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David Roberts

David Roberts

Dave Roberts is a Senior Scientist in the Southeast Division of Applied Research Associates in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Roberts is leading ARA’s ARC4 augmented reality technology development for military and commercial applications. He serves as Principle Investigator and Program Manager of numerous augmented reality programs at ARA, including the DARPA ULTRA-Vis program, on which ARA developed heads-up situational awareness capabilities for outdoor on-the-move dismounted soldier operations, and RDECOM/PEO-STRI programs focused on developing in-the-field soldier immersive training and visualization tools. Dr. Roberts received his S.B., S.M., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1995, 1997, and 2002, respectively. Company: Applied Research Associates http://www.ara.com/arc4 Related Products:...

Tom Wesselman

Tom Wesselman

Tom Wesselman is the Director of Communications Ecosystem Architecture at Plantronics. His focus is connecting the capabilities of Plantronics products to the world around them. This starts with defining and building the data and services provided by Plantronics’ wearable technology, and then by working with partners and developers to integrate those capabilities into the applications people use. Prior to Plantronics, Wesselman held senior engineering roles at Cisco, where he led a variety of UC engineering programs including the development of the company’s first UC client. Company: Plantronics http://www.plantronics.com Related Products:...

Modar (JR) Alaoui

Modar (JR) Alaoui

Mr. Alaoui is a serial entrepreneur and expert in Artificial Intelligence software development. He is currently founder and CEO at Eyeris, artificially intelligent emotion recognition software that reads people’s facial micro-expressions in real time via regular cameras. Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of Eyeris TV, the first US facial recognition measured in-store TV network franchise, the company targeted short-bite video content and advertisements in real-time based viewers gender and age group. Mr. Alaoui combines a decade experience in AI-based Software Technologies between Audience Measurement and Human Machine Interaction (HMI). He has worked closely with major Embedded Systems and specialized chip manufacturers as well as major media companies. He holds an Integrated Marketing Communications degree from Concordia University. He is a frequent keynoter on Ambient Intelligence and the next gen of Device Context Awareness. He is a winner of several Technology and Innovation Awards and has been featured in many publications for his work. Company: Eyeris http://eyeristech.com Related Products:...

APX Labs

APX Labs

Since 2010, APX Labs has been the market leader in developing wearable technology for the hands-on workforce. APX Labs’ Skylight software product runs on many types of smart glasses, integrates with existing business systems, and is used today in a wide range of industrial operations including manufacturing, field service, repair, training, and compliance. For additional information, visit www.apx-labs.com.  ...

Daniel Kaplan

Daniel Kaplan

Dan is a consultant in the Accenture Technology Labs – the 200 person R&D organization within Accenture. He has spent approximately 1.5 years developing innovative solutions for Oil and Gas clients. Prior to that he built out demos and use cases for upcoming Wearable technology in various industries. Company: Accenture https://medium.com/@DKap06/wearable-technologys-killer-content-revolution-cc75fa13f72f Related Products:...

Popper, Ari

Popper, Ari

Ari is the Founder and CEO of SciFutures, a foresight and innovation agency that uses sci fi prototyping to help their clients create meaningful change that is relevant for the Exponential Age. SciFutures works in a wide variety of industries with Fortune 500 clients such Lowe’s, Hershey, Ford, Brocade and Pepsi. Ari has over 20 years’ experience as marketing, consumer research and innovation consultant. He is a passionate sci fi fan and amateur sci fi writer who was inspired to start SciFutures during a creative scifi writing class at UCLA. He says that: “Science Fiction is powerful business tool because it helps businesses understand the human potential of emerging technologies in order to develop human centered business strategies that the whole organization can understand and be inspired to rally behind. This provides a significant competitive advantage.” When Ari isn’t running SciFutures and reading sci fi, Ari is marathon training and living in the California sunshine with his wife and two pets. Company: SciFutures http://www.scifutures.com Related Products:...

Dan Ferguson

Dan Ferguson

Dan Ferguson Director of Digital Interactive @ Reel FX Dan is Director of Interactive Digital for Reel FX, the creative and animation studio that recently released The Book of Life. Dan is responsible for creating experiences for the companies VR and mobile clients, which include Legendary Pictures, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Dell Computers and 20th Century Fox. Dan is a marketing and creative executive with 30+ years experience. His work has been featured in multiple Apple commercials and Brandweek Magazine named him “Marketer of the Next Generation.” An entrepreneur, Dan has successfully sold the three digital agencies he co-founded. Dan is considered by many to be one of the forefathers of Advergaming. He co-created Elf Bowling, the most successful Internet distributed game in the nineties. Since then he has created over 1,000 games, including Chicktionary, which TIME Magazine recognized as one of the Top 10 Educational Apps. He is an early adopter of new technologies and is a virtual reality subject matter expert. The Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot VR experience, created by Reel FX for Legendary Pictures, was one of the hand-picked Apps to launch with the Samsung Gear VR. Company: Reel FX http://www.reelfx.com Related Products:...

Nasser Nassiri

Nasser Nassiri

Dr. Nasser Nassiri got his PhD in Human Computer Interaction from the UK. His research interests are e-commerce and trust, Human Computer-Application Interaction, Interaction Design, and Collaborative Virtual Environment. Dr Nassiri has several papers about these topics which are published in many journals, conference proceedings, and presented in several international conferences. Currently, Dr. Nassiri is the Acting Academic Associate Dean at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE after being an assistant professor at the UAE university for 5 years. Company: Higher Colleges of Technology http://hct.ac.ae Related Products:...

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