential women for her contributions to close the gender gap in STEM 19 Maker movement Internet of Things and gender neutrality editBdeir was named to Popular Mechanics 25 Makers Who Are Reinventing the American Dream in 2014 20 and has spoken at TED 21 SXSW 22 Solid 23 and CreativeMornings 24 about the Maker Movement the importance of democratizing technology and the Internet of Things Bdeir is a proponent of the Open Hardware Movement an initiative aimed at ensuring that technological knowledge is accessible to everyone 25 and co founded the Open Hardware Summit an annual conference organized by the Open Source Hardware Association 26 In 2010 Bdeir was awarded a fellowship with Creative Commons for her work in defining Open Hardware and for co chairing the Open Hardware Summits of 2010 and 2011 6 As a fellow at Creative Commons she led the public competition for the Open Hardware logo now adopted on millions of circuit boards around the world Bdeir has published academic papers and coined the term Electronics As Material which is the idea of thinking of electronics as material that can be combined with other traditional ones 27 Bdeir is a proponent of Gender Neutrality in toys Bdeir has said she is proud that 40 of the littleBits user base is girls four times the average in STEM STEAM 28 Art works editPrior to littleBits Bdeir worked as an interactive artist 29 She has exhibited work at the Peacock Visual Arts gallery Aberdeen the New Museum New York Ars Electronica Linz and the Royal College of Art London Installations include Elusive Electricity Ejet Ejet 30 Teta Haniya s Secrets 31 Les Annees Lumiere 32 Arabiia 33 Random Search 34 Shows and exhibitions edit Subtitled Narratives From Lebanon RCA Royal College of Art London 2011 Talk To Me MoMA Museum of Modern Art New York 2011 Electronics as Materials Eyebeam New York 2010 7 on 7 New Museum New York 2010 35 Identities in Motion Peacock Visual Arts Gallery Aberdeen Scotland 2009 Impetus Ars Electronica Linz Austria Works from the MIT Media Lab curated by Hiroshi Ishii amp Amanda Parkes 2009 Open Stitch Location One Gallery New York 2005Commissions editUFA Projection Mapping Colors of an old Beirut 36 White Source Companion The New Museum Renegade Sculpture Beiteddine Festival Guy ManoukianReferences edit Ayah Bdeir meilleur espoir feminin www lorientlejour com in French 22 September 2020 Retrieved 22 February 2022 CNN com Transcripts www cnn com Retrieved 27 February 2018 Outside the Box Podcast WalMart Archived from the original on 17 June 2017 Retrieved 28 February 2018 Eyebeam Press Release Eyebeam will hold Open Studios for Artists In Residence and Senior Fellows Archived 3 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine 15 May 2009 Ayah Bdeir Global Portal for Women in ICT Archived from the original on 13 February 2015 Retrieved 12 February 2015 a b Ayah Bdeir of LittleBits Media mit edu MIT Media Lab Retrieved 12 February 2015 McHugh Molly 18 November 2014 The home of the future is inside littleBits Smart Home Kit News article The Daily Dot Retrieved 13 February 2015 Lunden Ingrid 18 July 2012 Toys Grow Up LittleBits Picks Up 3 65M PCH Deal To Build Out Its Open Source Hardware Vision TechCrunch TechCrunch Retrieved 13 February 2015 True Ventures and Foundry Group lead 11 1 mln round for LittleBits Pehub com PE Hub Archived from the original on 16 February 2014 Retrieved 13 February 2015 blog TED received conference TED talk Building blocks that blink beep and teach TED 29 March 2012 Retrieved 13 February 2015 Home littlebits com Women in tech Success still hangs on relationships and privilege Engadget 16 March 2019 Retrieved 1 April 2019 2016 Disney Accelerator Participants Announced The Walt Disney Company 11 July 2016 Science Programs Savvas Elevate Science K 8 www savvas com Lagorio Chafkin Christine 24 June 2014 LittleBits On a Mission to Make Electrical Engineering Fun Inc com Retrieved 21 November 2019 Burton Bonnie 5 June 2018 Meet the Top 5 Innovative Women to Watch in Robotics Inc com Retrieved 21 November 2019 BBC 100 Women 2019 Who is on the list this year bbc com 5 June 2018 Retrieved 22 February 2022 Raymond Chris 18 March 2014 25 Makers Who Are Reinventing The American Dream Popularmechanics com Popular Mechanics Retrieved 12 February 2015 Ayah Bdeir Engineer and artist TED com TED Retrieved 12 February 2015 Democratizing the Internet of Things is An Urgency SXSW Retrieved 12 February 2015 The Internet as Material Empowering the Next Phase of Connected Hardware Innovation Solidcon com O Reilly Archived from the original on 7 March 2015 Retrieved 13 February 2015 Ayah Bdeir Q A Creativemornings com CreativeMornings 12 November 2013 Retrieved 13 February 2015 Griffith Erin 13 March 2014 Ayah Bdeir CEO of littleBits on the real reason for the hardware renaissance Fortune Fortune Retrieved 13 February 2015 Open Source Hardware Association About Oshwa org Open Source Hardware Association 7 April 2012 Retrieved 13 February 2015 Ayah Bdeir Eyeofestival com EyeO Retrieved 13 February 2015 The Boston Consulting Group 16 May 2017 LittleBits founder Ayah Bdeir on the Need for Gender Neutral STEM toys via YouTube Ko Hanae Where I Work Ayah Bdeir Art Asia Pacific July 2009 Issue 64 Elusive Electricity ayah bdeir ayahbdeir com Teta Haniya s secrets ayah bdeir ayahbdeir com les annees lumiere ayah bdeir ayahbdeir com arabiia ayah bdeir ayahbdeir com random search ayah bdeir ayahbdeir com Kennedy Randy Art Made at the Speed of the Internet Don t Say Geek Say Collaborator 18 April 2010 New York Times UFA Projection Mapping Colors of an old Beirut ayah bdeir ayahbdeir com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayah Bdeir littleBits Hillary Batchelder and Sarah Lilleyman No Escaping the Memories Time 29 July 2006 Regine littleBits pre engineered circuit boards connected by tiny magnets Archived 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine We Make Money Not Art 14 May 2009 Stars of Science website Profile on CNN The Next List 8 July 2012 Ayah Bdeir at TED nbsp Building blocks that blink beep and teach a 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