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HOW TO BE A STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR
Saverio MurgiaCEO & FOUNDER of Horus Technology
HELLO!
My name is Saverio and I am an entrepreneur and innovator with the passion for computer vision and machine learning.
QUICK RESUME
2014 - 2015
Ecole centrale de NantesMaster's Degree, EMARO - Advanced Robotics
2013 - 2014
Università degli Studi di Genova / University of GenoaMaster's Degree, EMARO - Robotics Engineering
2010 - 2013
Università degli Studi di Genova / University of GenoaBachelor's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical
Engineering
2010 - 2015
ISSUGE - ISICTExcellence Programme, ICT, Management and
Economics
March 2014 - present
CEO and FounderHorus Technology
February 2015 - present
Visiting Research StudentEPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
October 2012 – June 2014
InternPSPC Lab - Università degli Studi di Genova
March 2014 – July 2015
Visiting Research StudentIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia
LET’S START!
285 million people do not live independently due to sight loss.We want to give them a device that will change their lives.
HOW DID THIS IDEA COME?
One day, Luca and I were helped a blind person walk around the city because there was a detour.
In that period we were working on robotics vision systems.We said: why don’t we apply our knowledge to something that can help
people?
AFTER SIX MONTHSWE MADE OUR FIRST PROTOTYPE
WE MADE HORUS
a greater independence
Face recognition Text readingObject recognition Navigation assistance
GOAL
THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TOGRANTS
6K € 15K € 5K CHF 10K €
AND A CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ON THE TIM #WCAP PLATFORM
WE MADE THIS
Stereo bone conduction system
Stereo vision
Horus
Patent pending
Voice commands
Universal fit
No ear impairment
Eligible to be a medical device
No internet required
User adaptation
ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES
PARTNERSHIP
SOCIAL IMPACT
FAMILY
Care giving
Worries
INDUSTRY
Jobs
Equality
SOCIETY
Integrations
Barriers
BUT, WHO IS BEHIND ALL OF THIS?
CORE TEAM
Saverio Murgia Luca Nardelli Benedetta Magri
CEO & FOUNDER CTO & FOUNDER CMO
Advanced Robotics Neuro engineering Member of LEO Club
TEAM
Alessandro Caldini
Simone Vuotto Martina Cavalieri
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SOFTWARE DEVELOPER DESIGNER
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Prof. Fabio SolariPhD
Manuela Chessa
PhD
Renowned researchers in the field of Computer Vision
THE TEAM IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR BUSINESS
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
Countless hours spent working!
Here are the lessons learned…
1
Speaking a lot about our idea
2
Not being greedy (with the team)
3
Being greedy with everybody else
4
Helping each other
5
Asking for help to mentors and advisors
6
Pitching (and applying) for any grant/accelerator
7
Saying NO
8
There is no better moment to start than NOW
“The person who cannot see has the future in their eyes.
We must live our lives with every sense, every emotion”
CONTACTS
Saverio Murgia
CEO & FOUNDER
ch.linkedin.com/in/saveriomurgia
www.horus.technology
@horustechnology
THANK YOU
