Room: 5-314
Speaker Name:
David Kelly
Affiliation:
CEO of Innovasea
Abstract:
With an increasing global population, the utilization of the oceans to economically support societies is growing. While the traditional uses of the oceans for transportation, defense, energy, and food continue, the engineering challenges are evolving and the range of disciplines involved is increasing. This lecture will examine these trends from an industry perspective, drawing on subsea robotics and aquaculture technology applications.
Bio:
David Kelly is the CEO of Innovasea, a company revolutionizing aquaculture and advancing the science of fish tracking to make our oceans and freshwater ecosystems sustainable for future generations. Under his leadership, Innovasea has evolved from a US-based fish farming equipment supplier to a global aquaculture and fish tracking technology leader with offices in the United States, Canada, Norway, Chile, Greece, and Australia.
Prior to Innovasea, David served as President and CEO of Bluefin Robotics, a provider of autonomous underwater vehicles and related marine robotics technology. Bluefin offers a full range of AUVs that support the defense, energy, and oceanographic research markets. David is a senior executive and technologist with experience ranging from early-stage high-tech companies to Fortune 500 firms.
David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.