Eric Paulos
Eric Paulos is a senior research scientist at Intel in Berkeley, California where he is the founder and director of the Urban Atmospheres research group—challenged to employ innovative methods to explore urban life and the future fabric of emerging technologies across public urban landscapes. His areas of expertise span a deep body of research territory in urban computing, sustainability, green design, environmental awareness, social telepresence, robotics, physical computing, interaction design, persuasive technologies and intimate media. Paulos is a leading figure in the field of urban computing and is a regular contributor, editorial board member and reviewer for numerous professional journals and conferences. Paulos received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley where he helped launch a new robotic industry by developing some of the first internet tele-operated robots including Space Browsing helium filled blimps and Personal Roving Presence devices (PRoPs).