Pranav Mistry (born 1981) is an Indian computer scientist and Inventor.

At
present, he is the head of Think Tank Team and Vice President of Research at
Samsung. He is best known for his work on SixthSense and Samsung Galaxy
Gear.[1] His research interests include Wearable Computing, Augmented
reality, Ubiquitous computing, Gestural interaction, AI, Machine vision,
Collective intelligence and Robotics. World Economic Forum honored Mistry as
one of the Young Global Leader 2013.

Contents

1 Education and research

2 Career
3 Inventions
4 Recognition
4.1 Awards and achievements
5 References
6 External links

Education and research

He is from Palanpur, which is situated in northern Gujarat in India. He has

completed Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the
Nirma Institute of Technology in Gujarat. Pranav holds a Master's degree in
Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from Industrial
Design Center, IIT Mumbai. Later he was a research assistant and a PhD
candidate at MIT Media Lab.[2][3]
Career

He joined Samsung electronics as the Director of Research in 2012, and now

serves as the Vice President of Research and leads the Think Tank Team. He
introduced Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch in September 2013.[4]

Before joining MIT, Pranav worked as a UX Researcher with Microsoft.[3]

Inventions

Mistry is best known for his work on SixthSense.[5][6][7] Among some of his
other work, Pranav has invented Mouseless an invisible computer mouse;
SPARSH a novel way to copy-paste data between digital devices; Quickies
intelligent sticky notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders
and messages; Blinkbot - a gaze and blink controlled robot; a pen that can
draw in 3D; and a public map that can act as Google of physical world.
Recognition

Pranav's research on SixthSense was awarded the 2009 Invention Award by

Popular Science.[5] He was also named to the MIT Technology Review TR35
as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[8] In 2010,
he was named to Creativity Magazine's Creativity 50.[9] Mistry has been
called "one of ten, best inventors in the world right now"[10] by Chris
Anderson. Mistry has been listed as one of the 15 Asian Scientists To Watch
by Asian Scientist Magazine on 15 May 2011.[11] GQ India listed Pranav as
one of the most powerful Digital Indians.[12][13] He was listed as one of the
37 Indians of Tomorrow by India Today.[14] Recently, Pranav Mistry was
honored as Young Global Leader 2013 by World Economic Forum.[15] Pranav
took up keen interest to join Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's team as
the technical advisor.[16]
Awards and achievements

Young Global Leader 2013 Award, World Economic Forum [15]

Young Alumnus Award 2012, IIT Bombay
50 Most Creative People of the Year 2010, CREATIVITY 50[9]
Netexplorateurs of the Year 2010 award, Netexplorateurs Grand Prix 2010,
France
TR35 2009 award, Technology Review[8]
Invention of the Year 2009 award, Popular Science[5]

Young Indian Innovator 2009 award, Digit Magazine[citation needed]

Nominee for Forbes Indias Person of the Year 2009[17]

References

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/samsung-unveils-galaxy-gearsmartwatch/?_r=0
"about Pranav Mistry". Pranavmistry.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
"Palanpuri boy reinvents the humble watch". dnaindia.com. Retrieved
2013-09-06.
"Indian techie takes centre stage at Galaxy Gear smartwatch launch".
Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
Popular Science 2009 Invention Award
BBC SixthSense blurs digital and the real.
CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS: Innovation Nation
"2009 Young Innovators Under 35: Pranav Mistry, 28". Technology Review.
2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
2010 Creativity 50 List of 50 most influential and inspiring creative
personalities of 2010
TEDtalk Pranav Mistry and Chris Andersen discussion at the end.
"The Ultimate List Of 15 Asian Scientists To Watch Pranav Mistry".
AsianScientist.com. May 15, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
"The World's most powerful digital Indians". gqindia.com. April 1, 2011.
Retrieved April 3, 2012.
"The World's most powerful digital Indians - Pranav Mistry". gqindia.com.
April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
"Indians of Tomorrow". indiatoday.com. December 15, 2012. Retrieved
December 20, 2012.
"Pranav Mistry- Young Global Leader 2013. World Economic Forum".
weforum.org. April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

Samsung's think tank head Pranav Mistry keen to work with PM Narendra
Modi
http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-09/leonardo-damistry/8432/1

External links

Pranav Mistry's personal homepage

Pranav Mistry at MIT
Pranav Mistry at TED
Think Tank Team homepage
Samsung Galaxy Gear