Any business stands to benefit from having leaders from diverse backgrounds. A perfect example in the games industry is Ubisoft’s Yves Jacquier, who has experience in areas ranging from signal processing to physics to playing in a disco band. For the past 17 years, Yves has led Ubisoft’s academic R&D strategy, including the creation of La Forge – the first lab in the gaming industry dedicated to bridging the gap between academic research and game development. Join us as we discuss Yves’ groundbreaking work and visit the potential of artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual beings and more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.