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Initial Speakers and Sessions Announced for AWE 2015

Initial Speakers and Sessions Announced for AWE 2015

The AWE 2015 Program includes: AWE: LEARN – In-depth talks, classes, and workshops – learn about leading SDKs, best practices for enterprise implementations, and tips to succeed with your startup. AWE: DEMO – Micro-talks by top innovators about new products, technologies, and the largest collection of industry use cases demonstrating the value of AR, wearables and IoT in all verticals. AWE: INSPIRE – epic talks from industry luminaries such as Steve Mann (‘father of Wearables’), Tom Furness (‘grandfather of Virtual Reality’), David Brin (Best selling author) and more. AWE: INVEST – Investors forum where 30+ firms compete to invest in the hottest startups in the Augmented World. AWE: NETWORK – rare opportunity for speed networking with industry giants, sought-after startups, and brilliant minds in our industry. AWE: AUGGIE AWARDS™ – compete with the best of the best in the augmented world. Nominations will open in April. AWE: ART GALA – Artist display their interactive art installations and live performances during the evening reception along with drinks and refreshments   AWE: LEARN In-depth talks, classes, and workshops – learn about leading SDKs, best practices for enterprise implementations, and tips to succeed with your startup. Workshops such as: Rapid prototyping for Wearables – Mark Billinghurst (Director HIT Lab NZ) 3DUI workshop by Steve Mann (Professor University of Toronto), Steven Feiner (Professor Columbia University), Jayse Hansen Interoperability and creating the Open Web with AR with Rob Manson, Neil Trevett (VP, Nvidia, Khronos Group), Srikanth Chandrasekaran (IEEE) Embedded Vision Class – Creating Smarter, More Interactive Apps and Systems with Computer Vision – by Jeff Bier (Founder, Embedded Vision Alliance) IoT Class: Integrating Augmented Reality with M2M by Simon Heinen (Bitstars) and IoT: Possibilities, Challenges, and Real World Questions by Tom Wesselman (Plantronics)   Tutorials on market leading tools for Augmented Reality: Qualcomm Vuforia Intel Real Sense Metaio Daqri 4D Studio Wikitude APX Meta NGrain   Best Practices for Startups and Agencies Chris Nunes (Holofy) – Making the case for AR David Francis (BlueStar) – Creating AR champions and resellers in the marketing and media industries Brian Wassom – World expert on Law, Privacy and ethics for Augmented Reality   Full Day Enterprise Track will focus on how to prepare your enterprise and how to implement Augmented Reality in industrial settings – presented by folks who do it every day: Juergen Lumera – Bosch Carl Byers, Barry Po – NGrain Paul Davis – Boeing Andy Lowery – President, Daqri Jay Kim –  CTO, APX Rudi Schubert – IEEE Brent Blum and Daniel Kaplan – Accenture Pete Wassell – Augmate Josh Waddell and Damien Murphy – SAP   AWE: DEMO Micro-talks by top innovators about new products and a collection of industry use cases demonstrating the value of AR, VR, wearables and IoT in a verity of verticals.   Smart Glasses Presentations By: Epson – Eric Mizufuka (New Ventures Manager) Optinvent – Kayvan Mirza (CEO) Meta – Meron Gribetz (CEO) Vuzix – Dan Cui (VP) Atheer  – Soulaiman Itani (Founder) Seebright – John Murray (Founder) Glassup – Francesco Giartosio (CEO) ODG – Ralph Osterhout (CEO) Immy – Doug Magyari (CEO) ARA – David Roberts (Senior Scientist) Daqri Smart Helmet  – Matt Kammerait (VP Product) Innovega – Steve Willey (CEO) Fraunhofer – Next generation OLED microdisplay – Philipp Wartenberg   Industrial Use Cases AR in Logistics – Gina Chung (DHL) AR in Oil and Gas – Daniel Kaplan (Accenture) AR in Utilities – John Simmins (Epri) Remote Maintenance Assistance – Steve Feiner (Columbia University) Helicopter maintenance – Martin Lechner (Wikitude) Asset Performance Management – Zachary Taschdjian (GE) Remote Expert Assistance – Alex Hill (CN2) An Augmented Navy – Dr. Joshua Kvavle (Navy)   Retail, Commerce and Branding Use Cases Visual Search – Ambarish Mitra (CEO, Blippar) Product Visualization for Sales – Jean-Francois Chianetta (CEO, Augment) How not to use AR for Ads – Adam Gravois (Mirar) Indoor Navigation for retail – Clemens Kirner  (Insider Navigation) Indoor positioning for retail – Peter Verstraeten(Augnition) Try before you buy furniture – Yoni Nevo (CEO, Cimagine) Lowe’s Holoroom – Ari Popper (ScifiFutures) AR/VR for retail  – Vitaliy Goncharuk (CEO, Augmented Pixels) Analytics and big data – Brock Kolls (CN2) Cognitive computing  – Gayle Sheppard (Saffron Tech) Image recognition – David Marimon (CEO, Catchoom) Augmented Reality as a Business Solution for Retail – Beck Besecker (CEO, Marxent)   Entertainment and Play Use Cases Mark Ladd (Lytshot) – Making video games real Dylan malone (UIEvolution) – Creating a sense of wonder in an age of science Yehuda Duenyas (Mindride) – Mind controlled EEG Reality competition