Inventor of more than 100 granted patents in the field of wearable biomedical sensing, Dr. Steven LeBoeuf is one of the foundational innovators in wearable photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors that are now embedded in millions of wearables on the market today. Before founding Valencell in 2006, Dr. LeBoeuf pioneered innovations in solid state materials, multiwavelength optoelectronic devices, high-power electronics, nanostructured materials and devices, and biochemical sensor systems while serving as a Senior Scientist and Biosensor Project Lead for General Electric. LeBoeuf has developed dozens of strategic partnerships with industry leading consumer technology brands, medical professionals, research institutions, medical device manufacturers, health and fitness companies, and start-ups. One of the most broadly quoted scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of wearable PPG sensing, LeBoeuf has served as a speaker in 50+ events around the world and is routinely interviewed by journalists, industry analysts, venture capitalists, and academic researchers. As a founding pioneer in modern wearables, LeBoeuf has managed Valencell’s foundational patent portfolio, which has been licensed to dozens of companies around the world and implemented in 40+ wearable devices, ranging from earbuds, hearing aids, wristbands, legbands, smartwatches, virtual reality systems, headbands and more. LeBoeuf holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, where he has been inducted into the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Hall of Fame, and BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University.Specialties: -- Inventing, developing, prototyping, validating, & licensing intellectual property-- Partnership development: commercial licensing & academic collaborations-- Program management-- Arguing against the utter absurdity of truly non-invasive glucose monitors good enough to dose insulin-- Start-up fundraising & commercialization strategy-- Business development-- Wearable optical & auscultatory sensor technology-- Having no known cognitive distortions-- Novel wearable optics, optoelectronics, optomechanics, optical materials, & device development-- Microelectronics and nanoelectronics technologies -- Physiological and environmental sensor tech-- Semiconductor technology & device development-- Sensor systems-- Saving ornery leprechauns from the mouths of hungry hippos, with his heat vision-- Algorithm development-- Consultant & expert witness -- Experimental design & rapid feasibility analysis