Dr Robert Swann has been appointed as the new Chair of SenseAI Vision.
Dr Swann is an experienced chairman, entrepreneur, and business angel with deep expertise in technology ventures. Most notably, Robert has significant experience in the image processing and semiconductor industries, both of which SenseAI Vision is disrupting with their superfast, low dose, low data imaging software.
He is also currently Chairman of SLAMCORE Ltd, a board member of Undo Ltd and Living Optics Ltd, and Co-chair of Cambridge Angels.
Previously, Robert has held other pivotal leadership roles such as Co-founder and Chairman of Spectral Edge Ltd (acquired by Apple in 2019); Chairman of Cambridge CMOS Sensors (acquired by AMS in 2016), Audio Analytic Ltd (acquired by Meta in 2022), and Flusso Ltd (acquired by a global semiconductor company in 2022). He also served as Executive Chairman of Green Parrot Pictures Ltd (acquired by Google in 2011), and held board positions at Movidius Inc (acquired by Intel in 2016), Dexela (acquired by PerkinElmer in 2011), Im-Sense Ltd (acquired by Apple in 2010), the East of England Development Agency, and Cambridge Angels.
Robert graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in Electrical and Information Sciences and earned his PhD in video processing from the Cambridge University Engineering Department. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2021.
Dan Somers, CEO of SenseAI Vision says:
“We are delighted that Robert is joining our team. He has a wealth of experience, not just as a successful leader, but has first-hand experience in the key industries in which our technology is making huge advancements. We believe his input will be invaluable as we now move into a really exciting stage of development at SenseAI Vision.”
Commenting on his new role, Dr Swann says:
“I’m excited to be joining the SenseAI team. I look forward to advancing the use of electron microscopes in applications where they have traditionally been limited due to beam sensitivity, acquisition speeds or data volumes, opening new possibilities for discovery and innovation.”