Brian Selzer (Daqri) – Bridging the Digital and Physical Play Space with Augmented Reality Kevin Williams (deployment of VR and AR for commercial entertainment) Meghan Athavale (Lumo Play)   Automotive and Aerospace Use Cases AR for Flight Control  – Alessandro Terenzi (Inglobe Technologies) AR for car design – Artur Grzybowski (Jaguar Land Rover) AR HUDs for cars – Cuong Tran (Honda)   Real Estate, Architecture and Urban Design Use Cases The Augmented Real Estate Agent – Roland Schmid (Card-emotion) The Future of Real Estate sales – Vit Goncharuk (Augmented Pixels) Reality Capture & Visualization for Treehouse Design – John Shulters (Ascension Studios)   Healthcare Use Cases Tilanka Chandrasekera (OKState) AR for aging populations Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo (A&M) – ARnatomy AR in Medical panel lead by Brian Wassom with Soulaiman Itani (CTO, Atheer), Barton L Guthrie, MD Neurosurgery (VIPPAR), David Bloom (President, FoveOR) Shafi Ahmed (Medical Realities) – AR in the operating room Joe Zott, Vinny Luciano  (Accuvein) – projecting veins through the skin   Education and Training Use Cases Martin Neumann (Universe2Go) – Star gazing Theo Lagendijk, Coen de Koning (Platipus) – Training for mechanics Jay Van Buren – AR in Education Augmentable Map and Timeline – 2 Years Later Christina York (ALTality) – Spellbound magic book   Art, Culture and Museums Use Cases Nicolas Henchoz (EPFL+ECAL) – How design can turn disruptive technologies into friendly innovations Alex Hill (CN2) – Aquanaut Adventure: AR at The Georgia Aquarium Giovanni Landi (ETT Spa) – 3D Tracking based Augmented Reality for Cultural Heritage data management Bob van Luijt (Kubrickology) the value of art in design and thinking – music and dance through brain Oskar & Caspar (Face projection art installation) Alison Humphrey and Pascal Langdale – The making off Faster Than Night – a blend of live theatre, real-time 3D animation and audience interaction into an emotionally powerful adventure unlike any other Louis Jebb (Immersive.ly) – Why news needs virtual reality   User Experience and Interaction Chris Wren (Advanced AR Interactions) – Advanced AR Interactions Jason Jerald (Next gen interactions) – Perception and interaction design Nasser Nassiri (Higher Colleges of Technology) – Facial Expressions and Trust in Augmented Reality Environment BC [ heavy ] biermann – AR as Mental Disruption Hernán Martínez (Argentina) – Visualizing Voting Results Chelsey Gobeli (A&M) – Investigating 2D UI Elements in 3D Immersive Displays   Social AR and Collaboration Sally Applin (UKC) – Social AR: Why we need it. How to get it Deborah Lemon –  AR Environment for collaboration Jay Van Buren, Jeff Barbose – Membit – Human positioning system Jeff Day (Bluewater tech) Seamless AR Events: The Next Big Social Experience Modar (JR) Alaoui – Eyeris – The rise of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) and Emotionally Intelligent Devices   Startups and Product Introductions: Ken Lee (Van Gogh Imaging) Alex Hill (CN2) Connell Gauld  (Zappar) – Empowering the next generation of content creators one zap at a time Stefan Alexander (Myo) Motti Kushnir (InfinityAR) – Bringing back human interaction to a digital world Amir Rubin (Paracosm) – How it Works: Turning Homes into Holodecks Jeff Powers (CEO, Occipital) Neal Naimer (Woojer) Sean Ramsay (Bubl) 360 cameras John Elvesjo (Tobii) – A World of More Natural and Humanized Interaction Jim Marggraff (CEO, Eyefluence) – Transform intent into action through your eyes David Nedohin (ScopeAR) – content creation for industry Satyabrata Acharya (Emminova) – OMAR: world’s first AR browser in Arabic language   Panels Authoring Reality Panel lead by Andrew Melchior (Third Space) with Brian Penne (Autodesk), Andrew Huang (Director of Bjork Features Black Lake and Stone Milker), Kevin Shapiro (Founder Wolf & Crow), Greg Downing (X-Rez, LiDAR capture, point cloud and light field experts) VR in advertising panel lead by Dan Ferguson (ReelFX) Privacy and security panel lead for Joseph Rampolla with industry experts Building an Industry Roadmap with Rudi Schubert (IEEE), Yohan Baillot (ARCortex), Srikanth Chandrasekaran (IEEE), BC ‘Heavy’ Biermann (The Heavy Projects)   Keynotes Brian Mullins (CEO, Daqri) Thomas Alt (CEO, Metaio) – Devices are About to Open Their Eyes, and It’s Going to Change Mobile Forever Ralph Osterhout (CEO, ODG)   AWE: INSPIRE Epic talks from industry luminaries Steve Mann (‘father of Wearables’) Tom Furness (‘grandfather of Virtual Reality’) David Brin (Scientist and Scifi Author) Johnny Lee (Google, Project Tango Lead) Helen Papagianis – Advancing Augmented Reality for Humanity Dr. Jon Cabiria – Are the Lunatics Running the Asylum? Probably! Jay Wright (VP, Qualcomm) Mark Billinghurst (Director HIT Lab NZ) – Emphatic Computing Chris Stapleton (Simyosis) – Unlocking pathways in the brain to escape the prison of the mind and more to be announced…...

