The Seamless Connection to Our Environment
ABSTRACT
Sensor technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated, affordable, and ubiquitous. Sensors are becoming the human interface to the digital world and, when combined with machine learning (ML), make systems or devices more aware of what the human is doing, about to do, or has just done. As the variety and capabilities of sensors grow, technology has the opportunity to disappear into the background, assisting everyone to be better connected, track their internal health and well being and their external environment, and be enabled with more leisure time. Finally, sensors can optimize the power we consume with all devices, delivering a great experience at the lowest consumption of resources. I will explore these themes and inspire a future vision of smarter sensors.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Peter G. Hartwell is Chief Technology Officer at InvenSense, A TDK Group Company. Peter has over 30 years experience commercializing silicon MEMS products, working on sensors, actuators, and software and he specializes in MEMS system integration. At InvenSense, Peter is responsible for technology strategy and leads the Innovation and System Solutions group delivering complete sensor systems. Prior to InvenSense, Peter was Architect of Sensing Hardware at Apple and was a Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories. Peter has over 40 worldwide patents on MEMS devices and sensor applications. Peter has a B.S. in Materials Science from the University of Michigan and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.