Ayah Bdeir | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Ayah Bdeir in November 2014 | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | Lebanese-Canadian |
| Education | MS Media Arts and Sciences, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2006) BS Computer Engineering and Social Sciences, American University of Beirut (2004) |
| Organization(s) | littleBits Daleel Thawra |
| Movement | Maker Movement Open-source hardware Gender neutrality in STEAM Education |
| Website | www.ayahbdeir.com |
Ayah Bdeir (Arabic: آية بدير; born 1982 in Montreal, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian entrepreneur, inventor, and interactive artist of Syrian descent.[2] She is the founder and CEO of littleBits, a company that produces modular electronics kits for education and prototyping. She is also the co-founder of Daleel Thawra, a directory of protests, initiatives, donations in Lebanon.[3]
Bdeir is also known for her contributions to the Maker Movement, advocacy for open-source hardware, and her promotion of gender-neutrality in STEAM education. She co-founded the Open Hardware Summit and has been recognized as a TED Senior Fellow.
- ^ "littleBits' Ayah Bdeir aims to democratise electronics". BBC News. 14 May 2014.
- ^ Henry, Zoe (9 February 2017). "An Electronics Startup Responded to Trump's Muslim Ban With a Times Square Ad in Arabic". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Khoury, Gilles (22 September 2020). "Ayah Bdeir, meilleur espoir féminin". L'Orient-LeJour (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2022.