Joyce Sidopoulos

Joyce Sidopoulos is the Co-Founder and Vice President for Programs and Community at MassRobotics, whose mission is to enable and grow the next generation of robotics companies. She develops high impact programs for the robotics ecosystem, highlighting startups technology, matching startups with potential funders and customers, engaging with tech sectors who benefit from robotics adoption, connecting students and talent to potential employers and working with academia to commercialize research. Previously she was the Innovation & Robotics Community Manager for the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, promoting robotics, facilitating dialogue and partnership between Robotics companies, technologists, and academia, and working initiatives to expand the breadth and depth of the robotics ecosystem in MA and the New England region, which helped lead to the founding of MassRobotics. In addition, she co-founded Robots.jobs as a talent marketplace focused on matching robotics and AI company’s opportunities with jobseekers. Prior experience includes 14 years of civil service with the USN’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center where she held positions as Chief Scientist for Acoustic Performance Prediction System, Systems & Test Engineer, and Sonar Systems Analyst/Engineer. She has held senior Business Development and Engineering & Technical Resource Manager roles at General Dynamics and other defense contractors. She has served on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for AFCEA, Lexington Concord Chapter for over 18 years and has held positions including President and Chairman of the Board and served on the AFCEA International Board 2019-2021. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.