Our vision is
to democratize high fidelity
eye tracking to anticipate the needs,
intents and mental states of people to
improve their lives
about us
AdHawk Microsystems develops eye tracking technology that helps unlock the connection between the eyes, the brain and the world around us.
By developing the first camera-free eye tracking system that offers unprecedented speed and data quality in a mobile device, AdHawk is powering immersive experiences and creating new opportunities for advancement in healthcare and behavioral research.
The AdHawk Team
Dr. Neil Sarkar
CEO
- Responsible for setting the overall direction and strategy for the company across markets that require AdHawk’s core technology and products
- Inventor of the MEMS scanner-based eye-tracking system and methods under development at AdHawk
- Building a team of >35 engineers and scientists of the highest caliber, securing private capital and research funding to support AdHawk’s growth
- Over 20 years of experience as a microsystem engineer, co-founder of ICSPI corp.
- PhD fellow of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, winner of the 2014 Douglas Colton Award for research excellence in microsystems, two-time winner of the Manning Award for Canadian Innovation, and recipient of the NSERC PGS-D award
Sandro Banerjee
CFO
- Responsible for business operations and development, financial management, strategy, and contracts for AdHawk
- Raised equity and debt capital from strategic investors, corporate and traditional VCs, and commercial banks
- Former Vice President in Global Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets with over 8 years of experience executing mid to large-cap public and private financings, IPOs and providing M&A and other corporate advisory services
- MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, BASc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, P.Eng, CFA charterholder
Dr. Nino Zahirovic
CTO
- Responsible for advising on product development and related strategy for AdHawk
- R&D leader with substantial breadth and depth of technical and research experience from digital design and software, to analog and RF circuits with hands-on lab skills and a holistic approach to system design and product development
- Over 5 years experience leading a multi-disciplinary team of hardware, software and algorithm engineers to implement state-of-the-art technologies for AMOLED displays
- PhD Electrical Engineering and BASc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, recipient of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology fellowship and NSERC PGS-D award
Dr. Winter Yan
VP Manufacturing
- To lead operations in Asia for wafer-level packaging and MEMS release process
- Key technical contributor to a wafer level packaging technology which later served as a platform for all company wide products
- Over 1 billion products shipped based on this platform
- Personal/professional network with access to extensive manufacturing resources in Asia
Dr. Raafat
Mansour
Professor & Advisor
- Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo
- Senior Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Integrated RF Systems
- Founding Director of the Center for Integrated RF
- Engineering (CIRFE) at the University of Waterloo
- 20+ years of technical and management positions in RF MEMS industry and research
Duncan
Strathearn
Lead Hardware Engineer
- Over 8 years of experience designing mechanical and electrical systems for products that are used around the world.
- BASc in Nanotechnology Engineering from the University of Waterloo
Geoff Lee
Manufacturing
- Over 5 years of experience with microfabrication in a clean room environment, developing and optimizing various MEMS processes – in particular, CMOS-MEMS processing
- MASc in Electromechanical Engineering, BASc in Nanotechnology Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a recipient of the OGSST scholarship
Mahdi Olfat
Software Development
- CVast experience as an embedded system designer in various Silicon Valley and Waterloo companies
- BASc in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is currently pursuing a MASc Degree in the RF, Microwaves, and Photonics group at the University of Waterloo
Brendan
O'Hanlon
Product Development
- Experienced in hardware engineering, specializing in rapid prototyping and embedded systems
- BASc in Nanotechnology Engineering from the University of Waterloo
Dr. Arash
Rohani
Optical Development
- Experienced in design, development, and characterization of advanced optical and THz sensing systems and contributed to the design and development of more than 20 complete sensing systems being employed in industrial environments
- PhD Computational Electromagnetics, MASc Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at the University of Waterloo
Awards &
Publications
Awards & Publications
Outstanding Paper Award
June 22, 2017
For Optical MEMS Index Finger Microgesture Input Device for Mobile and Wearable Devices, Transducers Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems.
Outstanding Paper Award for Scanning Diffractive Optic Elements
June 8, 2016
For Untethered Eye-Tracking Microsystems, Hilton Head Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference.
A Large Angle, Low Voltage, Small Footprint Micromirror
June 21, 2015
For Eye Tracking and Near-Eye Display Applications, Transducers Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems.
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Adhawk Microsystems launches
cameraless eye-tracking sensors
for AR/VR.
Using Eye Tracking Tecnology
to Understand Human Behaviour,
Ocular and Neurological Health.
Adhawk Microsystems Readies To
Revolutionize AR/VR With New
Eye-Tracking Innovation.
AdHawk Microsystems Inc. will
develop mobile augmented reality glasses
with integrated displays and eye tracking
to interact with desktop applications
Syntethic eyeball helps to test
virtual reality applications.
Data is the name of the game,
as Intel Capital puts $60M in 15
startups, $566M in 2017 overall
Intel Invests $4.6M Into
Eye-Tracking Company Adhawk
Competition Heats Up.