Thought Leaders

Dr. Aldis Sipolins

Aldis is an XR researcher who applies principles of design and psychology to influence human behavior. Aldis earned a PhD in Visual Cognition and Human Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying brain training, imaging, and stimulation. He then founded a startup in San Francisco developing VR brain training games. He later joined IBM Research as Head of Virtual Reality and Game Design before joining Draper Laboratories, a not-for-profit R&D firm, to lead XR research. With over a decade conducting VR/AR research, Dr. Sipolins has identified brain imaging markers of memory encoding in VR, used eye tracking in VR to track attention and cognitive load, and even designed and tested AR interfaces with SOCOM Special Forces. Among his other achievements, Aldis has reached platinum rank playing Random in Starcraft 2 and has platinumed Demon's Souls and Rock Band 2. His work at Adeia focuses on XR and gaming.