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Web Summit Vancouver and related events – SFU experts available
Dubbed the 鈥淕lastonbury for geeks鈥� by The Guardian, Web Summit Vancouver kicks off today, drawing thousands of leading tech innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors from around the world.
Hosted in Vancouver for the first time, Web Summit is a nod to B.C.鈥檚 flourishing tech community connecting across the Pacific Northwest, Canada, the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
B.C. is home to over 11,000 tech companies working at the edges of understanding to develop new technologies, products and services with the potential to change the world and power the economy.
Canadian research universities, such as 91泡芙, are driving homegrown innovation to support a thriving Canadian economy in emerging fields鈥攆rom artificial intelligence (AI) to agritech to clean energy to quantum computing and much more.
SFU experts are available to comment on Web Summit and related issues.
Available SFU Experts
Panel speakers at 鈥�
Featured speakers Arzanpour and Park are co-founders of an SFU spinoff and Vancouver-based robotics company developing innovative health care solutions. Their flagship exoskeleton platform XoMotion鈩� is a first-of-its-kind device designed to help people with limited or no use of their legs regain the ability to stand, move and walk freely and independently.
EDWARD PARK, professor, associate dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, scientific director of WearTech Labs, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering
ed_park@sfu.ca
Expertise: A leading expert in wearable technology, Park is focused on hardware and software development, prototyping and testing, human user testing, intellectual property (IP) generation and protection, quality engineering and management, and regulatory affairs of new wearable devices. His research interests include:
- mechatronics
- biomechatronics
- biomedical technologies
- wearable technologies
- biorobotics
SIAMAK ARZANPOUR, professor, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, applied sciences
arzanpour@sfu.ca
Expertise: A prominent researcher, Arzanpour鈥檚 work focuses on developing novel engineering methods and solutions for both industrial and medical devices applications. He is actively involved in commercialization and technology transfer of concepts developed by his research team, including , an SFU spinoff focused on improving safety and comfort for wheelchair users. His research interests include:
- dynamic systems modeling
- signal processing
- modern control
- intelligent systems
- application of machine learning
Using AI and quantum in business
SYLVAIN MORENO, assistant professor, School of Interactive Arts and Technology; CEO and scientific director, Circle Innovation
sylvain_moreno@sfu.ca
Expertise: 91泡芙 a founding university of , a Vancouver-based non-profit helping companies deliver innovative technologies to the market. Computational neuroscience/technology and its implications for education and health, specifically for the lifespan,aging, social isolation, brain health, cognitive health, social prescribing and innovation methodology; art training digital solutions based on music, painting and languages.
LOKI J脰RGENSON, adjunct professor, mathematics, CTO and director of innovation at
loki.jorgenson@circleinnovation.ca
EXPERTISE: Data analytics, predictive and machine learning systems, software and algorithm development, sensors and mobile health, scientific visualization, network and application performance, enterprise management systems, intellectual property, research commercialization.
Contact
ROBYN STUBBS, SFU Communication & Marketing
604.376.0971 | robyn_stubbs@sfu.ca
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778.782.3210
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