Talk: What can AR/MR display do and not do in 2021?

Bio: Christophe Peroz has recently moved from the Bay Area to Tokyo to join Sony Group R&D center to work on the development of xR display. Christophe has led R&D projects in industry (Magic Leap, aBeam Tech, Saint Gobain) and academy (Berkeley Lab, CNRS) and has been involved in the development of several products from early-stage concept to commercialization. Since 2015, he is focusing on the development of xR display to enable the next technological revolution. Christophe is co-author of 100+ publications and patents and received his PhD in Applied Physics from Grenoble Alpes University, France. He serves on several scientific committees and is co-chair of SPIE AR/VR/MR conference.

Talk: What can AR/MR display do and not do in 2021?

Bio: Hiroshi Mukawa is currently responsible for AR/MR HMD technology development at Sony Group R&D center as a corporate distinguished engineer and heading the AR display module business at Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation as a general manager. In 2004, he started his research on optical see-through HMDs and has been leading all the AR eyewear product development and commercialization including the world’s first waveguide-based optical see-through closed caption glasses in 2012. He has over 150 patent families related to optics and mechanics in the fields of an AR/MR HMD and optical disc storage. He serves as an executive committee member of the SPIE AR/VR/MR conference. He received M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and physical engineering from Stanford University and Kyoto University respectively.