Youtopian Co-CEO Lisa Sibilia to present keynote at Penn State Metaverse Symposium 2022
06/28/2022
The metaverse – a virtual environment that can be accessed from anywhere in the world – opens doors for researchers in many disciplines. Not only can it collect a wealth of data from participants, ranging from eye tracking to movement, but it also lets researchers transport participants to any location that can be created. But, like with any new technology, there are many challenges and considerations when it comes to ethically and securely creating an experience for participants.
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Youtopian Co-CEO DP Prakash speaks at the PIMA Nuclear Alliance Workshop hosted by Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
06/20/2022
Professor Jean Paul Allain, Department Head, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, invited Dr. DP Prakash to participate on a panel discussion at the PIMA Nuclear Alliance Workshop on June 20th. Dr. Prakash provided insights from his semiconductor nanotechnology industry experience and discussed ways that Metaverse innovations could be used to increase stakeholder awareness about advantages of Micro Nuclear Reactors (MNRs), safety, and to better support decision making in public/private partnerships.
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UCM and Youtopian collaborate to integrate emerging technology into workforce development training and academics
06/02/2022
The University of Central Missouri and Youtopian, LLC, are joining forces to positively impact UCM students and the community by integrating human-centered emerging technology into workforce development training and academics.
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Youtopian Co-CEO DP Prakash speaks at the 2022 industryXchange hosted by Penn State College of Engineering
05/25/2022
Dr. DP Prakash was invited by Penn State's College of Engineering to exchange insights with faculty addressing fundamental limits in digital connectivity and how to realize the full potential of Metaverse, leveraging Industrial IoT and Smart Biomanufacturing. Also discussed were ways to assess research findings of graduate students with AI ML applications, solving technical challenges across engineering disciplines.
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ACECO: Remote Crane Monitoring
04/07/2022
YOUTOPIAN helps ACECO launch innovative Smartcrane IoT AI AR integrated solution with 10x lower cost/complexity using Blues Wireless. Listen to Karen Norheim, CEO of American Crane, discuss expected business outcomes through remote asset tracking and Machine Health in the journey to zero down time.
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Hack For Inclusion
04/01/2022
YOUTOPIAN co-CEO, Lisa Sibilia, has been invited to join the innovation judges panel at MIT Sloan School of Management Hack for Inclusion (H4I). H4I is a DEI initiative started in 2014. “Elena Mendez-Escobar and Maria Troein (both MIT Sloan MBA 2015s) understood that neither of them 'fit the mold.' ". This year’s theme is “Unlocking Human Capital”.
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Youtopian Co-CEO, Lisa Sibilia, Named to Penn State Great Valley Advisory Board
02/17/2022
The Advisory Board functions primarily, but not exclusively, as an external arm of the campus and as a liaison with the community as a whole and with individual components of the community, such as governmental and legal entities, business and industry, social agencies, labor, and professional organizations and associations.
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Metaverse- How it affects businesses and what you must do
02/10/2022
Invited talk to Blue Water Wave, a cross-industry group of senior decision makers with leadership experiences in commercial real estate, fashion, legal, travel, insurance, banks and manufacturing.
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AI Innovation for Semiconductor Manufacturing
02/08/2022
DP Prakash and Manny Bernabe discuss experiences and lessons learned from AI projects in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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Innovative Leadership: Education, Technology & Empowerment
12/02/2021
Youtopian advisors Paul Marca and Dee Byrnes shared their expertise on innovation and leadership through a future look of how might we extend education opportunities through enabling emerging technology and story.
Student teams were tasked to apply #humancentereddesign + #legaldesign to explore the use of #VR to foster better understanding of civil justice and to close the access to justice gap. Projects were developed in collaboration with Penn State Law’s Family Law Clinic and the Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic and supported by YOUTOPIAN and Penn State alumna Lisa Sibilia.
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VR MOSCAP Experience
12/01/2021
While semiconductors are fundamental to Digital Transformation across industries, semiconductor education itself needs to be modernized. Youtopian Kaushik Padmanabhan demonstrated VR modules to educate, train and prepare next generation learners and the semiconductor industry workforce for the innovation economy.
- Interactive experiences to intrigue and engage millennial age students
- MOSCAP VR experience guided by “Entertain to Educate” principle
- Detailed visualization of device operating principles
- Visual cues reducing cognitive load and enabling learning ~10x faster
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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Teaching and Learning
11/10/2021
How might we navigate the speed of change and better equip educators with innovation expertise to accelerate lifelong learning?
