Internet of Senses Podcast

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 n...

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 d...

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, ...

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 i...

Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews Emanuela Maggioni, CEO and CTO of OW Smell Made Digital. In this interview, they discuss Emanuela's background in smell research and how she has been able to adapt her research across multiple fields.  

Emanuela has over 16 years of experience in research and consultancy related to smell, including working with Unilever, Benetton and IFF. With over 45 scientific publica...

Join Haptics Expert Yulia Sion as she interviews Marina Toeters, Co-Founder of the Fashion Tech Farm and Owner of by-wire.net. In this interview, they will discuss the accessibility of fashion and how her research has created new types of garments. 

Marina Toeters is a Red Dot winning Fashion Tech Designer. She operates on the cutting edge of technology and fashion design. Through her business by-wire.net she stimulates collaboratio...

Join Tyler Heaton as he interviews Tom Fritz, Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. In this interview, they discuss the influence of sound in research techniques and how music of other cultures influences Tom's work. 

Prof Tom Fritz is leader of the work group "Music Evoked Brain Plasticity" at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in L...

Join Haptics Expert Yulia Sion as she interviews Ivan Isakov, Co-founder and CTO of Valkyrie Industries. In this interview, they will discuss Ivan's background in haptics work and the groundbreaking studies of Valkyrie Industries.

Dr Ivan Isakov is a creative technologist, mentor and speaker. In his company, Ivan develops advanced human-computer interaction systems based on muscle haptics and motion tracking, creates immer...

Join Haptics Expert Yulia Sion as she interviews Ali Israr, haptics scientist, engineer and architect. In this interview, they will discuss how haptics research has shaped Ali's career and how he has implemented this research into his newest venture. 

Ali Israr is an Engineer and a Researcher, expanding the utility of haptic IO technologies in both academics and industrial applications. With more than 20 years of experienc...

Join Sight and Emerging Tech Expert Samantha Wolfe as she interviews Tupac Martir, Founder of Satore Studio.In this interview, they discuss how Tupac got his start in visual design and the groundbreaking work being done at Satore Studio. 

Tupac Martir is an awarded, multi-disciplinary, digital artist with a portfolio that ranges from lightning design to performative reality using ad-hoc, fast-forward technological solutions in ...

Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews Keith Kelsen, CEO of Inhalió, Inc.  In this interview, they discuss Keith’s journey into scent technology and how Inhalió is driving the Digital Scent Transformation into Automotive and the Connected Home. 

Keith Kelsen, CEO Inhalio, Inc. is a digital media expert on content - Visual, Audio and Scent. Mr. Kelsen is a speaker, author, innovator, and c-level executive. He hold...

Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews Ashok Masilamani, Chief Technology Officer & Founder of Noze. In this interview, they discuss the groundbreaking technology Ashok is working on at Noze.   

Ashok spearheads the technology and engineering teams at Noze, and leads the company’s efforts to revolutionize healthcare through the digital sense of smell. Since founding the company in 2014, Ashok has been instrumental in d...

Join Sight and VR Expert Samantha Wolfe as she interviews Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland, Emmy Award-Winning & Peabody Nominated Director. In this interview, they discuss Michaela’s work in immersive storytelling using technology. 

Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland is a Peabody-nominated and Emmy award-winning director who specializes in creating impactful stories using immersive and interactive technology. She is one of the first...

Join Tyler Heaton as he interviews Julia Campbell, Clinical Associate Professor at UT- Austin.  In this interview, they discuss Julia’s research path the Central Sensory Processes Lab, including her extensive study of Tinnitus. 

Julia Campbell obtained a clinical doctorate in Audiology (AuD) and triple research doctorate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Behavioral Neuroscience (PhD) from the Uni...

Join Haptics Expert Yulia Sion as she interviews Izabela Derda, Assistant Professor of Media and Creative Industries at Erasmus University Rotterdam. In this interview, they will discuss Izabela’s research in haptic technology and storytelling. Izabela Derda, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Media & Creative Industries at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research interests focus on how emerging technologies affect co-creati...

Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she interviews Katie Boateng, President and Founding Board Member of the Smell and Taste Association of North America. In this interview, they discuss Katie’s personal experience with anosmia, the Smell and Taste Association of North America, and Katie’s Smell Podcast. 

Katie Boateng is an acquired anosmic and has personal experience living with complete smell loss since 2009 (14 years). Katie found...

Join Sight and Emerging Tech Expert Samantha G. Wolfe as she interviews Casey Sapp, VP of Strategy & Emerging Technology at VideoRay. In this segment, they discuss Casey’s journey into ocean technology entrepreneurship and underwater video technology.

Casey is the VP of Strategy and Emerging Technologies at VideoRay where he oversees new product development, technology partnerships, and M&A. Before joining VideoRay he founde...

Join Sight and Emerging Tech Expert Samantha G. Wolfe as she interviews Judith Okonwo, Founder of Imisi 3D and AR/VR Africa. In this interview, they will discuss Judith’s own journey in emerging technology, the inception and growth of Imisi 3D, and virtual reality access and infrastructure within the African continent. 

Judith Okonkwo is an award winning Technology Evangelist, Business Psychologist and Organisation Development Consu...

Join Touch and Haptics Expert Yulia Sion as she interviews Kwame Ferreira, Founder of Bond Touch and Synthetic Users. In this interview, they discuss Kwame’s business Bond Touch and the conception, products, and impact. 

Kwame is an entrepreneur and artist who uses startups and business as the canvas to explore a precision manufactured world where relationships (between humans and with nature) are the main theme, mediated by technol...