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Homes & Gardens – Expert Commentary on AI-Powered Smart Home Adaptation
Provided expert commentary on how AI is enabling ambient sensing, motion detection, and human tracking through lighting systems. Discussed how ambient and ubiquitous computing represents the next step in smart home innovation, with systems that anticipate user needs in ambiance, cleaning, energy efficiency, and security.
Forbes – Expert Commentary on Smart Hospitality in the UAE
Invited by the editors to provide expert commentary on how the UAE is harnessing emerging sensing technologies and the latest AI trends to transform hospitality. Shared insights on AI-driven sensing, facial-recognition check-ins, adaptive guest experiences, and IoT-enabled services as part of the nation’s broader strategy to advance a tech-enabled, post-oil economy.
The Spruce – Expert Commentary on Smart Lighting Innovation and Smart Home Adoption
Provided expert perspective on the growing role of smart lighting in modern homes, highlighting energy efficiency, automation, and advanced applications such as ambient sensing, motion detection, and human tracking through lighting systems to create adaptive and responsive environments.
Ticker News – Expert Commentary on AI Advances Beyond Screens With Ambient Sensing
Invited by host Mike Loder to speak about how AI is advancing beyond screens by sensing user presence, location, and context in real time. Shared insights on how smart homes can now track user devices such as wearables and adapt to individual preferences seamlessly, without explicit interaction.
Realtor.com – Expert Commentary on Smart Home Security
Provided expert insights on protecting connected homes from cyber threats, including best practices for securing devices, managing access, and strengthening network defenses.
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IEEE Senior Member – Recognized for technical contributions and professional excellence
Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member, an honor recognizing significant contributions to the profession in wireless sensing, ubiquitous computing, and AI-driven smart environments. This distinction reflects peer recognition of technical excellence and grants eligibility for IEEE leadership roles, review panels, and the ability to support future candidates for elevation.
ACM MobiSys 2025 – Conference & Workshop Presentation
Attended ACM MobiSys 2025, one of the leading conferences in mobile systems and ubiquitous computing, and presented my peer-reviewed paper “Localization using Angle-of-Arrival Triangulation” at the EnvSys’25 Workshop. Shared research on speech-based AoA triangulation across smart speakers, achieving 1.25m localization error, and engaged with the broader research community on advances in mobile sensing and localization.
Product Space Hackathon 2025 – Mentor
Served as a mentor at the Product Space Hackathon 2025, hosted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Guided student teams on product design and development with a focus on AI, sensing technologies, and user-centered innovation. Provided technical and strategic advice to help participants refine ideas, overcome challenges, and deliver impactful prototypes.
Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) — Matter Member Meeting
Represented Amazon at the CSA Matter Member Meeting, engaging with consortium members to advance smart home interoperability. Contributed technical perspectives on wireless sensing, proximity ranging, and RF data exchange, strengthening industry collaboration, proposing wireless sensing mechanisms across ecosystems, and shaping the role of sensing in the Matter standard.
HackIllinois 2025 – Judge
Served as a judge for HackIllinois 2025, one of the largest college hackathons in the U.S., hosted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Evaluated student projects spanning AI, FinTech, Block Chain, and Data Mining, providing feedback and recognizing innovations that showcased creativity, technical depth, and real-world impact.
