Our team brings together researchers, engineers, and product developers with a shared mission: turn breakthrough ideas into practical, deployable wireless technologies.
Management Team
Chris Dubuc, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mr. Dubuc is the Founder, President and CEO of Owl Wireless Labs. He is also the founder of Harfang IP, a patent licensing company . Previously he also founded Longhorn IP. Prior to Longhorn IP, Mr. Dubuc was Senior Vice President at Acacia Research Group. Prior to that, Mr. Dubuc was Vice President of Licensing Technologies at WiLAN. Previously, Mr. Dubuc held a range of positions in engineering, sales and product management with several companies developing and marketing products in the area of wireless technologies, including Nortel Networks, GE Fanuc and the Communications Research Center. Mr. Dubuc holds several patents related to wireless technology and has published multiple papers and articles in the area of wireless technology. Mr. Dubuc is a Senior Member of the IEEE and has been recognized as one of the World’s 300 Leading IP Strategist by Intellectual Asset Management magazine (IAM). Mr. Dubuc holds a M.Eng. in Systems and Computer Engineering and an MBA.
Vatche Varvarian, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Mr. Varvarian brings more than 35 years of telecommunications engineering and technology leadership experience to Owl Wireless Labs. He spent over two decades at Ericsson in senior engineering and technology roles, where he helped shape advanced wireless systems and standards. He has built and scaled high‑performing engineering and data science organizations and managed multi‑million‑dollar technology portfolios across the wireless industry. Most recently, Mr. Varvarian served as Managing Principal at Studio a+1, leading Agentic AI workflow automation initiatives and providing fractional CTO advisory services to private 5G solution providers. At Owl Wireless Labs, Mr. Varvarian leads the company’s technology vision, research strategy, and innovation roadmap across 5G‑Advanced, 6G, and AI‑enabled wireless technologies.