Industry Event
Tuesday Invited Talks Part 2
30 March 2021 • 11:50 AM - 2:25 PM PDT icon_live_event.svg
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Times are all Pacific Daylight Time (UTC - 7:00)

11:50 AM PT
Opening

Maria Pace
 
 
Maria Pace
Senior Hardware Engineer Architect
Microsoft / Hololens (United States)

Maria Pace is a senior hardware engineer in Mixed Reality at Microsoft, leading innovation in XR technology. As part of her team’s vision, she is an advocate for the minority community to improve the gender and inclusion bias. She developed MEMS technology at Sandia National Labs and Stanford University. She currently serves on the board of the Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Global Semiconductor Alliance.

12:05 PM - 12:30 PM PT
Mojo Vision

Mike Wiemer
 
 
Mike Wiemer
VP Engineering and CTO
Mojo Vision (United States)

Designing Anytime, Anywhere AR Contact Lenses with Mojo Lens
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Today’s augmented reality systems deliver immersive experiences, but can manufacturers better address consumer needs through design? In addition to the social taxes that larger glasses create, heavy and bulky headsets prevent consumers from using them in everyday life. Hear Mike Wiemer discuss Mojo Lens, an augmented reality smart contact lens system with a unique design to address these challenges.

12:30 PM - 12:55 PM PT
Vuzix

Robert Schultz
 
 
Robert Schultz
Head of Optics Research and Development
Vuzix (United States)

Optics, Waveguides and Display Engine Technologies that Enhance Usability and Functionality of Smart Glasses
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From new compact projectors to lighter waveguides and more intricate grating patterns, Vuzix is constantly developing new technologies to better match the form factors and light weight requirements for the all-day use cases required by today’s discerning customer. We will look at several of our newest technological advances and how they are helping us usher in the next generation of smart glasses.

12:55 PM - 1:20 PM PT
Kura AR

Kelly Peng
 
 
Kelly Peng
CEO & CTO
Kura AR (United States)

Ultra High-performance AR Glasses and System
Building a 150° field of view, 95% transparency, high brightness, and eyeglasses form factor eyepieces AR glasses with integrated tracking; from the display, silicon photonics design and integration, customized mixed-signal ASIC, optics, system, algorithm, to mass manufacturing procedures; with customizable software applications and computer vision SDK for application developments.

1:20 PM - 1:45 PM PT
Creal

Tomas Sluka
 
 
Tomas Sluka
Co-founder and CEO
Creal (Switzerland)

The Trojan horse of AR industry
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Flat displays used in today’s stereoscopic 3D visualization technology threaten the acceptance of AR glasses due to the absence of accommodation cues. This talk will introduce the adverse effects of visually unnatural AR imagery and the possible solutions of it with digital light-field.

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM PT
LightSpace Technologies

Ilmars Osmanis
 
 
Ilmars Osmanis
CEO
LightSpace Technologies (Latvia)

Eye Accommodation Realized by Multifocal Projection
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"AR headset developers have failed to achieve the promised results. But why? Lack of accommodation is the fundamental flaw of current AR headset technology. In this presentation you will hear how the design of AR optics work together with the tools you already have—your eyes.

Live Q&A with the speakers

Next Event: Tuesday Invited Talks Part 3