Blaise Agüera y Arcas

Blaise Agüera y Arcas is a software architect, designer, and imagery expert. As of 2010, he is the architect of Bing Maps and Bing Mobile.^[1] In 2011 he was named a Distinguished Engineer^[2] at Microsoft.

He founded Seadragon Software in 2003, which was acquired by Microsoft Live Labs in 2006. He has led later development of the Photosynth software suite.

In 2008, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.^[3]

References

^ An Interview with Blaise Aguera y Arcas
^ Microsoft PressPass page on Blaise Aguera y Arcas
^ "2008 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2008. http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/?year=2008. Retrieved August 15, 2011.

External links

Newsweek profile, 2008
TR35 profile, 2008
@blaiseaguera Twitter account
Style is Violence blog
Library of Congress Name Authority File entry
Virtual International Authority File entry

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Name	Aguera y Arcas, Blaise
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Date of birth	August 28, 1975
Place of birth	Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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