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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Personalities # 15 - Pranav Mistry

Pranav Mistry, born in 1981 is the inventor of S He is a research assistant and a PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab. SixthSense has recently attracted global attention. Among some of his previous work, Pranav has made intelligent sticky notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders and messages; a pen that can draw in 3D; and a public map that can act as Google of physical world. Pranav holds a Master in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from IIT Bombay besides his Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Nirma Institue of Technology, Ahmedabad. Pranav’s research interests include Ubiquitous Computing, Gestural and Tangible Interaction, Collective Intelligence and Robotics. Sixth Sense has been awarded 2009 Invention Award by Popular Science.

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