Dr. Ilan Spillinger, Vice President Xbox HW, will provide an inside view into the HW involved in Xbox 360's breakthrough technology, Kinect, as well as a view into the new, sleek Xbox 360 console. He will share how the combination of the HW, SW, and experiences create the "magic" moments in Kinect. Dr. Spillinger will describe what makes the new Xbox 360 unique.

Biography

Dr. Ilan Spillinger, VP Xbox Hardware, joined Microsoft in late 2007. He currently leads the Xbox 360 architecture and verification, silicon design, and Kinect HW development. Spillinger manages a team of engineers spanning across global sites, including Redmond, Silicon Valley, and Israel.

During his previous six-year tenure with IBM, Spillinger was Distinguished Engineer and VP, Advanced Processor Design. In that role, he was responsible for development of all Power Architecture-based processors at IBM: server processor; embedded processors; and client-driven solutions (e.g., Xbox 360, Wii). Prior to that, Spillinger was a principal engineer and the manager of the architecture team in Intel Israel, responsible for the definition of X86-based low-cost and low-power microprocessors, specifically the first Intel mobile processor in the Intel Centrino roadmap.

Spillinger holds a D.Sc. and M.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa Israel.