Press Releases

Scaling Airspace and Autonomy: Impacts on Society and Business

When: 

Wednesday, October 26 – Thursday, October 27, 2022

Where: 

Northeastern University Innovation Campus at Burlington, 147 South Bedford St., Bldg 5, Burlington, MA 01830

Who should attend? 

Government, industry, and academic leaders developing UAS and AAM markets, operations, and technologies – and, this year, open to local high school students interested in learning about this dynamic sector.

Learn about the latest developments in uncrewed and autonomous flight from a business, regulatory, city planning, and technology perspective.

Topics:

Application of AI and automation in air vehicles, airspace security, enabling the growth of the UAS industry in the Northeast, and a discussion on how new advanced air mobility “vertiports” will integrate with local communities.

See full agenda, registration details and more here.

MatrixSpace will be exhibiting and speaking on a number of panels. We hope you can join us.

Leads AI product development for groundbreaking AI-enabled sensors

Burlington, MA – Recently launched MatrixSpace announces the appointment of AI and machine learning expert Nihar Nanda PhD as Head of AI Products, responsible for AI product development. In this role he will lead the development of AI for networked radar.  

Nihar brings a track record of developing AI and Machine Learning applications at-scale. Most recently he was VP, ML and AI at Parallel Wireless and before that Chief Technologist for cloud and big data at Dell Technologies.

MatrixSpace is addressing the next generation of AI-enabled sensing solutions. Real-time edge-based sensing with AI enables smart sensors to visualize and identify objects, their distance and speed, and collect and report that data in real-time, just like a human. MatrixSpace integrates feeds from sensors for instant situational awareness, day or night. This ability to combine industry leading sensing technologies with AI edge processing and RF communication in real-time is a major technology breakthrough with multiple vertical applications. The goal is to bring these technologies to new markets at a disruptive price, size and performance point.  

Nihar joins an impressive US-based leadership team from the RF, radar, AI, and autonomy sectors. This includes: co-founder and executive chair Greg Waters; co-founder and chief scientist Dr José Martínez Lorenzo; Chief Revenue Officer Lori DeMatteis; VP Autonomous Systems Matthew Kling; and VP of RF and Radar Systems Dan Nobbe.

Quote from Greg Waters, executive chair, MatrixSpace
“The opportunity to unleash the power of AI across the full range of sensing capabilities and turn it into an intelligent platform is only the beginning. Nihar brings a robust understanding of the potential of where we can take our next steps and how we can support customer requirements today and into the future. I’m delighted to welcome him to the team.”

Quote from Nihar Nanda, Head of AI/ML MatrixSpace
“MatrixSpace recognizes sensory perception will be at the core of the ability for autonomous systems to mimic human capabilities. The confluence of optical, radar, RF, networking and real-time AI unleash endless possibilities for sensing not seen before. I’m excited to be part of the impressive MatrixSpace team as we roll out new solutions to the global marketplace.”  

Innovative technology sales leader to drive go to market initiatives

Burlington, MA – Recently launched MatrixSpace announces the appointment of industry sales leader Lori DeMatteis as Chief Revenue Officer. Lori will drive MatrixSpace’s sales and go to market programs across a range of industries and geographies.  

Lori brings a track record of driving significant revenue for emerging technologies into vertical industries for startups to market leaders such as Oracle and Emerson. Most recently she was Global VP of customer success, sales and marketing at aviation safety innovator Iris Automation.  

MatrixSpace is addressing the next generation of AI-enabled sensing solutions and already has early enterprise and government customers in place. The company is building real-time edge-based sensing with AI to sense and detect objects, motion, and direction in any situation. This ability to combine industry leading sensing, AI edge processing and RF communication in real-time is a major technology breakthrough with significant vertical market applications.  

Founded in 2019 in Burlington Massachusetts, MatrixSpace has already assembled a proven US-based leadership team from the RF, radar, artificial intelligence, and autonomy sectors. This includes: co-founder and executive chair Greg Waters; co-founder and chief scientist Dr José Martínez Lorenzo; VP Autonomous Systems Matthew Kling; and VP of RF and Radar Systems, Dan Nobbe.

Quote from Greg Waters, executive chair, MatrixSpace
“MatrixSpace brings new opportunities to a wide range of industries by combining sensing, processing and communications with AI. Lori brings a track record of evangelizing and opening markets to ground-breaking solutions and adds an important role to the bench strength of our leadership team.”

Quote from Lori DeMatteis, Chief Revenue Officer, MatrixSpace

“I’m excited to be part of the impressive MatrixSpace team. Communicating the value of our cutting-edge products will enable solutions where none previously existed.”

Burlington, MA – Addressing the next generation of AI-enabled sensing solutions, MatrixSpace announces completion of $10.1M in private investor funding with secured enterprise and government customers in place.

Real-time edge-based sensing with AI (artificial intelligence) is the ability to sense and detect objects, motion, and direction in any situation. MatrixSpace’s ability to combine industry leading sensing, AI edge processing and RF communication in real-time is a major technology breakthrough with multiple vertical market applications.

Founded in late 2019 in Burlington Massachusetts, MatrixSpace has assembled a proven US-based leadership team from the RF, radar, artificial intelligence, and autonomy sectors.

Co-founder and executive chair Greg Waters is a serial entrepreneur and investor focused on the semiconductor and networking markets. He is a Director at Cyxtera Technologies, onsemi, Sierra Wireless, and Mythic AI and was previously President and CEO at Integrated Device Technology. He held leadership roles at Skyworks Solutions, Agere Systems, and Texas Instruments.

Co-founder and chief scientist Dr José Martínez Lorenzo is associate professor at Northeastern University and was an NSF Early CAREER recipient for his work in 4D mm-Wave Compressive Sensing and Imaging at One Thousand Volumetric Frames per Second. Matthew Kling is VP Autonomous Systems and Dan Nobbe is VP of RF and Radar Systems, holding over 50 patents in mobile and RF communications.

Independent board members are David St Jean, Senior Advisor at Centerview Partners, and Mark Twaalfhoven, CEO of Trexon. Advisors include Rene Haas, CEO of Arm, and Brian Modoff, Founder and CEO of MC3 Ventures LLC, Advisory Partner, Summit Partners and former EVP Strategy, M&A and Ventures at Qualcomm.

Quote from Greg Waters, executive chair, MatrixSpace
“Combining sensing, processing and communications with AI offers game-changing capabilities for both enterprise and government entities. We’re bringing small, affordable smart sensing and automated response to markets that have never considered it. We’re proud to assemble a formidable team in our leadership, independent board members, and advisors to make this happen.”