Dr. Pessolano has more than a decade of experience in multimedia systems mostly at Philips and its spun-out Semiconductors division in a leading role for activities in SoC design for multimedia systems, 3D display systems, smart cameras, security systems. He is currently responsible for all activities in Vision Systems at IMEC, one of the world's largest research institutes. Dr. Pessolano holds a BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering from University of Pisa and a PhD in Computer Science from London South Bank University. He is author and co-author of more than 30 peer-reviews papers and he has been awarded 13 patents.