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Tushar Chugh

Tushar Chugh

Tushar is a Software Developer at Microsoft. He recently completed his stint in the Hardware Division at Microsoft Research- Cambridge where he worked on ‘Sticker Circuits’ project. Sticker Circuits are a new way to build electronic prototypes by levering instant inkjet techniques which enables us to prints conductive circuits on photo paper. He is from the founding batch of the Young India Fellowship Programme (YIFP)– a multi-disciplinary, post graduate program started in 2011 in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania. Tushar is passionate about learning new technologies and making it accessible to the masses. He has participated and won many national and international competitions including project Wizitank (an unmanned ground vehicle) where his team represented India at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2010 in Warsaw- Poland and PregnaCare (for mother and child healthcare) which won second prize at the Imagine Cup 2011 national finals. His research interests include embedded system and robotics. One of his team projects named ‘viSparsh’, an electronic navigation belt for visually impaired was selected among the top 12 finalists of Asian Innovations Awards 2012 by The Wall Street Journal and was also titled ‘Innovation Jockeys 2012’ in a country wide contest powered by Accenture and Yahoo. His team also developed a wearable prototype (in the form of a t-shirt) for real-time health monitoring for which they won the first runner up prize at Health2.0 Developer’s World Cup 2012 at San Francisco by competing other country winners. He is an electronics and Communication Engineer. Company Site: www.microsoft.com Project viSparsh: www.visparsh.blogspot.com...

Rolly Seth

Rolly Seth

Rolly is a Program Manager at Microsoft. She has around four years of work experience in diverse fields like design, technology and management. Her interests lie in creative and interdisciplinary research work. She is from the founding batch of the Young India Fellowship Programme (YIFP)– a multi-disciplinary, post graduate program started in 2011 in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania. One of her team projects named ‘viSparsh’, an electronic navigation belt for visually impaired was selected among the top 12 finalists of Asian Innovations Awards 2012 by The Wall Street Journal and was also titled ‘Accenture Innovation Jockeys 2012’ in a country wide contest powered by Yahoo. Her team also developed a wearable prototype (in the form of a t-shirt) for real-time health monitoring for which they won the first runner up prize at Health2.0 Developer’s World Cup 2012 at San Francisco by competing other country winners. Rolly started her career as a Scientist Fellow at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an autonomous body under Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and had other stints in research organizations like Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Raman Research Institute. She currently lives in Hyderabad- India. Company Site: www.microsoft.com YIFP Link: http://www.youngindiafellowship.com/ Project viSparsh: www.visparsh.blogspot.com...

Aakanksha Mitra

Aakanksha Mitra

Aakanksha is working as a Software programmer at Microsoft. She has been with Microsoft for 3 years now. Currently she is working towards creating an extensible framework around augmented reality cum infotainment system, named Ripple. A fast paced learner and enthusiast, She has also worked with the Windows Phone and Microsoft Compact Embedded team to deliver an end-to-end framework for end-users. She collaborated with the teams across Microsoft to create an application which can do intelligent Optical Character recognition post enhancements and automatically share it with people via email. She also has experience in domains like file systems, viruses/Trojans, data performance optimizations and Cloud. When not working, she likes to Play Sports like Cricket and Basketball. She graduated in Computer Science from NIT Kurukshetra in the year 2011. Company Site: www.microsoft.com...

Productivity – Future Vision Montage

Productivity – Future Vision Montage

Nomination for Auggie Award: Best AR Video   Creator: Microsoft Organization: Microsoft =*=*=*= Description: Watch how future technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go. (Release: 2011) Where to find it: Watch it here! Platforms: Mobile, Magic Mirror, Projection, Glasses, Stationary Device, Gesture Device, Internet of Things, Location Technologies Additional Screenshots:...

107 speakers from 76 augmented reality companies on a single stage

Only 23 Days left for the Augmented Reality Event 2011. Register Today! 30 hours of the latest innovation in augmented reality by top speakers from the following companies: 3DVIA AR traveler AerialFireTech All Things Digital The Virtual Magician Augmatic Bloom/VURB Cagefree Consulting Chart Venture Partners Clothia Columbia University Daqri Defiant Exploratorium Franklin Institute GeoLoqi Georgia Tech Goldrun Google Goggles Graz University HIT Lab NZ Hoppala Gigantico Idea Builder Homes Immersion Optics Innovega Intel capital Keiichi Matsuda Teksylos Layar Lit Studios Maker Lab MapQuest Metaio Microsoft Mob-Labs Mobilizy MPR Center mShakespeare MUVEDesign Nokia Occipital Ogmento Osage Associates OWNI Parkridge police PepsiCO Pillsbury Law Platial Previznet Qualcomm Sacred Land Film Project Seac02 Simiosys Spotmetrix Tactical Information Systems Tanagram Technology Systems, Inc. ThingM Total Immersion UgoTrade Unity3D University of Kent, Canterbury Vertigore Virtual Public Art Project Vitamin AR VTT Viewdle Vuzix Waze Web3D Whistlebox Quest Visual YDreams Zenitum Zugara...

