NUVEIA - Key Persons

Dr. Petersen has been working in the field of cognitive neuroscience for over 20 years and is a co-founder of Nuveia LLC.. His Ph.D. doctoral work at UC Berkeley was in experimental physics, where he measured and modeled electron scattering measurements with computational holography. It was during his Humboldt Fellowship in Berlin that he started modeling brain activity with holograms and in 2002 he founded a neural network company in Taiwan, WaveTronex, Inc., where he served as the General Manager and CTO. Dr. Petersen then joined Foxconn in Taiwan as the Director of the Software Technology Research Center and later also as the Director of Artificial Intelligence. See more… Dr. Barry Petersen has been working in the field of cognitive neuroscience for over 20 years. His Ph.D. doctoral work at UC Berkeley was in experimental physics, where he measured and modeled electron scattering measurements with computational holography. It was during his Humboldt Fellowship in Berlin that he started modeling brain function with holograms. In 2002 he founded a neural network company in Taiwan, WaveTronex, Inc., where he served as the General Manager and CTO. Dr. Petersen then joined Foxconn in Taiwan as the Director of the Software Technology Research Center and later also as the Director of Artificial Intelligence. His specialty in Foxconn was in creating human-like computer vision applications to relieve factory employees from grueling and monotonous vision-related tasks that fell beyond the scope of traditional AOI. Dr. Petersen developed almost all neural network and general AOI algorithms based on his extensive experience in the field of machine learning and sensor analytics. Prior to 2002, Dr. Petersen also spent several years working with Misawa Environmental Technology, Inc., a green energy geothermal HVAC design and installation company in Miyoshi, Japan, where he also studied neural network models. At Misawa, he wrote a multi-lingual commercial engineering design software application, Ground Loop Design, which is now used in over 60 countries, and is the North American standard for commercial geothermal design. The software also includes an innovative piping system design module that greatly reduces design time and is a critical tool for building energy saving systems. The solution platform has been licensed to the US Army, Navy Air Force, Trane, Siemens, LG, Mitsubishi, Kolon, among others. Dr. Petersen has also authored and released multiple other desktop and mobile phone and tablet apps for both iPhone and Android, mostly combining video streams or device sensors with program functions.

Dr. Bob Nakata is a 35-year veteran of Silicon Valley startups and public companies in the technology industry and is a co-founder of Nuveia LLC. He is a subject matter expert on IOT sensors, radar remote sensing, direction finding and geolocation algorithms. Dr. Nakata developed a patented wearable sensor using a hybrid RF and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) positioning system that uses sensor fusion to obtain precise position estimates. He also developed a patent pending drone radar platform for search and rescue operations to detect victims that are buried alive. See more… Robbie Nakata has designed and built complex electro-mechanical systems. He has worked extensively on 3D mapping and thermal imaging using infrared, ultrasonic, and optical sensors as well as inertial positioning systems for large volume automated manufacturing systems. He has over 10 years of experience with SolidWorks CAD software, including designing enclosures optimized for rapid prototyping and injection molding. He has also designed and constructed large scale 3D printers and CNC mills for custom fabrications. Robbie holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of California at Irvine. Dr. Bob Nakata is a 35-year veteran of Silicon Valley startups and public companies in the technology industry and is a co-founder of Nuveia LLC. He is a subject matter expert on IOT sensors, radar remote sensing, direction finding and geolocation algorithms. Dr. Nakata developed a patented wearable sensor using a hybrid RF and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) positioning system that uses sensor fusion to obtain precise position estimates. He also developed a patent pending drone radar platform for search and rescue operations to detect victims that are buried alive. Dr. Nakata was formerly the CEO and CTO of Kai Medical (FDA cleared noncontact vital signs monitors), Vice President of Engineering at Verifone (secure electronic payment systems), Vice President of Worldwide Engineering at Interwave Communications (portable cellular base stations) and Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering at GWCom (wireless internet). At GWCom, he oversaw the engineering, manufacturing, deployment and operation of the wireless data networks and mobile devices. His claim to fame is meeting Steve Jobs and giving him the "iphone 0." He has traveled extensively to Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea to establish strategic and manufacturing partnerships and to manage engineering teams. Dr. Nakata is an entrepreneur that teaches innovation and entrepreneurship classes, including the Design Thinking methodology and is certified to teach the Lean Launchpad curriculum (Lean Startups). He is also a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University where he teaches IoT Innovation and Smart Transportation courses. Dr. Nakata holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, an MBA from The Wharton Business School, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, both from MIT.

Job Titles:

• Wearable Body Motion Monitor