Dr. Luc JULIA, VP of Innovation at Samsung, and former Apple Director of Siri at Apple, joins Talao as an Advisor. Talao.io Follow Jul 5, 2018 · 2 min read

Building the first decentralized protocol and platform for the professional data of 100 million freelancers is a great journey. And we are thrilled to announce today that Dr. Luc JULIA has joined us on this journey at Talao as an Advisor.

Dr. Luc JULIA, Vice President of Innovation at the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center, is leading the company’s vision and strategy for the Internet of Things, through the development of the SAMSUNG ARTIK Cloud, designed to connect any device and application.

Luc co-authored Siri’s core patents at SRI International in the late 90’s with Siri’s co-founder, Adam Cheyer. During his tenure at SRI, Luc helped start Nuance Communications, now a world leader in speech technologies. By 2010, the company was acquired by Apple Inc., and the Siri app was incorporated into Apple’s iPhone products.

While at Apple, Luc oversaw key components of Siri, including iOS Client and Server Development,and the Analytics and Research groups. He is an author and co-author of over 50 scientific publications and has several patents relating to human computer interaction. Recognized as one of the top 100 most influential French developers in the digital world, Luc has also co-founded a number of successful start-ups.

Luc will focus on advising the Talao team in developing an innovative User Experience with Ethereum blockchain and AI services, to optimise the Talao Protocol and infrastructure adoption.

We thank Luc for joining us as a member of the Talao Advisory Board and we look forward to benefiting from his expertise. Together, we will build the first and premier protocol to free professional data from platform lock-in.