Jefferson Han
Jefferson Y. "Jeff" Han (born 1975) is a computer scientist who worked for
Han also works on other projects in the fields of autonomous robot navigation, motion capture, real-time computer graphics, and human-computer interaction.
Career
He presented his multi-touch sensing work in February 2006 at the TED (
Han founded a company called Perceptive Pixel to develop his touch screen technology further, and he has already shipped touch screens to parts of the military.[2] Han's technology has been featured most notably as the "Magic Wall" on CNN's Election Center coverage.[3] Han's company was acquired by Microsoft in 2012, where he became Partner General Manager of Perceptive Pixel (later Surface Hub). Han left Microsoft in late 2015, shortly before Surface Hub's launch.[4]
Personal life
He is the son of middle-class Korean immigrants who emigrated to the United States in the 1970s.
Education
Han graduated from
Honors
Han was named to Time magazine's 2008 listing of the "100 Most Influential People in The World".[5]
See Also
References
- YouTube
- ^ a b Can't Touch This Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Fast Company, February 2007
- ^ "CNN clarifies complex caucus cavalcade with new 'Magic Wall'". BroadcastEngineering. January 4, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Jeff Han – The 2008 TIME 100 – TIME". Time. 2009-04-30. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
External links
- Jeff Han's Multitouch Demo (II) (2007Mar21)
- Jeff Han: A year later (Wired Magazine)
- Jeff Han demonstrating multi-touch interface on big screen
- Jeff Han's 10 min Talk at TED Conference (2006) Monterey, CA
- Jeff Han homepage at NYU
- Specific Multi-Touch Sensing work – includes video
- Transcript of a presentation delivered at ETech on 7 March 2006
- Presentation over YouTube
- Perceptive Pixel
- The Untold Story of Microsoft's Surface Hub
- Jeff Han at TED