MEMS Industry Group Explores Sensor Fusion for Smart IoT, Consumer Products, Health & Wellness at 2015 Sensors Expo & Conference

PITTSBURGH, PA--(Marketwired - May 11, 2015) - MEMS Industry Group® (MIG), the trade association advancing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors across global markets, today announced its line-up of speakers for "Enabling Smart Systems through Sensor Fusion," its pre-conference symposium at the 2015 Sensors Expo & Conference.

Attendees will learn how to use sensor fusion to create "smart systems" that meet or exceed power, performance and cost requirements in heterogeneous embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, consumer products and health/wellness systems. They will also learn about transforming big data, enabled by sensor fusion, into actionable messages that enhance the consumer experience.

"From smart toaster ovens and smartwatches to telemedicine -- sensor fusion is playing a critical role in a growing number of applications and industries," said Karen Lightman, executive director, MEMS Industry Group. "OEMs and integrators who attend MIG's Pre-conference Symposium at Sensors Expo & Conference will gain a competitive edge in the fast-paced adoption of MEMS and sensors. MIG's symposium will feature industry leaders who will present case studies highlighting the benefits of sensor fusion as well as the contextual awareness that these 'smart systems' of hardware and software enable."

Open Source Sensor Fusion

MIG will also update Pre-conference Symposium attendees on its work advancing MEMS/sensors standardization as well as its Accelerated Innovation Community (AIC) -- the first open-source algorithm library for sensor fusion.

Pre-conference Symposium Agenda

• Welcome and Introduction - Steve Whalley, MEMS Industry Group
• "Contextual Awareness: What Do We Do with All of This Big Data?" featuring panelists:
  • Ian Chen, Freescale Semiconductors
  • Mike Feibus, TechKnowledge Strategies, Inc.
  • Lars Hard, ExpertMaker
  • Eduardo Pinheiro, Muzzley
  • Ray Velez, Razorfish
• "Using Sensor Technology to Improve Digital Healthcare" -- Doug Wolfgram, CareSpan USA, Inc.
• "Beyond Fusion: Deeper Context 24/7" - Paul Kimelman, NXP
• "Next Generation Wearable Use Cases and their Sensor Platform System Solutions" -- Sam Massih, InvenSense, Inc.
• "How to Optimize System Cost, Reliability, and Performance Using Semi-Custom MEMS Sensors" -- Charles Chung, AMFitzgerald
• "Sensor Fusion and Environmental Sensors" -- Marcellino Gemelli, Bosch Sensortec
• "Building Business on IoT Through Quadruple Trust" -- Oleg Logvinov, IEEE Standards Association
• "Best Practice Recommendations for Utilizing Open Source Software (from a Legal Perspective)" with:
  • Marco Gatti, Brooks Kushman
  • Dave McLoughlin, RogueWave
• "Open Source Sensor Fusion Algorithm Live Demo -- Benefits of Sensor Fusion within the Accelerated Innovation Community (AIC)" with:
  • Ian Chen, Freescale Semiconductor
  • Marco Gatti, Brooks Kushman
  • Andrew Taylor, PNI Sensor Corporation
• "Smart Printed/Flexible/Organic Electronics (PFOE) for IoT and Wearables: Applications and Technologies" -- Roger Grace, Roger Grace & Associates

MEMS Conference Track
As chair of the MEMS conference track at Sensors Expo & Conference on June 10-11, MIG has picked top speakers from the MEMS and sensors industry to discuss trends, strategies, technologies and solutions for engineers and sensing professionals. For more information on MIG's MEMS conference track, please visit: http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors-expo/mems/mems-0.

30+ MIG Members on the Show Floor
MIG and MIG member companies will also be well represented on the show floor. Meet MIG in the MEMS Pavilion & Innovation Area at Booth 152 during exhibition hours.

MIG member companies exhibiting at Sensors Expo & Conference include: Acuity, Akustica, AMFitzgerald, Analog Devices, ARM, Bosch Sensortec, CEA-Leti, Cinder Solutions, Coto Technology, Dunan Sensing, European Sensor Systems, Fraunhofer IPMS, Freescale Semiconductor, Hanking Electronics, Honeywell, Infineon, Kionix, Merit Sensor Systems, Micralyne, Omron, PNI Sensor, Qualtre, Rogue Valley Microdevices, Siargo, Silex Microsystems, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Tronics, ULVAC, X-FAB, Yole Développement and ZMDI.

For More Information
For more information on MIG's pre-conference symposium on June 9, 2015, please visit: http://events.memsindustrygroup.org/mig-at-sensors-expo-2015. For information on MIG's two-day MEMS conference track on June 10-11, please visit: http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors-expo/mems/mems-0. Or visit MIG on the show floor in Booth 152.

About Sensors Expo & Conference
Sensors Expo & Conference is widely known as one of the world's largest and most important gatherings of engineers and scientists involved in the development and deployment of sensor systems. For more information, visit www.sensorsexpo.com. The Sensors Expo & Conference is produced and managed by Questex LLC, a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media and information provider, headquartered in Newton, MA. For more information, visit www.questex.com.

Sensors Expo & Conference takes place June 9-11, 2015 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA.

About MEMS Industry Group
MEMS Industry Group (MIG) is the trade association advancing MEMS and sensors across global markets. Nearly 180 companies and partners comprise MIG, including Analog Devices, Applied Materials, ARM, Bosch, Broadcom, Freescale Semiconductor, GE, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, HP, IBM, Infineon, Intel, InvenSense, Lenovo, OMRON Electronic Components, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics, SunEdison, Texas Instruments and TSMC. For more information, visit: www.memsindustrygroup.org.

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