Pranav Mistry (born 14 May 1981) is an Indian computer scientist and inventor. He is the former President and CEO of STAR Labs (Samsung Technology & Advanced Research Labs).
Career
Mistry joined
Samsung as the Director of Research in 2012, and served as the Global Vice President of it. He introduced Samsung Galaxy Gear
smart watch in September 2013. Before joining MIT, Pranav worked as a UX Researcher with
Microsoft.
In the past, he has worked with Google, CMU, NASA, UNESCO, Japan Science & Technology Agency.
He was the Global Senior Vice President of search at
Samsung and the head of Think Tank Team. He was the President and CEO of STAR Labs.
In July 2021, he founded a new Artificial Reality startup, TWO.
Innovations
Mistry is best known for his work on
SixthSense.
[ Popular Science 2009 Invention Award][ BBC SixthSense blurs digital and the real.][ CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS: Innovation Nation] Among some of his other works, he has also 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.
[ SixthSense By Pranav Mistry Top Inventor Under-35] He has also contributed in the development of Samsung's NEON.
Recognition
Pranav's research on SixthSense earned him the 2009 Invention Award.
He was also named on MIT's Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators in the world.
In 2010, He was named on Creativity Magazine's Creativity 50.
[ 2010 Creativity 50 List of 50 most influential and inspiring creative personalities of 2010] Chris Anderson has referred Mistry as "one of the best inventors in the world".
[ TEDtalk Pranav Mistry and Chris Andersen discussion at the end.] Mistry has also been listed in "15 Asian Scientists to Watch", by
Asian Scientist.
He has also received recognition from GQ India, listing him as one of the most powerful digital Indians,
and
India Today, listing him as one of the "37 Indians of Tomorrow".
He was honoured as Young Global Leader 2013, by WEF.[ Samsung's think tank head Pranav Mistry keen to work with PM Narendra Modi]
Personal life
Mistry was born in
Palanpur in
Gujarat state of India. He married Farrah Chen.
