About the Metaverse

The Metaverse is the latest futuristic technology trend capturing public attention, with young people looking at spending time in virtual environments, and even leading consumer brands buying places in the Metaverse. But what is the Metaverse, and where might it go? 

Hear from leading experts about key questions such as how this technology is evolving, but also what socio-technical and ethical questions have to be addressed to ensure that these technologies positively contribute to enhancing life and augmenting human experiences.

Topics covered:

  • Metaverse landscape overview
  • Evolution of the Metaverse
  • Ethical considerations in XR

Who should attend:

  • Anyone interested in understanding the foundations of the Metaverse
  • Anyone interested in where the Metaverse is going
  • Anyone interested in the ethical considerations regarding the Metaverse

Speakers

Learn from, engage with, and discuss important topics with these experts:


Yu Yuan

0xSenses and VerseMaker

Dr. Yu Yuan, IEEE Board Director-Elect and IEEE Standards Association President-Elect, is a visionary researcher, inventor, practitioner, and entrepreneur in the areas of Consumer Technology, Multimedia/VR/AR, Connected/Automated Vehicles, IoT, and Digital Transformation. He co-founded VerseMaker, a metaverse enabling platform facilitating global collaboration and innovation on the metaverse by information exchange, expert network, and investment.

Steve Mann

MannLab and “Father of Wearable Computing”

Steve Mann was born in Ontario, Canada where, in his childhood in 1975, he invented the SWIM (Sequential Wave Imprinting Machine), for extended reality wave computations that allows users to interact with the computations, and with each other, to see wave propagation in air, underwater, and in solid materials. SWIM was the first example in the new field of Water-Human-Computer Interaction (WaterHCI).

Monique Morrow

President and Co-Founder of the Humanized Internet

With over 25 years’ experience as a global technology leader, Monique Morrow is Senior Distinguished Architect for emerging technologies at Syniverse Technologies where her main role and responsibilities are to provide thought leadership and to develop the strategic direction and vision for Syniverse's emerging technologies across the company, partners and industry forum. 


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