Abstract: 

The talk will be given by an experienced practitioner in this field that has delivered over 30 revenue generating deep tech products, has earned numerous patents & significant international awards, has spent over a decade as a professor in this field at universities such as Stanford in California, and is currently the founder & CTO of a ventures backed deep tech startup company.

This talk will be a case study driven conversation through the delivery of an advanced computer vision edge AI/ML for dynamic, complex and harsh work environments.

It will commence with a brief discussion of the tech for the sake of context. The bulk of their talk with then focus on the primary points of friction that were encountered when introducing this technology into existing businesses.

The key takeaways for attendees of the talk will be actionable insights on how to navigate the common issues technologies such as these face during this vital delivery phase.

Bio: 

Dr. Nathan's accomplishments resulted in him being named as one of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers by Engineers Australia & as one of Australia's and the US' Top Ten Young Scientists by Popular Science magazine, along with receiving a number of other international awards and recognitions. Dr. Nathan is the Founder | CTO at Presien - cutting edge AI vision systems, a Special Advisor for Robotics | Ventures at one of the world's larger private construction companies, a Director of the Robotics Australia Group peak body & sit on the Advisory Board of Queensland Robotics. He is an active academic researcher in robotics as an Honorary Professor at the Ohio State University. Previously he has served multiple academic appointments at Stanford University and the University of Technology Sydney.

Dr. Nathan's speciality is uncovering and imagining opportunities for emergent future technologies in the real world and forging viable R&D to Delivery pathways to their realisation. One of his multi-award winning portfolio projects - Blindsight by Presien (formerly Toolbox Spotter) AI computer vision for heavy industries - recently evolved into a $7m VC funded spinoff. He has over 15+ years in industry, and 10+ years in academia, initiating, shaping, driving and leading cutting-edge, research driven disruptive innovation.