Steven J. Schwartz
Research Scientist 1998 - 2002
Visiting Scientist 2002
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Media Laboratory
Steven Schwartz
Turbogizmo, LLC
Centreville, Virginia
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- Selected Research Projects
- WearSAT:
- Overview:
Space to Space Communications System, Wearable Computer and Head
Mounted Display (HMD) in support of Collaborative Situation Awareness
designed for Astronauts engaged in Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) on
the International Space Station (ISS)
- Scientific American
Frontiers
Interview with Alan Alda
MIT Media Lab
Link to video You can also follow the link
for "Astronauts" on the MIT web page for Prof. Alex (Sandy) Pentland
Scientific
American Frontiers: You can Make It On Your Own. Never Forget a Face
PBS
transcript PBS Video:
American Spacesuit
- Link to Wearsat story on BBC: Intelligent space suits on the horizon
Link to Wearsat story from New Scientist: Wearable
computer could rescue lost spacewalkers
- MIThril:
- the
next generation research platform for wearable computing using context
awareness
- Link to MIThril story on Slashdot: http://www.wearablegroup.org/news/2000/10/slashdot-iswc2000.html
- WearArm:
- Modular
Low-Power Wearable Computer Based on the StrongArm Processor
Link to ISWC conference site 2001 in Zurich: http://www.iswc.ethz.ch/
- Research Interests
- Wearable
Computers
- Human Systems Interaction
- Motion
Picture and Video Production and Post Production
Technology
- C4ISR
in Mobile Environments ( especially when using highly
integrated wearable computing )
- Selected Publications
The
WearARM Modular,
Low-Power Computing Core
P.
Lukowicz,
S. Schwartz, U. Anliker, R. DeVaul, G. Troster, IEEE Micro,
May-June, 2001, 0272-1732
"Is There Space for Wearables?" Invited Keynote IEEE 6th
International Symposium on Wearable Computers
S. J. Schwartz, J. A. Hoffman, E. Hodgson, P. A. Ronzani, Seattle, WA,
2002
Wearables
in 2048, Steven J. Schwartz,
March
2001, Volume 44, Number 3 Communications of the ACM
I,
PC. By Christina Wood.
Popular
Science March 2002
Wearable
Phased Arrays for Sound Localization and Enhancement
Sumit
Basu, Steve Schwartz and Alex Pentland
Presented at IEEE
ISWC 2000 Abstract Only
The full paper is available from IEEE at:
http://csdl.computer.org/comp/proceedings/iswc/2000/0795/00/0795toc.htm
M.I.T.
Media
Laboratory TR #504: The Smart Vest: Towards a Next Generation Wearable
Computing
Platform
Steven
J.
Schwartz and Alex Pentland (July 1999)
5/2000
Update to TR #504
US
Patent 5,844,824
Hands-free, portable computer and system
Bio - Steven J. Schwartz
Steven J. Schwartz is a Senior Engineering Executive and Research Scientist at the forefront of Computer,
Communications
and Media technology. For over twenty-five years, He has been
instrumental
in the creation of many technical innovations
for the television and film
industry and continues to pave the way for the emerging field of
wearable
computers.
Steven Schwartz held the notable position of Chief Video Engineer at
Lucasfilm
LTD,
where he pioneered video editing
and music scoring systems for use in film and
video production and designed key portions of the technical
infrastructure
for
Skywalker Ranch. Steve Schwartz recently held the position of Research
Scientist at
the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory and led a team
of
researchers to develop breakthrough wearable computing technology
including the
development of a novel solution for delivering high fidelity,
hands-free visual
information to Astronauts performing Extra-Vehicular Activities on the
International Space Station.
In 2002 Steven Schwartz was among "30
R&D Stars to Watch" profiled by Industry Week Magazine and
cited by the MIT News
Office.
Steve Schwartz Work Experience
General
Dynamics, Future
Force Warrior ( FFW ) ATD
2003 - Present
Soldier Borne Systems - Integration
Team Management
Symbol Technologies, Holtsville,
NY
2002 - 2003
Senior Director - R&D
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology, Cambridge,
MA 1998 - 2002
Research Scientist - Media Laboratory
Xybernaut
Corporation, Fairfax,
VA
1994 - 1998
Vice President - Research
The Post
Group, Hollywood ,
CA
1989 - 1992
Director of HDTV Research
Teleproductions Inc., New Orleans,
LA
1986 - 1989
Director of Engineering
Lucasfilm
LTD, San Rafael,
CA
1983 - 1986
Chief Video Engineer
Excalibur Video Systems, Inc.,
Hollywood,
CA
1979
- 1983
Vice President of Engineering
Encore
Video, Hollywood,
CA
1992
PIXAR, Richmond,
CA
1993
Lightworks LTD, Hollywood,
CA
1993
Kopin
Corporation, Taunton,
MA
1994
* Television, motion picture studio
and
post-production facility design, construction and management.
* Research and development
of new technologies for video and film production and post production.
* Wearable computer design, prototype construction
and manufacturing.
* HMD design, prototype construction and
manufacturing.
* Product management for video and computer
equipment manufacturers.
* Video, audio and film studio technologist.
* Producing, directing, editing, color correcting,
post production supervision and designing visual effects.
* Sound system design.
* HDTV
research and development.
Television
Broadcast Engineering Program, Merritt College, Oakland, CA 1972-1974
FCC
General
Radiotelephone License (First Class)
Member: AES
SMPTE ACM SPIE SID
- Random Information
- Interested in Travel, food and wine, automobiles,
laughter
- Birthplace
- Boston,
Massachusetts
- Hometown
- Berkeley,
California
- Favorite Projects
EditDroid,
Lucasfilm LTD.
Skywalker
Ranch, Lucasfilm LTD.
Star Wars and
other Motion Pictures, Lucasfilm LTD.
MIThril
Project, MIT Media Laboratory
WearARM
Project, ETH Zurich
Wearable Computing Lab
Barksdale
Air Force Base
DARPA
ETO VGA
Monocular HMD, Kopin Corp.
Wearable
Computer rollout Comdex '94
SIGGRAPH '99
Emerging Technologies
IEEE
ISWC 2002 Keynote Speech, Seattle, WA,
October 2002
ACM1, San Jose
- Consumer
Electronics Show 2005 Supersession
WearSAT
/ ORLAN RF Susceptibility Test, in
collaboration with NASA and Boeing, Energia, Korolev, Russia
- Books most recently read
- Don't Try This At Home : Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs
- Would like to have dinner with
- Alex and African Gray Parrots
or Backyard Astronomers
MIT
Wearable
Computing Intro Page
IEEE International Symposium on
Wearable Computing (IEEE ISWC 2005)
2005
Gadget Freak Brave New Wardrobe Wearable
computers: fashion trend of the future.