David Griesbach

David Griesbach

David Griesbach, Google David Griesbach is a former Special Agent from the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and currently works in the fields of anti-money laundering, electronic payment systems, and emerging technologies. He has consulted on both the benefits and risks of emerging technology, including augmented reality, and has advised on the implementation of these technologies for use in the fields of law enforcement, financial investigations, and forensics. He currently works in the San Francisco Bay Area....

Tim Hayes

Tim Hayes

Software Engineer at NGRAIN Tim Hayes is a Software Engineer at NGRAIN where he works primarily on research and development for cutting edge augmented reality applications.  Currently, he is expanding NGRAIN’s AR feature set by incorporating NGRAIN’s voxel-based technology with wearable displays, depth cameras, abstract data sources, real-time sensors, and various other platforms and peripherals.  Tim holds a Master’s of Engineering Science from the University of Western Ontario, where his research focused on developing interactive simulations of surgical robotics....

Brent Blum

Brent Blum

Brent Blum founded the Wearable Technology Practice at Accenture and leads day-to-day operations. His responsibilities include oversight of: R&D, business development, sales, delivery and thought leadership.  In less than two years, Brent has scaled the wearables practice to include three Fortune 100 clients, several hundred community of practice members and relationships with many top vendors.  Prior to formally starting Accenture’s wearable technology practice, Brent was a developer on the LifeShift project and product manager for Verizon’s wearable emergency response service, SureResponse.  Brent’s work within enterprise wearables has been recognizes by Forbes, CBS and TechCrunch.  He holds a degree in Management Information Systems from Wake Forest University....

