Sample projects & awards
A 25-year career of firsts
From research to commercialized, mass-produced products — across consumer electronics, robotics, IoT, medical and automotive. A selection of milestones over the past two decades.
Selected milestones
The timeline
1992
Nominated best young European programmer — for an intelligent Scrabble game.
Nominated best young European programmer — for an intelligent Scrabble game.1995Indiana–Purdue Univ.
First 3D root-canal digital reconstruction & visualization via VR goggles.
First 3D root-canal digital reconstruction & visualization via VR goggles.1996
M.S. in Robotics — autonomous model car.
M.S. in Robotics — autonomous model car.1999Ph.D. thesis
First fully digital video-surveillance system.
First fully digital video-surveillance system.2004Logitech
First solid-state VGA digital video recorder.
First solid-state VGA digital video recorder.2007Logitech
First single-chip megapixel USB 2.0 webcam.
First single-chip megapixel USB 2.0 webcam.2010
Haas MBA competition finalist; “Best of Google App” — first car-accident / human-fall detection app.
Haas MBA competition finalist; “Best of Google App” — first car-accident / human-fall detection app.2011Logitech
First Google TV set-top box.
First Google TV set-top box.2012Intentionis
First multi-modal, context-aware, cross-mobile-platform IoT sensor SDK.
First multi-modal, context-aware, cross-mobile-platform IoT sensor SDK.2015Qualcomm
First aerial-robotics / integrated drone platform (“Snapdragon Flight”).
First aerial-robotics / integrated drone platform (“Snapdragon Flight”).2016SalusTrail
First truly portable / convenient health-record device.
First truly portable / convenient health-record device.2017Samsung
Autonomous-driving end-to-end vehicle platform.
Autonomous-driving end-to-end vehicle platform.2017AGOA
Airline Ground Operation Assistant — first AI companion for airline ground operations.
Airline Ground Operation Assistant — first AI companion for airline ground operations.2017Reedcam Medical
3D reconstruction & cancer detection via the first fully disposable endoscope.
3D reconstruction & cancer detection via the first fully disposable endoscope.
2023Book · Vol. I
Published Who says Tech is a long, quiet river? — a practical guide for next-gen tech leaders (EN & FR editions), and launched the companion LinkedIn newsletter. Amazon ↗
Published Who says Tech is a long, quiet river? — a practical guide for next-gen tech leaders (EN & FR editions), and launched the companion LinkedIn newsletter. Amazon ↗2024AIC · myjokes.ai
Founded AIC — “Annoying Is Caring” in late 2024: a generative-AI humor platform that writes, ranks and crowd-votes original jokes, pairing large language models with real human feedback.
Founded AIC — “Annoying Is Caring” in late 2024: a generative-AI humor platform that writes, ranks and crowd-votes original jokes, pairing large language models with real human feedback.2025Book · Vol. II
Published Surfing the new Tech world — the societal ripples of relentless technological progress (EN & FR editions). Amazon ↗
Published Surfing the new Tech world — the societal ripples of relentless technological progress (EN & FR editions). Amazon ↗2026Book · Vol. III
Published The Tech Net and the Fishes — AI, humor and staying in control of our destiny; completes the trilogy (the series stays open). Amazon ↗
Published The Tech Net and the Fishes — AI, humor and staying in control of our destiny; completes the trilogy (the series stays open). Amazon ↗2027Book · Vol. IV
Announced The River That Rows Itself — agentic AI, AGI, and who steers when the water moves itself (arriving early 2027). Details ↗
Announced The River That Rows Itself — agentic AI, AGI, and who steers when the water moves itself (arriving early 2027). Details ↗