Pranav Mistry
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Pranav Mistry using SixthSense
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14 May 1981 Palanpur, Gujarat, India |
| Institutions | Samsung Electronics |
| Alma mater |
Nirma Institute of Technology (B.Tech.) IIT Bombay (M.Des.) MIT Media Lab (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pattie Maes |
| Known for | Inventor of SixthSense, Mouseless, SPARSH, TeleTouch and head of team of Samsung Galaxy GEAR |
| Notable awards | 2009 TR35 by Technology Review 2010 Creativity 50 |
| Spouse | Farrah Chen |
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Pranav Mistry (born 14 May 1981) is a computer scientist and Inventor. At present, he is the Global Vice President of Research at Samsung and the head of Think Tank Team. He is best known for his work on SixthSense, Samsung Galaxy Gear and Project Beyond. His research interests include Wearable Computing, Augmented reality, Ubiquitous computing, Gestural interaction, AI, Machine vision, Collective intelligence and Robotics. World Economic Forum honored Mistry as one of the Young Global Leader 2013.
Mistry was born on 14 May 1981 in Palanpur, North Gujarat, India to Kirti Mistry and Nayna. He has two sisters, Jigna and Sweta. He has completed his bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Nirma Institute of Technology in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Pranav holds a master's degree in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay. He also dropped out of an Architectural college prior to his bachelor's degree. Later he was a research assistant and a PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab. He is married to Farrah Chen.
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