Orestis Georgiou

Justifying why research is important can be difficult.

This is especially true when dealing with blue-skies research where applications and commercial routes are in the distant horizon. Meanwhile, blue-skies research is often the most exciting and most ambitious kind of projects one can work on.

A trade-off! It’s therefore pertinent that we plan, optimise, and clearly communicate our ideas and efforts to the various stakeholders (public or private). 

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When speaking to a specialised or otherwise audience, I always choose my words judiciously such that they are both accurate in describing the purpose, function, and reasoning of my research, but also, I chose my words such that they instil an expansive character, thus encouraging the audience to pause and think of the implications and potential impact of what is being proposed.

To date, I have presented, discussed and taught science in numerous international conferences, workshop events and fairs to the general public, university students, leading academics, VIP business executives, and members of the UK Parliament. 

Get in touch if you’d like me to speak at your event or conference.

BMW PODCAST WITH DEE

A discussion with an AI about the future of car interfaces, mixed reality, haptics, and shy tech. Read more in my blog.

ACM IMX Nantes 2023

We present novel multimedia and multisensory experiences for the metaverse.

WORLD HAPTICS CROSS-CUTTING CHALLENGE MONTREAL 2021

This workshop addressed Covid-19 pandemic challenges that stimulated an overhaul of ultrasound mid-air haptics towards touchless tactile interfaces in public spaces.

Workshop Chair: Orestis Georgiou – Ultraleap Ltd

EIC Pathfinder Innovative Enterprise Week Bucharest 2019

Not all start-ups and SMEs manage to disrupt the market fast enough. In this short clip I discuss why that is and give a couple of ways that open innovation and academic collaborations can help.

IT Weekend Kiyv 2018

Gesture based control interfaces are becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives but lack physicality and feedback. In this presentation, I talk about how recent developments in ultrasound technologies have bridged this gap and made it possible to combine gesture interfaces with haptic feedback.

Levitate Workshop Brighton 2018

If you had a magic levitation device, what would you use it for? This short video is a story about how artists and engineers came together in a creative workshop setting to share ideas and experiment with ultrasonic levitating devices.