Dr. Ibrahim Haddad

Dr. Ibrahim Haddad serves as Head of Infotainment at Volvo Cars, leading the development of next-generation infotainment systems that enhance the driving experience through seamless connectivity, advanced user interfaces, and intelligent in-vehicle technologies. Prior to joining Volvo Cars, Dr. Haddad was Vice President of Strategic Programs at the Linux Foundation, where he led LF AI & Data as its Executive Director. In this role, he collaborated with leading technology companies and open-source communities to foster a vendor-neutral platform for advancing open-source AI. Under his leadership, the foundation expanded to 69 projects with over 100,000 active developers from more than 3,000 organizations worldwide, providing a trusted hub for developers to build and scale AI-driven solutions.

As the founding Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation, Dr. Haddad collaborated with key industry players, including AMD, AWS, Google Cloud, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, to expand the PyTorch ecosystem. He oversaw all aspects of the foundation’s operations, including financial management, ecosystem growth, and community engagement, significantly increasing its adoption and industry impact within 18 months.

Before joining the Linux Foundation, Dr. Haddad served as Vice President of R&D and Founder and Head of the Open Source Division at Samsung Electronics in Silicon Valley. There, he developed Samsung’s open-source strategy, launched collaborative R&D initiatives, and played a key role in M&A and corporate VC efforts via SamsungNEXT. He also represented Samsung in numerous open-source foundations and industry consortia, driving partnerships and governance frameworks for large-scale collaborative projects.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Haddad held key technology and portfolio management roles at Ericsson Research, Open Source Development Labs, Motorola, Palm, and Hewlett-Packard. He has extensive experience scaling engineering teams across North America, Europe, and Asia, bridging the gap between technology and business to drive efficiency and competitive advantage. Dr. Haddad holds a PhD in Computer Science with Honors from Concordia University in Montréal, Canada, and is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.