David Bloom

David Bloom

David Bloom is the President of FoveOR, a startup developing wearable technology for the surgical setting.  In 1995, David founded the Factotem Constellation, a global team of senior business development professionals who provide hands-on engineering, marketing, and analyst/diligence services to entrepreneurs and investors. Prior to Factotem, David worked as a product developer, project manager, magazine writer, and editor. David is a founder and director of the a2geeks educational foundation; an organizer of the a2newtech meetup and Ann Arbor Ignite; and he chaired the Marketing Roundtable from 2011 to 2013. David won the Innovation Michigan award for Innovative Business Strategy, the GLITR Leader and Innovator Award, and he was Ann Arbor SPARK’s Mentor of the Year. David holds an MSE in Industrial & Operations Engineering, and a BSE in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He currently mentors entrepreneurial students at the U-M Ross School of Business, the U-M Center for Entrepreneurship, the U-M Medical Innovation Center, and NSF’s I-Corps program. He judges companies for the American Technology Awards, the China Business Challenge, the Michigan Inventors Coalition, and Startup Weekend....

Cuong Tran

Cuong Tran

Cuong Tran is a scientist at Honda Research Institute in Mountain View, California. His current research is focused on advanced Human Machine Interface (HMI) in the automotive domain. In the past few years at Honda, he has been working on developing augmented reality applications for drivers utilizing 3D Heads Up Display (HUD) prototypes. He is interested in using a combined user-centered design and advanced technology research approach. Cuong received the MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Science in 2008 and 2012, respectively, from University of California at San Diego (UCSD), specializing in computer vision, vision-based human gesture analysis, and advanced driver assistance systems. He was a member of the Computer Vision and Robotics Research Laboratory at UCSD....

David Brin

David Brin

David Brin is a scientist, speaker, technical consultant and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web*. A 1998 movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on The Postman. Brin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI and nanotechnology, future/prediction and philanthropy. His non-fiction book — The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? — deals with secrecy in the modern world. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association. As a public “scientist/futurist” David appears frequently on TV, including, most recently, on many episodes of “The Universe” and on the History Channel’s best-watched show (ever) “Life After People.” He also was a regular cast member on “The ArciTECHS.” (For others, see “Media and Punditry.”) Brin’s scientific work covers an eclectic range of topics, from astronautics, astronomy, and optics to alternative dispute resolution and the role of neoteny in human evolution. His Ph.D in Physics from UCSD – the University of California at San Diego (the lab of nobelist Hannes Alfven) – followed a masters in optics and an undergraduate degree in astrophysics from Caltech. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Space Institute and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His patents directly confront some of the faults of old-fashioned screen-based interaction, aiming to improve the way human beings converse online. David’s novel Kiln People has been called a book of ideas disguised as a fast-moving and fun noir detective story, set in a future when new technology enables people to physically be in more than two places at once. A hardcover graphic novel The Life Eaters explored alternate outcomes to WWII, winning nominations and high praise in the nation that most loves and respects the graphic novel. David’s science fictional Uplift Universe explores a future when humans genetically engineer higher animals like dolphins to become equal members of our civilization. He also recently tied up the loose ends left behind by the late Isaac Asimov. Foundation’s Triumph brings to a grand finale Asimov’s famed Foundation Universe. As a speaker and on television, David Brin shares unique insights — serious and humorous — about ways that changing technology may affect our future lives. Brin lives in San Diego County with his wife, three children, and a hundred very demanding trees. “The US Air Force ran a six month Delphi effort in which “Oracles” provided insight into potential futures for the USAF. The Oracles are tops in their fields, ranging from Hugo, Nebula, Campbell and Locus Award-winning science fiction writer and astrophysicist Dr. David Brin, who authored Earth, Foundation’s Triumph, The Uplift War, and The Postman, to US Air Force Senior Mentor Lt Gen Mike Short, who led NATO’s air campaign in the Kosovo and Serbia without single NATO casualty in combat. Many of the Oracles command a high fee for their expertise, but all worked on this project pro bono out of a sense of patriotism, academic curiosity, professional interest, friendship or some combination of the above.” — Julian Chesnutt (Department of Defense) and Timothy Mack (World Future Society) For more about David Brin as a speaker or consultant or creativity facilitator — including more glowing testimonials — go to the Speaker page. For more about David Brin’s many appearances on science, nature or public policy shows, or other media, go to the Media page....

