Roland Dubois

XR Accessibility Lead at Virtuleap

Roland Dubois is the XR Accessibility Lead at Virtuleap. Roland is also a product design consultant for XR, specializing in UI/UX design and front-end development for immersive experiences on the web. In addition, they are a member/contributor of the W3C immersive web working group and the host of the WebXR New York Meetup.

Previously, Roland was with Shop-Ware as their Product Design Manager and UX Lead. Roland was also an adjunct faculty for UI/UX in AR/VR/MR at the School of Visual Arts.

Roland has been with Virtuleap for 4 years, where they started as their UX Advisor. Roland later became their XR Accessibility Lead and Co-founder and CXO (Product). At Virtuleap, they work on biometric algorithms that leverage modern neuroscience research and machine learning to translate body language in VR, AR, and 3D environments into psychographics and demographics. They have recently emerged from stealth-mode and their API is ready to go for pilot projects with companies in both the enterprise and consumer sectors. They are also currently developing an edutainment app called the Attention Lab, which will feature a series of gamified experiments that are powered by their tech in order to teach players about how their brains work.

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The team of Roland Dubois, XR Accessibility Lead, consists of Fernando Soares, Gustavo Silva, Filipe Baptista, Siavash Hekmatnia, Roland Dubois, Afonso Nascimento, and Ali Shafiee.

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Cambridge, United States

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Virtuleap

Virtuleap combines neuroscience and virtual reality to help increase attention levels, and address cognitive illnesses, disorders, and learning challenges. They have created a library of VR games designed by neuroscientists in order to test and train a range of cognitive abilities and make that data accessible through their enterprise platform. They're working with leading institutions, like the VA Health Care System and the Pacific Brain Health Center, to validate their solution as an effective diagnostic and treatment for attention deficit and cognitive decline.


Headquarters

Lisbon, Portugal

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11-50

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