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Rajiv Mongia

Rajiv Mongia

Rajiv Mongia is a Principal Engineer and Director of User Experience within the Perceptual Computing team at Intel.  He obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.  Throughout his career, he has led engineering and design teams focused on developing and showcasing new technologies – especially as related to the human experience.  Most recently, he was Program Director for the Social Computing Intel Science and Technology Center and the Sustainable and Connected Cities Lab centered in London.  Currently, he leads the Perceptual Computing UX team, which is focused on identifying, developing and assessing natural, intuitive, and immersive interactions made possible with advanced sensing and computer vision technologies....

Gila Kamhi

Gila Kamhi

Gila Kamhi is a Principal Engineer in Intel Corporation. She is currently leading Intel’s Perceptual Computing Advanced Technologies team in Israel focused on strategic path-finding. Gila and her team have trail blazed several  perceptually interactive augmented reality experiences leveraging from Intel’s Real Sense 3D camera program. These experiences have been demoed  in several conferences including AWE’13, CES’14. In the past 15 years, Gila has driven inside Intel  several pioneering efforts in specifically the  domain of design automation (i.e., formal verification, early power analysis,  and micro-architectural tool automation). Gila holds a MSc degree in computer science  from University of Massachusetts at  Amherst and a BSc degree from Israel Institute of Technology, Technion.  She is a co-author of several publications and patents....

Matt Johnston

Matt Johnston

Mr. Matthew Johnston is the Director of Emerging Markets and Technology at Design Interactive Inc. His research and development focus includes cognitive readiness assessment tools, next generation human systems, adaptive training systems and is the company lead for commercial product evaluation and usability testing.  His work has been funded by the  Office of Naval Research (ONR), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Fortune 500 companies.    He has led numerous efforts involved in furthering the field of human factors engineering including the development of a tactile Company: Design Interactive http://www.designinteractive.net Related Products:...

Matt Bell

Matt Bell

When Matt left Google’s research team at 22, he wanted to create environments in which people interact with computers in an intuitive, natural way. Matt founded Reactrix, where he formed the technology team and provided the key computer vision innovations behind the interactive floor displays that let millions of people play with virtual koi ponds and soccer balls. When Matt first saw Microsoft’s Kinect product, he recognized the huge spectrum of computer vision applications it could power. He chose to focus Matterport on building models of real things because of the potential to help millions of people communicate in 3D. When Matt isn’t rallying the team at Matterport, he likes to organize community hacking events. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Stanford University. Company: Matterport http://matterport.com Related Products: Occipital, Matterport, Reconstructme, 123D Catch, Google’s Project Tango...

Justin Porter

Justin Porter

With a background in architectural engineering and a passion for technology, Justin continues to push the boundaries of the digital tools currently available to the AEC industry. He is currently the Virtual Design and Construction Manager for BNBuilders in Redwood City California. Justin’s personal interest in Augmented Reality has made him aware of the endless possibilities that can be unlocked by overlaying digital information on the physical world, especially on the construction jobsite. To unlock this potential, BNBuilders has teamed up with the app developer ZimFly, creators of BIManywhere. The two companies are currently working together to augment the physical jobsite with relevant design and construction information through the use of mobile tablets. Company: BNBuilders http://www.bnbuilders.com/ Related Products:...

Christian Doolin

Christian Doolin

Christian’s current work is focused on immersive learning technologies and the application of augmented reality in the public sector. An experienced strategic advisor, Christian is a Design Lead for Deloitte’s Center for Immersive Learning, leading the design and development of gaming and simulation solutions to drive engaging learning experiences. His over 12 years’ experience includes risk modeling for the US transportation system; M&A transaction advisory for the upstream oil and gas sector; and emerging market advisory for the privatization of Middle East ports and universities. Christian has co-authored columns for WSJ CIO Journal, as well as a study published by Deloitte envisioning how augmented reality stands to disrupt public service delivery. Christian has a Master’s in International Development and a MBA from American University, and a BS in Management from Georgia Tech....

Alan Holden

Alan Holden

Alan works at the intersection of strategy and innovation, helping clients envision how emerging tools and approaches can transform their operations. An experienced facilitator, public speaker, and entrepreneur, Alan is a leader in Deloitte’s federal innovation offering. He has published papers on topics ranging from Augmented Reality to re-imagining the US prison system, and has presented at innovation-related events across the globe. Alan graduated from Duke University in 2005, and received his Masters degree from Carnegie Melon in 2007. He is an alumnus of Deloitte’s GovLab Fellows Program, the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, the Education Policy Fellowship Program, and the Funded Founders Institute for Entrepreneurship. Company: Deloitte Consulting LLP http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Industries/US-federal-government/federal-focus/govlab/7e14cf9dc091f310VgnVCM2000003356f70aRCRD.htm Related Products: Public Sector Deployment Strategy...

Juergen Lumera

Juergen Lumera

Juergen has more than 15 years experience in XML authoring and delivery solutions. In his current roles as Director TIS Product Management and Innovation, he is defining the next generation of technical documentation systems. He is especially interested in new trends and technologies for tech doc with special focus on AR Company: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions http://www.bosch.com Related Products:...

Connectar

Connectar

Connectar is an open platform using cloud technology. Any content system can communicate with the Connectar cloud via API or JS API open standards. This allows you to create AR content from inside your own system or with content from your system. We even created free to use plug-and-play plugins/extensions for the three most used open source CMS platforms. Just to make it easy http://www.connectar.com Verticals All Verticals Platforms Mobile, Eyewear, Wearables, Projection, Virtual Mirror, Gesture Device, Internet of Things, Location Tech, Stationary Device Products Connectar...