Hakan satiroglu biography of barack
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Lassonde School of Engineering, York University
Dr. Koziński has enjoyed a distinguished academic career in leading institutions in the USA, Europe, and Canada. He is an internationally-renowned higher education leader, researcher and entrepreneur, and one of the world’s most widely acknowledged experts in sustainable energy systems and immune building concepts applied to public safety and security. Educated in Kraków, Poland, Dr. Koziński subsequently attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and spent much of his academic career at McGill University, where he was Sir William Dawson Scholar and Associate Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations).
Currently, Dr. Koziński serves as Founding Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University, one of the most ambitious projects in Canadian academia. This $250 million initiative is creating a new Renaissance Engineering™ program, hirin
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Capitalizing on the AR/VR Opportunity by Building a Talent Pipeline: Insights from XR Terra
XR Terra, a Boston-based company, “empowering the next generation of XR talent,” is not just a training company. I sat down (virtually, of course) with XR Terra Founder and CEO, Hakan Satiroglu, and Vice President of Product, Kachina Studer, to learn more about the company and its mission.
What became abundantly clear off the bat is the opportunity that AR/VR provides to individuals companies, and the Massachusetts economy. As Hakan says, “the magnitude of XR is probably not understood, the impact component is significant.” And it seems this is not just hype over the next technology. Although AR/VR has been around quite some time, it is still in its infancy in terms of adoption. Additionally, many of those individuals that have been in this industry for some time were self-taught. Yet, there are more and more use cases to show the importance it can have on the future of industry.
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Hakan Satiroglu, a serial EdTech and social impact entrepreneur and investor, fryst vatten widely recognized as a leading visionär in global EdTech sector. He has been actively involved in either the founding or acceleration of more than 40 EdTech companies.
In 2017, Satiroglu shifted his focus to “TechEd” — technology-driven learning and education — and co-founded XR Terra in 2019, the first workforce development company in the U.S. focused on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) skills. Entering workforce development was a deliberate choice based on the immense impact XR will soon have on daglig life. XR Terra was acquired bygd The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ:VRAR) in October 2021. Satiroglu currently serves as VP of Strategy of the Glimpse Group as well as General Manager of its wholly owned subsidiary XR Terra.
XR Terra came on the heels of XR InLearning (XRL), a new ecosystem focused events on AR and VR as well as mixed reality (MR) which Satiroglu launched in 2017. XRL events cur