Deepti Pahwa

Stanford LEAD Innovation Tour (BFH – Stanford collaboration)- 2025
Initiated and led a multi-day innovation tour bringing over 120 Stanford LEAD executives and founders to Bern and Switzerland, showcasing Swiss strengths in innovation, sustainability, healthcare and entrepreneurship in collaboration with BFH, industry, and ecosystem partners.
Responsibilities included program design, stakeholder engagement, and moderating sessions between global executives, Swiss founders, and public-sector leaders.

Pahwa, D. Trailblazer Founders – Breaking Through Invisible Boundaries. 2023. (Best Business Book Award 2023; Stanford Authors Showcase 2024). Focuses on entrepreneurial journeys, ecosystems, and the role of networks and power in venture success. Awarded Best Business Book 2023 and featured in the Stanford Authors Showcase 2024

IEEE Data Engineering Bulletin, 43(2), 67–70, 2020

Type: Preprint / technical report (arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.05812). Topic: Systematic evaluation framework for COVID‑19 contact‑tracing mobile apps, with guidance for policymakers and decision-makers regarding privacy, efficacy, and deployment models.

Raskar, R., Dhillon, R., Kapa, S., Pahwa, D., Falgas, R., Sinha, L., Prasad, A., Singh, A., Nuzzo, A., Iyer, R., & Sharma, V. “Comparing manual contact tracing and digital contact advice.” CoRR (arXiv:2008.07325), 2020.
Venue: CoRR / arXiv preprint, arXiv:2008.07325 (also indexed in DBLP).
Topic: Analytical comparison of traditional manual contact tracing and digital contact advice tools, covering effectiveness, scalability, and policy implications.

Pahwa, D., & Beaudry, R. “The architecture of trust in contact tracing.” PathCheck Foundation, 2020.
Type: White paper / technical report on trust, governance, and privacy in digital contact tracing.