Eli Zelkha

Elias "Eli" Zelkha (May 4, 1950 – January 8, 2017) was an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and professor. He was the inventor of ambient intelligence, an idea from computer science to create an environment of machines that meaningfully interact with people. He studied at Colgate University and Stanford University.
Zelkha was born in Tehran, Iran and he was of Jewish faith. He was married to Alice and had three children.
Zelkha died on January 8, 2017 in Woodside, California at the age of 66.