Meet the team

At Acklio we are proud of the team we’ve built in such a short period of time. We come from all over the world and represent no less than 3 continents and 7 nationalities. What brings us together? A fine expertise in networks and computers, but also a common culture of sharing, openness and the search for smart and meaningful solutions.

Acklio's Co-Founders

Alexander Pelov

CEO

CEO of Acklio, Alexander is also co-chair of the LPWAN working group within the IETF standardization body and a member of the IETF IoT Directorate.
Alexander obtained his thesis in Computer Science in 2009 from the University of Strasbourg. He was then a lecturer at Télécom Bretagne until 2016. His work focused on the energy efficiency in wireless networks and the use of Smart Grids in smart meters and electric vehicles. Alexander is the co-author of more than 30 scientific paper in international conferences and journals with selection committees.

Laurent Toutain

CSO

Co-founder and scientific advisor of Acklio, Laurent is also an Associate Professor at IMT Atlantique graduate engineering school. He worked for several years on IPv6 and participated in the creation of the G6 group, which has been gathering researchers and industrialists around IPv6 since 1995.
From 2011 to 2015, he managed the Smart Grid competence center shared by Télécom Bretagne, Texas Instruments and ITRON. He is the author of several books on networks. His current research focuses on protocols and architectures specific to IoT’s needs.