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Jeff Han
Founder, Perceptive Pixel
Jeff Han is the founder and chief scientist of Perceptive Pixel, a startup dedicated to the research, development, and marketing of multi-touch interfaces for the knowledge worker. Jeff is most recently credited for dramatically introducing to the general public the concept of the multi-touch interface at the TED 2006 conference, and the publication of his techniques have directly lead to a resurgence of practice and research in the field.
Jeff’s work has traditionally encompassed the fields of computer graphics and multimedia systems, but is now refocused towards machine learning and HCI (human-computer interaction). Since then Jeff has built Perceptive Pixel into a successful, profitable and rapidly growing business working with top-tier partners in such industries as government/defense, intelligence, medical imaging, broadcast, energy, finance, and education. Most recently, Perceptive Pixel became renowned for completely transforming the way television broadcasters including CNN, Fox and ABC covered the historic 2008 Presidential elections. Also, Perceptive Pixel has been named the winner of the 2009 National Design Award, given out by the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, the National Design Museum. The National Design Award is the United States’ highest honor for design, and the Interaction Design Award is given for exceptional work using digital technology.
A TED speaker in 2006, and among other honors, named to the Time 100 most influential persons list in 2008, Jeff continues to contribute frequently to research communities and publications. Jeff’s formal training was in electrical engineering and computer science at Cornell University, where he worked on the innovative CU-SeeMe videoconferencing system.
Jeff’s work has traditionally encompassed the fields of computer graphics and multimedia systems, but is now refocused towards machine learning and HCI (human-computer interaction). Since then Jeff has built Perceptive Pixel into a successful, profitable and rapidly growing business working with top-tier partners in such industries as government/defense, intelligence, medical imaging, broadcast, energy, finance, and education. Most recently, Perceptive Pixel became renowned for completely transforming the way television broadcasters including CNN, Fox and ABC covered the historic 2008 Presidential elections. Also, Perceptive Pixel has been named the winner of the 2009 National Design Award, given out by the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, the National Design Museum. The National Design Award is the United States’ highest honor for design, and the Interaction Design Award is given for exceptional work using digital technology.
A TED speaker in 2006, and among other honors, named to the Time 100 most influential persons list in 2008, Jeff continues to contribute frequently to research communities and publications. Jeff’s formal training was in electrical engineering and computer science at Cornell University, where he worked on the innovative CU-SeeMe videoconferencing system.
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