Bio

Head and chairman of several international research laboratories - Disney Research at The Walt Disney Studios, Computer Graphics Laboratory at ETH-Zurich, Media Technology Centre (ETH), Game Technology Centre (ETH) - with two Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Eurographics Distinguished Career Award, the IEEE Visualization Career Award, the Konrad-Zuse-Medal for Informatics and the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize. Member of multiple academies. Has delivered more than 300 public talks and keynote speeches. Drives research and innovation in the field of visual computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, resulting in 100+ patents and 500+ publications. Active investor with a focus on deep technology startups and numerous successful exits to global industry players.