Lorenz Meier
Co-Founder and CEO
Auterion
Arlington, Virginia, United States
About me
Dr. Lorenz Meier is Founder and CEO of Auterion and the founder of a number of important open source projects for the drone industry that include PX4, MAVLink, QGroundControl and is the creator of the Pixhawk autopilot. He is a veteran of the drone industry since 2008 with more than a decade of experience. He is the Chairman of the Dronecode Foundation. He received his PhD (on drone software architecture) in 2017 from ETH Zurich. He was named Digital Shaper by Bilanz in 2018 and 2019. Lorenz has received several awards and fellowships for his work, including being recognized by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 Innovators under 35 in 2017, the ETH Pioneer Fellowship in 2016, Amazon Prime Air gift/fellowship 2014, Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship in 2012, ABB Industry Award in 2011, the 1st place in the EMAV 2009 indoor competition together with his team and the ETH Excellence and Opportunity Award in 2008.
My organisation
Auterion is a cutting-edge operating system for autonomous computing that empowers a diverse range of autonomous robots to perform high-risk to mundane tasks, deliver goods, and aid in life-saving missions. Our industry-leading software drives the adoption of robotic fleets and is recognized by the U.S. government as the future standard for its drone program. Join the Auterion movement and experience the power of next-generation computing.
Speaker sessions (1)
Monday, 27 January 2025
15:45 - 16:30