Jessica Hammer
Jessica Hammer is the Thomas and Lydia Moran Assistant Professor of Learning Science, jointly appointed in the HCI Institute and the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on transformational games, which are games that change how players think, feel, or behave. She also has research interests in improving project-based learning and in inclusive innovation in design. Her work has been supported by the NSF, the Heinz Foundation, Google, Amazon, Bosch, and Philips Health, among others. She is also an award-winning game designer and has been inducted to the Women in Games Global Hall of Fame.
Pete Hill
Pete Hill is a Principal Scientist in the Sleep and Respiratory Care group, Philips HealthTech. Trained as an electrical engineer, his career started at Westinghouse Research and Development Center where he invented diagnostic tools for power generation and fielded active sound and vibration control systems. Pursuing his passion to help people, Pete joined Respironics and helped develop the first non-invasive critical ventilator and also invented two modes of ventilation still in use today. In 2000, Pete joined a lean team to create an effortless “virtual presence” system that co-developed and was the first to use the SIP protocol employed by all voice over IP and video conferencing applications.