Who Should Attend are2010 (the Augmented Reality Event) in Santa Clara, CA June 2nd & 3rd, 2010

Over the last 2 years we have seen growing interest in Augmented Reality in various events – panels, dev camps, meetups – and many more. Due to growing demand for knowledge and expertise in augmented reality (AR), a group of AR industry insiders, backed by the AR Consortium have put together the first commercial event dedicated to advance the business of augmented reality. How is are2010 different from ISMAR previously touted as the “World’s best Augmented Reality event”? Well, ISMAR is still the best AR event for the scientific community. If you want to learn about (or present) the latest advancements in AR research – you should be in Seoul this October for ISMAR 2010. However, for the rest of us, who wish to take advantage of AR in practice, in the commercial world, and build a business around it – there was a gaping hole. That is, until now. Meet the Augmented Reality Event. Who’s this event for? For established and start up AR companies For established and start up AR companies (such as Total Immersion, Metaio, Acrossair, Ogmento, Circ.us, Mobilizy, Layar, Zugara, Neogence, whurleyvision, Chaotic Moon Studios, and many more) – are2010 is a stage to showcase their products and services; a venue to form partnerships, learn about latest innovations, and most importantly speak with clients. Bruno Uzzan, CEO of Total Immersion will wow the audience with a cutting edge augmented reality show; Peter Meier, CTO of Metaio, will speak about his companies latest products. Early stage startups and individual developers will receive guidance from Cole Van Nice (Chart Venture Partners) for how to build a successful company in the AR space, including raising funding (from VCs that actually invest in AR), licensing technology and IP, legal aspects, forging partnerships, etc. Christine Perey will speak about the scope of the mobile AR industry today and it’s growth trajectory. For Developers are2010 is a window into the latest AR algorithms, engines and programming tools. Learn from case studies and post mortems delivered by experienced developers from the leading companies in the space. Blair MacIntyre, director of the GVU Center’s Augmented Environments Lab at Georgia Tech, will speak about his experience with tools and technologies while developing augmented reality games. Daniel Wagner, one of the leading mobile AR researchers in the world, will bring developers into the wonderful world of mobile AR. Patrick O’Shaughnessey, which has lead the development of more webcam-based AR campaigns than anyone else I know – will share his knowledge of what works and what doesn’t. Mike Liebhold, Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future , will speak about Technology foundations of an Open ARweb. Gene Becker, co-founder of AR DevCamp, will dive into augmented reality and ubiquitous computing, and Sean White, a pioneer in Green Tech AR will suggest concrete examples of how AR can help save the planet For Mobile, Hardware, and Platform companies For Mobile, Hardware, and Platform companies (such as Vuzix, Nokia, Qualcomm, Intel, Qdero, Microsoft, Google, Apple etc.) are2010 consists of a captive audience to launch and showcase their latest devices, processors, AR glasses, sensors, etc. The best collective minds of the AR commercial world will be onsite to articulate the market demand characteristics and help influence the design of future hardware. For clients and agencies In entertainment, media, publishing, education, healthcare, government, tourism, and many more are2010 offers everything you need to know about AR how to leverage augmented reality to advance your brand, attract and keep your customers, and how to build successful campaigns and products that will delight users, including postmortems of landmark augmented reality projects. Jarrell Pair, CTO and a founder of LP33.tv, will speak about “Augmented Reality in Music Entertainment: Then and Now”, Brian Selzer, co-founder and President of Ogmento, will deliver a crash course for clients and agencies about how to leverage AR in marketing campaigns. Marshal Kirkpatrick, lead blogger for ReadWriteWeb, will share the results of his AR survey collecting feedback from dozens of AR developers and their experience in delivering AR campaigns and apps. Kent Demain, designer of the visual effects in Minority Report, will open our minds with the talk: “Taking Hollywood visual effects spectacle out of the theatre and into your world”. And of course… For any AR Enthusiast Are you an AR Enthusiast? If so, you’re going to feel like a kid in a candy store at are2010, with a soon-to-be unforgettable keynote by Bruce Sterling, demo gallery, exhibitors from leading companies, artists installations from AR artists such as Eric Gradman and Helen Papagiannis, and many more surprises. If you are into Augmented Reality – are2010 is the one event you should attend this year. Want to join us? Click here to register!...