Steve Mann
Founder of the WaterHCI (Water-Human-Computer) Interface initiative, WaterHCI.com, 1998 to present
- Role
- Member of Advisory Board at Lifeboat Foundation
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Mann
I have an innate desire to understand (and change) the world through invention in the existential sense of existence before essence. In this regard, I\'ll often invent something that people didn\'t at first think needed inventing. My goal is to (1) be driven by dreams and more far reaching goals rather than problem-driven; and (2) be able to create industries or business potential around products that create a new market, rather than fall into an existing market.Specialties: People describe me as a creative visionary and laterial thinker. I like to ask fundamental philosophical questions and invent both the problem and the solution. I often invent new and useful devices or technologies that solve problems people have not yet thought of.Whereas most people think vertically and collaborate horizontally, I tend to work best in an environment where I can think horizontally (laterally) and collaborate vertically (i.e. with users and suppliers rather than peers).
Experience
Member of Advisory Board
Jan 2008 — Present · Reno, NV, US
http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.steve.mann
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD, Personal Imaging, Wearable Computing, Image Processing, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics
1992 — 1997
McMaster University
B.Sc., B.Eng., and M.Sc., Engineering Physics, and Electrical Engineering
1982 — 1991
Skills
- Research
- Entrepreneurship
- User Experience
- Product Development
- Programming
- Interaction Design
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Teaching
- Social Media
- Business Strategy
- Software Development
- C
- Linux
- Human Computer Interaction
- Image Processing
- Public Speaking
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
- Java
- Product Design
- C++
- Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Mobile Applications
- Design Thinking
- Matlab
- Signal Processing
- Data Analysis
- User-Centered Design
- Algorithms
- Machine Learning
- Physics
- Computer Science
- Software Design
- Experience Design
- User Interface Design
- Simulations
- Ethnography
- Rapid Prototyping
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