Biography

Tom Funk started his technology career over 25 years ago becoming the youngest Bell Labs Tier 3 engineer UNIX-based voice mail systems. Since then, he has made an indelible impact on the industry including leading development work on the IoT Shell among several other patents. Tom sees this pivotal era in technology as the enablement of new and exciting enhancement of the human experience. His excitement in discussing all things technological becomes apparent in any conversation to which he can be a party.

Description

The promise of IoT lies not solely within the functions of automating physical space through mechanics. But the often overlooked data models which we have only just begun collecting and assembling truly promise an unbiased window whereby we can improve the very foundations of humanities: government, academia, business and more. Let us challenge ourselves with nothing less than heretical views on long held social assumptions!