GAZESENSE - Key Persons
EPFL senior researcher and head of the Perception and Activity Understanding team at Idiap Research Institute. He has been working on computer vision and applied machine learning for human behavior understanding for over 20 years. As a researcher expert in the field, Jean-Marc will ensure the constant innovation within Eyeware, by investigating on relevant problems and establishing collaborations with academic entities.
Kenneth obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 2015, while being a research assistant at the Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland. During his PhD he developed techniques for 3D eye-gaze estimation using consumer RGB-D sensors. He is the author/co-author of 10 papers in international journals and conferences and multiple filed patents. He has won various awards and competitions in both academic and entrepreneurial settings. At Eyeware he holds the role of CEO/CTO, managing the team, strategy, technology and shaping Eyeware's ambitious vision.
Serban is currently responsible for strategy, fundraising, and product management at Eyeware, a Swiss high-tech startup that develops 3D eye tracking software with multi-industry applications ranging from robotics to advertising. As a social entrepreneur in Romania, Serban founded Akcees, an NGO that implemented entrepreneurship education projects for a community of more than 5000 students. His academic background includes a PhD in Strategy & Entrepreneurship from Carnegie Mellon University, an Erasmus Mundus MSc in IT Management, and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Sheffield.