Internet of Senses Podcast

• Smell - Nils Lommerin & Sofia Ehrich

  Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews Nils Lommerin. In this interview, they discuss how Nils got involved in the food industry and his current endeavors as an entrepreneur in the business. Nils Lommerin was president and CEO of Del Monte Foods. During his tenure growth in EBITDA increased more than $46 million in three years.Nils has also worked at Texas Pacific Group, Oxford Health Plans, PepsiCo, Post Cereals, and in consulting roles at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Texas Pacific Group and KKR.Nils earned a Master of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from East Stroudsburg University. 

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• Touch - Craig Shultz, Joe Mullenbach & Yulia Sion

  Join Touch Expert Yulia Sion as she interviews Craig Shultz and Joe Mullenbach. In this interview, they discuss haptics research and the future of touch technologies. Craig is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois College of Engineering and co-founder of Fluid Reality. He specializes in interactive embedded systems and haptic actuation. His work has won 6 best paper awards and nominations at premiere ACM and IEEE venues and has been featured in venues such as NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, TechCrunch, and Engadget.Before UIUC and Fluid Reality, Craig finished his post-doc at the Future Interfaces Group at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and was the VP of Research and Development at Tanvas, where he developed novel electroadhesive touchscreens based on his work in surface haptics at Northwestern University's Center for Robotics and Biosystems.Joe Mullenbach has spent his career focused on the physical interface between human and machine. A researcher and technologist in the field of haptics, Joe is co-founder and CEO of Fluid Reality, a technology startup producing the first practical high resolution tactile displays to let humans feel what robots feel in teleoperation. Fluid Reality technology imprints small bubbles into the skin, providing instant understanding of contact location, edges, orientation, and pressure. This work has been honored with numerous awards including as a Fast Company Innovation by Design Honoree 2024.  Joe was an early employee at haptic touchscreen startup Tanvas, and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University.

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• Smell - Spyros Drosopoulos & Sofia Ehrich

  Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews Spyros Drosopoulos. In this interview, they discuss Spyros' experience as a perfumer, how he has cultivated his brand, and how his processes have adapted overtime. Born in the Netherlands, raised in Greece and educated in Germany, Spyros Drosopoulos has an unusual background for a perfumer. Aside from being a self-taught perfumer, he also happens to be a former academic with a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience. After several years of intensively studying and experimenting with hundreds of perfume materials, Spyros released his first creations onto the market and founded BARUTI. Aside from that, Spyros works on other fascinating fragrance projects like The Red List Project — an initiative dedicated to conserving endangered plant species through recreating their scent. He creates for other brands, has worked on AI and perfume, provided scent(s) for various art expositions and projects, performs live with scent and also regularly teaches perfume courses at the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles.

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• Sight - Brandon Powers & Samantha Wolfe

  Join Sight and Emerging Tech Expert Samantha Wolfe as she interviews Brandon Powers. In this interview, they discuss Brandon's background in performance and how he has been able to connect this with his love of innovation.   Brandon Powers is a creative director + choreographer who creates experiences across physical and virtual space. Blending his background in contemporary dance, theatre, and immersive technology, his work focuses on capturing liveness in the digital, building interdisciplinary communities, and shifting culture towards a more embodied future. His projects span technologies and forms incorporating AI, extended reality, and live performance including Queerskins: ARK (Venice International Film Festival, Cannes XR), Frankenstein AI (Sundance Film Festival), Duet (New York Live Arts), and Kinetic Diffusion (FilmGate Interactive, New Images). This past year, he created Echoes in Motion, a mixed reality dance experience celebrating the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York City. Brandon is the founder of constellation, an immersive strategy and production studio building digital communities and multi-platform experiences for theatrical brands. Brandon is on staff at Musical Theatre Factory, where he leads MTFxR, the USA’s leading program supporting the development of XR musical experiences. He is a Lincoln Center Collider Fellow, Onassis ONX Studio member, NEW INC alum, and has spoken on the intersection of arts and technology across the world at TCG National Conference, Verizon’s 5G Lab, DanceXR Singapore and more.Brandon Powers website: www.brandon-powers.comMTFxR Garage: https://www.mtf.nyc/garage25

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• Sight - Dana Ware & Samantha Wolfe

  Join Sight and  Emerging Tech Expert Samantha Wolfe as she interviews Dana Ware, Chief Creative Officer at ARound. In this interview, they discuss Dana's background in AR & VR and how she has been able to connect her work to the entertainment industry.  Dana Ware is a creative innovator and leader in immersive technologies, blending her expertise in augmented and virtual reality with a passion for diversity and inclusion. As Chair of Women in Games+ IGDA SIG, Dana champions opportunities for underrepresented groups in gaming and tech. She is currently the Chief Creative Officer of ARound and an Advisor for The VOID. Spearheading cutting-edge projects that merge storytelling and technology, including partnerships with leagues, theme parks, and major global brands. An advisor for GDC’s Future Realities Summit and The Webby Awards, Dana also developed Utah's first Immersive Technology class at the University of Utah. A UCLA graduate and member of the Producers Guild of America and TV Academy, she continues to influence the entertainment and technology industries with visionary leadership.

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