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Martin Neumann

Martin Neumann

Martin received his Ph.D. in quantum chemistry in 1994 and worked 12 years for the global company Bayer as research systems developer, chief software architect and innovation manager. In 2007 he founded the smart home company tecolo (sold in 2011). In 2009 he founded innospiring. Together with partners from Fraunhofer, academia and business innospiring develops new ideas (e.g. virtual bathroom mirror) with a special focus on human-machine-interaction and consults his customers. Martin holds several patents and is author, blogger and teacher at the University of applied science in Sankt Augustin / Germany. Company: innospiring GmbH http://innospiring.de Related Products:...

Stefan Alexander

Stefan Alexander

Stefan, VP Advanced R&D, has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He is passionate about developing new technologies and using them to create never-before-seen products. Stefan was the first employee at IGNIS Innovation in 2001, directing their Engineering department and leading the creation of state-of-the-art AMOLED display prototypes. He has 7 patents and 16 technical publications. Company: Thalmic Labs https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/ Related Products:...

Rudi Schubert

Rudi Schubert

Rudi Schubert is the Director, New Initiatives for the IEEE Standards Association, with leadership responsibilities for the IEEE Industry Connections program, the IEEE Conformity Assessment Program and a number of new technology standards initiatives. Prior to joining the IEEE-SA, he was a Principal Engineer with EnerNex Corporation, and a program manager for the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) with a focus on its interoperability and testing initiatives for emerging grid technologies. Rudi has a 20+ year record of leading, developing and implementing industry standards and testing programs associated with the communications and energy industries, assuring expectations for functional performance, compatibility, product robustness and safety are achieved. He is recognized as a technical expert and industry thought leader on conformance and interoperability programs. Srikanth Chandrasekaran, Standards Senior Manager, IEEE Standards Association Sri (as he is popularly known) is associated with the IEEE India office for the past 3 years with specific focus on standards engagements in India. In this strategic role, Sri drives standards related initiatives & programs in India across technology sectors which include amongst others Smart Grid, Communications, VLSI, to engage Indian engineering community to global IEEE standards development efforts. Apart from India focused programs, Sri is involved in driving some of the key emerging technologies for the IEEE Standards Association globally which include programs in IoT, Smart Cities, AR, eHealth etc. Prior to joining IEEE, Sri was associated with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (formerly Motorola Inc.) for 18 years, managing a global R&D team focused on technology development in the area of Electronic Design Automation and also led key standards working groups for behavioral modeling of mixed signal systems. Company: IEEE Standards Association http://standards.ieee.org/ Related Products:...

Ken Lee

Ken Lee

Ken Lee is the founder and CEO of VanGogh Imaging. Ken founded VanGogh to provide advanced 3D computer vision technology to allow applications to easily interact with the real-world. Prior to founding VanGogh, Ken was CEO and founder of Anka Systems, which developed the medical industry’s first web-based image management systems specifically for ophthalmology. Anka Systems was acquired by an ophthalmic instrument company named Topcon (division of Toshiba) in 2006. Before Anka Systems, Ken was CEO and founder of IgT, a successful venture-backed networking company which was acquired by PMC-Sierra in 1998. In its lifetime, IgT was funded by NEA, Point Venture Partners, Altera, and Samsung Electronics. During his six years at IgT, it achieved strong revenue growth due primarily to the company’s introduction of the networking industry’s first voice-over-IP switching technology. Altogether, Ken has over 30 years of industry experience as an entrepreneur, technologist, and manager. Ken has a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering/computer science from Johns Hopkins University. Company: VanGogh Imaging http://vangoghimaging.com Related Products:...

Chris Nunes

Chris Nunes

Chris is an award-winning product manager, entertainment attorney, and entrepreneur, with a deep background in product management, corporate strategy & strategic communications, and business development & strategic partnerships. Chris runs Holofy, which is a technology consultancy in numerous ventures in industries ranging from augmented reality (AR) to film & television to outdoor advertising. At Holofy, Chris works side-by-side with entertainment & technology entrepreneurs looking to dramatically improve their core businesses through product feature & line innovation, new monetization strategies, and new customer acquisition. Chris developed the app “StarPop” which is an augmented reality experience on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he consults on a handful of other location-based and celebrity branded mobile apps. In the AR vertical, Chris consults with companies on the UX of augmented reality, and currently chairs the IEEE’s “Augmented Reality Industry Connections” working group that is exploring avenues to broader adoption of AR technologies through cooperative marketing and technology development strategies. Company: Holofy http://www.holofy.com Related Products:...

Chelsey Gobeli

Chelsey Gobeli

Chelsey Gobeli is a graduate student of the Masters in Visualization program at Texas A&M University. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Visualization from Texas A&M in 2013. Her research interests are in 3D immersive environments, particularly how the use of 2D UI elements can impact presence and cognitive load when interacting with immersive 3D environments. Her thesis work will focus on modifications to existing games. Company: Texas A&M University http://viz.arch.tamu.edu Related Products:...

