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Pranav Mistry
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| Born | 1981 Palanpur, Gujarat, India. |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Institutions | Research assistant and PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab |
| Alma mater | Gujarat University IIT Bombay Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Pattie Maes |
| Known for | Inventor of SixthSense, Mouseless, SPARSH and TeleTouch |
| Notable awards | 2009 Invention Award By Popular Science TR35 2009 by Technology Review |
Pranav Mistry (b. 1981 in Palanpur, India) is one of the inventors of SixthSense.[1] He is a research assistant and a PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab. Before joining MIT he worked as a UX Researcher with Microsoft. He received Master in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from IIT Bombay. He has completed bachelors’ degree in Computer Science and Engineering. [2] He is from Palanpur, which is situated in northern Gujarat in India. SixthSense has recently attracted global attention.[3][4] Among some of his previous work, Pranav has invented Mouseless - an invisible computer mouse; intelligent sticky notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders and messages; a pen that can draw in 3D; and a public map that can act as Google of physical world. Pranav holds a Master in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT and Master of Design from Industrial Design Center, IIT Bombay besides his Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Nirma Institute Of Technology, Ahmedabad. Pranav’s research interests include Ubiquitous computing, Gestural and Tangible Interaction, AI, Augmented reality, Machine vision, Collective intelligence and Robotics.
SixthSense was awarded the 2009 Invention Award by Popular Science.[1] He was also named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[5] In 2010, he was named to Creativity Magazine's Creativity 50.[6] Mistry has been called "one of ten, best inventors in the world right now"[7] by Chris Anderson. Mistry has been listed as one of the 15 Asian Scientists To Watch by Asian Scientist Magazine on 15 May 2011. [8]