Emily Taylor

Consulting Manager · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Consulting Manager

Project Management Virtual Reality (VR) Consumer Tech Connected Life Wearables

Manish Nargas

Senior Analyst, Consumer and Mobile Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Manish provides a unique lens on the Canadian consumer mobility and wearable market.

Wearable Technology Consumer Mobility Usage Trends & Adoption Additive Manufacturing/3d Printing

Yash Ahuja

Senior Analyst, Measurement & Forecasting Practice · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Yash Ahuja is a senior analyst with IDC Canada's Measurement & Forecasting team

Blockchain Robotics & Drones Mobility Forecasting & Modeling Channels and Alliances Trends

Jason Ohler, PhD

Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Leading integration of technology effectively, creatively, wisely, with a sense of fun and purpose

Distance Education Learning Theory and Application Communications Theory Media Psychology Assessment of Technological Impact

Shahd ElAshri

Associate Analyst, Wearables and Consumer Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Shahd examines the consumer mobility and wearable device markets in Canada

Augmented Reality (AR) Consumer and B2B Buyer behaviour Wearables Business Intelligence

Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.

System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition

Francis Ortiz Ocaña

Ceo & Founder · Crea Solutions

A Smart Citizen in an Augmented World. Geolocated, Virtualized and ready to share knowledge about Disruptive Tech and Smart Everything.

Governance Internet of Things (IoT) Destination Marketing Virtual Reality (VR) Geolocation

Swati Agrawal

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Agrawal's research focuses on protozoan pathogens that cause serious diseases like African sleeping sickness and Toxoplasmosis.

Molecular Biology (CRISPR-cas9 gene editing) Microscopy (Fluorescence, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy) Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biomolecular Visualization (PyMOL, MolStar, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality)

Nikhil Anand

Manager, Measurement and Forecasting Practice · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Nikhil Anand is the Manager for the Measurement & Forecasting Practice at IDC Canada.

Market Forecasters Spending Guides Market Sizing & Forecasting Segmentation & Analysis

Meng Cong

Manager, Market Insights and Analytics · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Meng Cong is the Manager of the Market Insights and Analytics team at IDC Canada

Smart Cities Risk Analysis Economics and Behaviour Forecasting & modeling Measurement Models

Linda Durnell, PhD

Adjunct Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Virtual Reality, Media Psychology and Social Change

AR/VR/AI and Robotics Immersive Technology for Social Change Media and Consulting Technology Marketing

Richard J. Radke

Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies computer vision problems related to human-scale, occupant-aware environments

Radiotherapy Smart Lighting Social Signal Processing Video Processing Computer Vision

Nigel Wallis

Research Vice President, IoT & Industries · International Data Corporation (IDC)

IDC Canada's Research Vice President for Internet of Things and Industries

Internet of Things Vertical Markets Software Markets Economic Analysis

Gianluca De Leo

Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences · Augusta University

Dr. Gianluca De Leo is a leading expert on using technology, such as virtual reality and e-health, in public health and health care.

Telemedicine Augmented Reality Health Technology Biotechnology Public Health

Yao-Chin Wang

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Yao-Chin Wang researches the experience of AI and technology in tourism, hospitality and events, and workplace mindfulness.

Augmented Reality Workplace mindfulness Event Management Mindfulness Tourism & Hospitality

Sarah Jones

Head of School, Birmingham School of Media · Birmingham City University

Sarah Jones' research is focused on immersive realities (VR/AR), experiential film within 360 immersive storytelling

Experiential Films Immersive Reporting VR / AR Immersive Realities Investigative Reporting

Eric Fortune

Associate Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Eric Fortune specializes in evolutionary biology, specifically the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior.

Locomotion Birds Biology Neuroscience Evolutionary Biology

Salvatore Iaconesi

President · AOS

Founder at AOS

Augmented Reality Ubiquitous Publishing Citizen Science

Jerri Lynn Hogg, PhD

Program Director - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Passionate leader of media psychology and technology for good

Cognitive Psychology Sense of Presence Fandom Mad Men Design

Steven King, M.S.

Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies, Hussman School of Journalism and Media · UNC-Chapel Hill

As a computer scientist and journalist, King experiments with emerging technologies to present news and information in new ways.

Drones Innovation & Creativity Robotics Virtual Reality VR