Zachi Baharav Researcher, Corning West Technology Center, Corning Incorporated; Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Consumer Electronics Society

Zachi graduated from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1998 with a doctorate in electrical engineering. He spent the next nine years working at HP/Agilent on a variety of projects including digital cameras and microwave imaging. He then moved to Synaptics where he led the exploratory research group and was introduced to the world of touch sensing. After a short stint teaching high school math, Zachi joined Corning's West Technology Center located in Palo Alto, California where his role includes management, research, and business development. Zachi is the author of more than 30 U.S. patents, is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and serves as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society.