Mostafa Akbari

Mostafa Akbari

Mo is CEO of bitstars a German startup. bitstars’ goal is to provide everybody a space to create and present 3D experience without writing any code. No matter it is for web or AR or the Oculus Rift. Mostafa has a diploma in CS with minor in psychology. He finished his studies with honor at the RWTH Aachen University. He worked as a researcher and gained startup experience as CTO at the Interpad Project (E-Noa gmbH). Besides he consulted some startups and enterprises from 2008 until now in topics of mobile, software product development. In 2006 he ran his first AR project at RWTH Aachen. He has been working on AR with Simon Heinen till 2009. In 2012 they started bitstars. bitstars GmbH is one of the leading Augmented Reality and wearable solution builder for Smart Factories. Company: bitstars GmbH http://bitstars.com Related Products:...

Hernán Martínez

Hernán Martínez

Hernán Diego Martínez, is an Information System´s Engineer who is finishing a Master course and actually works for the Dirección Provincial de Gestión de Proyectos, a Project Management Office in the goverment of the state of Santa Fe, Argentina. Is Specialist In Project Management, and actually volunteer in PMI Buenos Aires Chapter. Worked in several companies in Argentina such as Motorola, Companías Cerveceras Unidas, Azertia, Software Santa Fe and FyB Sistemas developing software and as project manager. Now is also working in is own startup. Born in Santa Fe (Argentina) in 1976, married but with no chilren yet, is entusiastic of sports, music and books. In the work with Augmented Reality Projects had the idea to use this technologies in the voiting process to have a mayor impact into the journalist for the work of the STG. Company: Secretaría De Tecnologías para la Gestión http://www.santafe.gov.ar Related Products:...

Roland Schmid

Roland Schmid

Roland Schmid is the founder, owner and CEO of the Austrian data mining companies IMMOunited GmbH and Imabis GmbH which focus on providing real estate data. With IMMOunited Roland Schmid ascertains all real estate transactions taken place in Austria, while Imabis is ascertaining the complete online market of listings on property portals. Both companies offer detailed information on single properties as well as on whole regions of Austria. The services are provided mainly to business clients such as the banking and insurance sector, developers, real estate agents and appraisers, but also the public sector with its ministries and governmental statistics institutions who use the data to report the development of the Austrian real estate market to the European Union. His technical knowledge and his years of experience in marketing and sales of internet portals and online solutions were his main motivation to found the company IMMOunited GmbH in October 2007. As his data mining oriented companies evolved he founded in 2011 his own IT Agency Schmid IT with the aim to provide the needed IT services and developments faster and more efficiently to IMMOunited and Imabis. Due to market demand Schmid IT started providing additional consultancy and individual IT services to external companies. Roland Schmid’s work has revolutionized the Austrian real estate market. Many market reports are based on data from IMMOunited and/or Imabis. Roland Schmid has been awarded to prizes in recognition of his entrepreneurial skills and innovative thinking in the fields of IT products as well as the major award as the “shooting star” of the real estate branch in 2012, the CAESAR-AWARD. Roland Schmid’s ultimate aim is complete transparency and the highest quality of treatment and recovery of the real estate market, even beyond the Austrian borders. Company: Imabis GmbH http://imabis.com Related Products:...

Jay Iorio

Jay Iorio

Jay Iorio is the Innovation Director and futurist for the IEEE Standards Association. His primary interest is synthetic and mixed realities — virtual worlds, virtual reality, augmented reality, and the merging of these and related technologies into new forms – and how AR, IoT, VR, and wearables are really elements of a larger social and technology phenomenon. Jay has written on gamification as an organizing methodology for a variety of new experiences, the built environment as a key piece of the future computing landscape, and the convergence of art and technology. He was an early advocate of SGML/XML and content management as a new model for publishing in a future world of liquid, heterogeneous content. Jay has spoken at SXSW, MIT, Confluence 2013, USC, the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds, and elsewhere on the topics of augmented reality, virtual environments, technology convergence, and the future of the arts in this new technology landscape. He is an advocate for including artists, filmmakers, urban planners, architects, and game developers early in the technical development of AR, VR, and the entire coming new wave of illusion-based experiences for entertainment, education, business, and categories that do not yet exist. Jay has done extensive work in virtual worlds. He built and manages the IEEE Island complex in Second Life and is an Oculus Rift developer working on transforming such environments into fully immersive VR experiences. He is also a machinimatographer, the creator of the now-departed Etherfilm studio complex in Second Life, a performing musician, and a record producer. Much of Jay’s work today involves building a cross-disciplinary community — comprising engineers, artists, game developers, writers, social scientists, architects, and futurists — who together could help define the technical and cultural interoperabilities needed to fulfill the vast promise of this new wave of computer-generated illusion. Jay is based in Los Angeles Company: IEEE http://standards.ieee.org/ Related Products:...

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