Alexander Harmsen

Co-Founder & Chairman at Iris Automation

Alexander’s background provides a diverse set of experiences working with NASA JPL, MDA, Airbus, and smaller drone tech startups. He earned his private pilot license at 17 and was elected to the board of Unmanned Systems Canada in 2015. He has published papers in computer vision, given multiple technical presentations internationally and worked on computer vision 3D reconstruction and navigation algorithms for NASA’s Mars Helicopter project at the Jet Propulsion Lab. Recently, he’s been selected for both Forbes’ and Inc’s 30 Under 30 lists, and has been invited to speak at dozens of conferences and events internationally.

Timeline

  • Co-Founder & Chairman

    Current role