Speakers
Andy Ward, CTO, Ubisense
For more than 20 years, Ubisense has been helping organizations worldwide solve complex indoor location challenges. Buckle up and join me on a journey around the globe as we revisit some of the remarkable places and applications where in-building location tracking has been delivering real value.
Dr Andy Ward has designed, built and worked with in-building location systems for nearly thirty years. He studied at Cambridge University, receiving a MA in Computer Science and a PhD in 'Sensor-driven Computing', and led research into location technology at AT&T Laboratories Cambridge from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, he co-founded Ubisense Limited, one of the first companies to commercialize UWB in-building tracking products, and as CTO he now leads technology planning and development for Ubisense. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Chartered Engineer, and was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2015 Silver Medal for his contributions to this field.