Dr. Lane is a proven leader with 16 years of entrepreneurial experience managing the design, development and commercialization of state-of-the-art software technology for use in interactive entertainment, virtual reality, computer animation, and distributed training and simulation applications. Dr. Lane’s responsibilities have ranged from basic technology development to computer hardware and software design, project management and business development. He also has authored or co-authored 31 technical conference and journal publications. After receiving his Ph.D. from Princeton University Dr. Lane co-founded Robicon Systems Inc. to develop advanced technologies in the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) based upon biological principles. In 1993 Dr. Lane co-founded Katrix, Inc. to commercialize the robotics and AI technology developed at Robicon for use in interactive entertainment and computer animation markets. These commercialization efforts resulted in a series of game development contracts and technology licenses with Hasbro Inc., AT&T, Microsoft, Disney, Intel, the US Army and others. In 1999 Dr. Lane founded soVoz to commercialize the behavioral animation technology developed at Robicon and Katrix in the areas of web-based intelligent agents, advanced distributed learning and next generation 3D visualization and simulation (VizSim) applications. Dr. Lane is also an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Computer Graphics and Game Technology (CGGT) Masters program. Dr. Lane teaches courses in Computer Animation, Virtual World Design, Advanced Topics in Graphics and Animation and Computer Game Design and Development. Education. Dr. Lane received the B.S. Degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University, the M.S. Degree in Systems Engineering from UCLA, and M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. |