For many of us at ARIA this is the most important work we will ever undertake

Our team includes world-class innovators, engineers, scientists and designers who have developed many of the technologies that underpin the AR efforts of companies like Microsoft, Apple, Dolby, Cochlear and Magic Leap

The ARIA team is a pretty diverse group, from interns to distinguished professors, from fresh-faced junior engineers to grizzled industry veterans. We're from Tasmania and Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai, Melbourne and Manila, Launceston and Los Angeles and a dozen other places in between. Diverse backgrounds, cultures and experiences, deep expertise, layered with creativity and disciplined focus is who we are. We’re growing something new, and with it, a place for people looking to grow themselves.

Executive Team

Robert Yearsley

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Robert is a serial entrepreneur and technologist working at the intersection of Augmented Reality, Assistive Artificial Intelligence and Biosensors. Robert has a 26-year history of building consumer technologies and businesses in Silicon Valley and Australia, including Digital Video Recording (1999), Personal Tablet Computing (2003), Video on Demand (2004), Ad Supported Video on Demand (2006), and Cross Platform Realtime Collaboration of Digital Writing and Drawing (2011).
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Mark Harrison

Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder
Mark is a veteran entrepreneur with a 25-year history of building technology-centric companies and with 30 years of experience designing user-facing technical systems. He has co-founded a technology and law firm (1999), a global Influencer Marketing agency (2005), and an online marine industry marketplace (2013). Before becoming an entrepreneur, Mark was a technologist for the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Group, Bell Atlantic, Primedia and Booz Allen Hamilton.
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Michael Goorevich

Chief Technology Officer
Michael is a seasoned engineering and technology leader with a deep background in embedded systems, signal processing, and medical device innovation. Over the course of his 30-year career, he has led cross-functional engineering teams, developed IP strategy, and delivered cutting-edge technical solutions aligned with business goals. He is named as an inventor on more than 30 granted or pending U.S. patents.
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Warren Bingham

Global Vice President
Warren Bingham brings over 30 years of experience in the Medical Devices sector and is the Founder and Executive Chairman of MedTech International, Board member of the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), Executive Chairman of OmnisOva and Chairman of the Board of Agscent. In 2000-2014, he was President of the Australian subsidiary of Given Imaging Ltd who pioneered PillCam® technology. Globally, the company evolved from a start-up to trade sale for approx. $1 Billion.
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Engineering

Vivek Velivela

Senior Software Engineer
Vivek Velivela is a Senior Software Engineer specialising in cloud-native applications, scalable data pipelines, and intelligent systems, with expertise in building cross-platform applications, event-driven architectures, and ML-powered data systems. He has built and launched full-stack products from concept to release, integrating AWS, React Native, and modern DevOps practices. He is passionate about creating secure, high-performing platforms that scale.
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Shudarshan Kongkham

Machine Learning Engineer
Shudarshan is a seasoned Machine Learning Engineer with a Master of Artificial Intelligence and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechatronics Engineering. He is certified by OpenCV and passionate about translating complex AI concepts into practical, impactful solutions. His professional contributions are primarily in computer vision, where he has engineered a diverse range of projects using real-time CCTV footage and edge devices like embedded systems and drones.
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Dr Ibai Gorordo

Senior Software Engineer
Dr. Gorordo is a Senior Software Engineer with a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan) where he was honored with the Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship. Dr. Gorodo is responsible for a large part of the engineering of ARIA's clinical trial prototypes and in his academic career has contributed to several research projects focused on the development of new sensor systems for assistive devices.
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Anastasia Devana

Senior Director of Audio Experience.
Anastasia is an internationally recognized leader in spatial audio design and technology with a proven track record of delivering innovative award-winning experiences, and generating technical and creative IP. With a unique dual background in software engineering and music composition, Anastasia thrives at the intersection of technology and artistry.
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Marx Vergel Melencio

Accessibility Technologist
Marx Melencio is specialized in the development of assistive and adaptive technologies for persons with disabilities. His past projects include prototypes of open source, DIY 3D printed assistive eyeglasses for the blind; a bilingual Filipino-English neural text-to-speech synthesizer for the blind; a voice cloner and a wearable American Sign Language to speech output prototype for the deaf.
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Support

Dr Lil Deverell

Mixed Methods Investigator
Dr Lil Deverell is a mixed methods investigator who created the VROOM and OMO tools in the context of bionic vision research. These tools measure functional vision and orientation and mobility (O&M) skills.
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Julee-anne Bell

Community Relations / Blind Expert
Julee-anne is the Managing Director of World Access for the Blind, Australia, the independent Australian affiliate of the California-registered non-profit World Access for the Blind (WATFB).
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Daniel Kish

Director of Training
Daniel Kish is an American expert in human echolocation and the President of World Access for the Blind (WAFTB), a California-registered nonprofit organization.
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Advisory Board

Prof. Glenn Dickins

IP Development & Technology
Glenn has over 30 years leading spatial sound and is presently founder and CEO of MidEngine Audio. With a core interest and passion for spatial sound, and a deep link to human perception and presence, Glenn also has research and philanthropy activities in the field.
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Dr Michael Harries

Partner, The Robotics Hub
Michael is a partner with ‘The Robotics Hub’, an early-stage robotics and AI fund. The Robotics Hub works with portfolio companies to produce outstanding businesses from early concepts & technologies.
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Anita van der Meer

Founder & Director, Innoveren Pty Ltd
Anita brings over 20 years of clinical commercialisation experience and connections in public health and the private sector including multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology companies and start-ups.
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Henk Vliestra

President, RYMATH Enterprises, fmr. COO Magic Leap
Henk Vlietstra is an international businessman with over 20 years of experience in global fortune 150 companies.
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