ODG

ODG

Osterhout Design Group (ODG) is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco. Our story begins in 1999, revolutionizing the high-tech toy industry by leveraging and integrating electronics not typically used in children’s toys – miniature recording chips, tiny radio-frequency receivers, and infrared detectors. Today, we are focused on revolutionizing head worn technology and supplying innovative and sophisticated situational awareness, security and first-responder solutions. Our Smart Glasses are designed to be the hands-free computer of tomorrow: fully-integrated, untethered devices that have the power to redefine what can be done on the go. We see enormous potential for our technology in industrial applications, particularly those industries where workers need hands-free and heads-up communication. Our ultimate vision is to bring our disruptive head-worn technology to the consumer market. http://www.osterhoutgroup.com/...

Tom Furness, grandfather of virtual- and augmented-reality, to keynote at AWE 2015

Tom Furness, grandfather of virtual- and augmented-reality, to keynote at AWE 2015

BEING the Future As Sputnik flew over the skies of the US, a young Tom Furness dreamed of other worlds.  He wasn’t dreaming of the virtual and augmented worlds that he would soon pioneer in parallel with his contemporary Ivan Sutherland and others. Tom dreamed of being an astronaut and inhabiting outer space.  The power of the child’s imagination and dreams still drives him today, especially with inspiring the next generation society where virtual worlds will be one with reality and the imagination.  Much of the product technology that is now being popularized with the announcements from Oculus Rift/Facebook, Magic Leap, Google Glass, MicroSoft HoloLens is based in part by early inventions and demonstrations that he and his protégés created over the decades.  As the Founding Director of the international family of Human Interface Technology Laboratories (HITlab) based at the University of Washington with satellite labs in New Zealand and Australia, Tom is exploring the next generation of augmenting human potential with profound and ubiquitous virtual world experiences. “The power of virtual worlds is not in the achievement of technological capabilities, but in the creative possibilities of the human imagination that transform the limits of reality.” The human side of innovation has driven Dr. Furness’s research since working in classified research programs with the US Air Force in the 1960’s. The early stages of the Super Cockpit focused on exploring how to extend human potential with the ability to seamlessly interface with technology.  His work spearheaded the first stereoscopic, head-mounted VR/AR, audio/visual displays. His team simulated superhuman feats of fighter pilots traveling at Mach 2+ under 6+ Gs of force under life and death scenarios.  This led to wearable technology patents in the 1990’s foreshadowing aug-mediated reality of the Google Glass and the virtual reality displays of Oculus and Sony, today.  His 20 year-old patent for retinal displays will still yet spark the next best thing in visual displays with almost limitless depth of field and field of view.  Yet these revolutionary inventions are just stepping stones for his vision of the future. In his keynote presentation, Tom will take on the flight of his life’s achievements that have significantly defined the past, present and future of the augmented world experience. This will also spark our imagination in seeing new possibilities in the futures that we will make. Imagine a virtual learning living room in every home where we can inspire every child with the superpower of the imagination augmented by infinite virtual worlds.    Tom Furness bio...

We Are Wearables

We Are Wearables

We bring tech communities together to learn, discuss and celebrate the wearable technology space. Our aim is to collectively foster adoption and facilitate innovation in wearable tech by offering events, acting as a hub for collaboration and sharing stories of those leading the charge in this new wave of computing. We welcome startups, entrepreneurs, investors, brands, marketers, developers, designers and enthusiasts to join the movement. Together, We Are Wearables! http://www.wearewearables.com/...

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