Youtopian leaders, Carolyn Cole and Lisa Sibilia shared their XR expertise to illuminate a new approach to connecting to the national audience at the UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association) CEE (Community and Economic Engagement) Network
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AI XR Innovation Readiness: Future Proof Workforce
11/04/2021
How might enterprises embrace Digital Engineering technologies including AI XR innovation solutions that drive tangible business outcomes? This talk was presented to manufacturing leaders across 43 firms in central Pennsylvania.
YOUTOPIAN Co-CEOs, Lisa Sibilia & Dr. DP Prakash presented a keynote addressing the needs of manufacturing sector leaders in Pennsylvania including business owners, staff, and government stakeholders.
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Exploring the Future of Education at UCLA
06/16/2021
Presented to the Chair of Electrical Engineering, Distinguished faculty, TAs and students.
Everywhere we are facing 10x the rate of change versus prior decades. Rules based repetitive tasks are being AI automated. eXtended Reality (XR) technology is giving birth to a web of 3D spaces and the Digital Twin of the world. Long held traditions and location based activities are challenged to increasingly embrace digital options. Given the unprecedented speed of change, no single brand of hardware, software and services in the exponentially evolving marketplace can meet all the adaptive Digital Transformation needs of an organization.
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Practical VR: Innovating in Business and Education
06/14/2021
What if faculty could bring students to a remote village in India, even during a pandemic? What if an airplane manufacturer could let you walk inside its largest plane in the comfort of your own office or living room? Virtual Reality makes this possible!
Lisa Sibilia, co-CEO, YOUTOPIAN & Paul Marca, Chief Education Evangelist, Youtopian, will demonstrate practical uses of VR so you can learn how to accelerate digital transformation in the innovation economy through spatial computing technology.
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Transform the Story of Education Through SocialXR
04/12/2021
StoryWork International in association with YOUTOPIAN, LLC and Simiosys recently launched Story Intelligence, a landmark book about human potential by StoryWork’s principals, Richard Stone and Scott Livengood. Stretching possibilities for engaging audiences with new products and services, the YOUTOPIAN and Simiosys teams worked closely with Richard Stone, StoryWork’s CEO, to give audiences a hybrid, immersive tour into the 7 Powers of Story in preparation for this summer’s interactive workshop. Story Intelligence Highlights - YouTube
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Removing the Top 10 Innovation Inhibitors
11/11/2020
In this webinar, Dr. DP Prakash and Lisa Sibilia, Co-CEOs of Youtopian, discuss how to identify and remove barriers that impede enterprises on the path to digital transformation.
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World’s First COVID-19 Landing in Virtual Reality
10/20/2020
Fifty years after the moon landing, man now lands on a Digital Twin model of a COVID-19 virus using eXtended Reality (XR) technology. We can now see more than what meets the eye from a nanoscale to a galactic scale. We enter a new age for thought and action with hope for all of humanity.
2D 360° 4K experience
This was designed for viewing through a tablet, PC/MAC, or a smart TV. We also recommend using headphones to enhance your level of comfort and immersion during your journey to the surface of the Covid- 19 virus. Please be sure to leave a comment and LIKE & SHARE this video. http://bit.ly/Covid19Landing
3D VR 4K immersive experience
To access this experience on a VR Head Mounted Device (HMD):
- log into your YouTube account from your smartphone or PC/MAC
- click the + SAVE button to add the video to your WATCH LATER playlist.
- launch the YouTubeVR app from your VR HMD
- log in to your account.
- locate the video in your VR HMD. The video should be listed in your Saved or Watch Later playlist.
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Executive Roundtable with IDG/CIO and Facebook: Building the Business Case for Virtual Reality in the Enterprise
10/16/2020
Virtual reality (VR) is moving into the business mainstream. Organizations across multiple industries are discovering that VR delivers significant benefits, including time and cost efficiencies, improved customer experiences, and increased productivity. In this executive roundtable with leaders of IDG/CIO, Facebook's Oculus and Harris Health, Dr. DP Prakash discusses VR’s emerging role in the enterprise:
- The current state of VR in enterprise organizations
- The potential business impact of deploying VR in the enterprise
- Examples of VR in action
- Guidance for getting started with a VR deployment
Please contact us to discuss how we can help your enterprise
Qmarkets Partners with Youtopian to Expand US Innovation Support Offering
9/30/2020
Youtopian is happy to announce a partnership with Qmarkets, a world leading innovation management software platform. Qmarkets has a proven track record in enabling global firms with a comprehensive suite of crowdsourcing solutions.
Youtopian, an innovation services company, has expertise in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, semiconductors, pharma, health care, defense, real estate, entertainment and education. With a worldwide network of Digital Transformation orchestrators, and 24×7 innovation support for clients, Youtopian brings cross-industry best practices to Qmarkets’ customers.
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