Biography
Mark is a multi-disciplinary designer working at the intersection of business, technology and design.
At Autodesk, Mark is responsible for researching and developing new technology into user experiences that influence direction. He leads Design Research in the Office of the CTO, developing new tools for designers, engineers and makers. His research includes leading project Dreamcatcher, a disruptive generative design tool for the automotive, aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries.
Prior to joining Autodesk, Mark led design teams in start-up, client, agency and corporate environments where he utilized his expertise in consumer product design, broadcast entertainment and user interface design. Mark has created products and experiences for Palm, Lucasfilm, LG, Sony and Netflix, including work in feature film, television and games. Mark holds patents for data visualization, interface design and mobile hardware and is a frequent speaker and judge at international design and innovation events.
3 publications
Erin Bradner, Francesco Iorio, Mark Davis (2014)
Parameters Tell the Design Story: Ideation and Abstraction in Design OptimizationSimAUD 2014 Conference proceedings:
Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design
8 pages
Mark Davis (2012)
Living in the Cloud: key takeawaysSmart Design
April 02, 2012
Mark Davis (2012)
Ready, Set, Innovate! Autodesk Tournament Tests Students’ Left and Right BrainsHaas in the World
March 19, 2012
Projects
Project Dreamcatcher
Partners: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Concordia University, Université Laval, University of Toronto
Design Variations and Optimization
Multitouch and Sensor Interaction
Virtualization and Remote Collaboration
Autodesk Remote
Patents
N-way interactive communication using hand held computers Mark T. Davis, David Kammer, Eric Klein, Twerdahl; Timothy D. US Patent number: 8676897 Issue date: March 18, 2014
User-friendly graphics generator using direct manipulation Earl D. Sacerdoti, David Foote, Mark T. Davis, Leigh Rosser US Patent number: 6188403 Issue date: Feb 13, 2001
Method for waking a device in response to a wireless network activity David Kammer, Mark T. Davis US Patent number: 8077015 Issue date: Dec 13, 2011
Bypassing bluetooth discovery for devices in a special list David Kammer, Mark T. Davis, Eric Klein US Patent number: 8170480 Issue date: May 1, 2012
Method for bypassing passkey exchange and authentication procedures Mark T. Davis, David Kammer US Patent number: 7474888 Issue date: Jan 6, 2009
Automated telephone conferencing method and system Mark Davis, Edwin Booth, Chad Jennings US US Patent number: 7295852 Issue date: Nov 13, 2007
Automated telephone conferencing method and system Mark Davis, Edwin Booth, Chad Jennings US Patent number: 7865180 Issue date: Jan 4, 2011
Method for waking a device in response to a wireless network activity David Kammer, Mark T. Davis US Patent number: 6943667 Issue date: Sep 13, 2005
User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli US Patent number: 7406666 Issue date: Jul 29, 2008
Power saving in multi-processor device Wen Zhao, David Kammer, Mark T. Davis, Arun G. Mathias, Isabel Ge Mahe, Bennett Chan, Alex Yee Kit Ho US Patent number: 7898994 Issue date: Mar 1, 2011
Method for waking a device in response to wireless network activity David Kammer, Mark T. Davis US Patent number: 7248146 Issue date: Jul 24, 2007
Dynamic sizing user interface method and system for data display Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli US Patent number: 7802206 Issue date: Sep 21, 2010
User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli US Patent number: 7831934 Issue date: Nov 9, 2010
Data browsing method and system for user interface Mark Davis US Patent number: 7992096 Issue date: Aug 2, 2011
US Patents PendingMethod and apparatus for accessing a contacts database and telephone services Jeffrey Hawkins, Robert Haitani, Mark Davis Application Number US20060168539
User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli Application Number US20060168539
User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli Application Number US 20040046791
User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli Application Number US 20090007025
System and method for semi-automatic land planning Mark Davis, Richard D. Howard, Gene Roe Application Number US 20080281673
Generating vector geometry from raster input for semi-automatic land planning Mark Davis, Richard D. Howard, Gene Roe Application Number US 20080282203
Parallel computation of computationally expensive parameter changes Jeff Kowalski, Mark Davis, Jose Madeira De Freitas Garcia, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice Application Number US 20100128061
Dynamic sizing user interface method and system for data display Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli Application Number US 20110012930
Automated telephone conferencing method and system Mark Davis, Edwin Booth, Chad Jennings Application Number US 20080049921
Power saving in multi-processor device Wen Zhao, David Kammer, Mark T. Davis, Arun G. Mathias, Isabel Ge Mahe, Bennett Chan, Alex Yee Kit Ho Application Number US 20070140199
International Patents PendingSystem and method for semi-automatic land planning Mark Davis, Richard D. Howard, Gene Roe Application Number WO/2008/137869A1
User interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays Mark Davis, Carlo Bernoulli Application Number WO/2004/019200A2
Method and apparatus for accessing a contacts database and telephone services Jeffrey Hawkins, Robert Haitani, Mark Davis Application Number WO/2007/021791A3
Method and apparatus for accessing a contacts database and telephone services Application Jeffrey Hawkins, Robert Haitani, Mark Davis Application Number WO/2007/021791A2
Contact
Autodesk Research
The Landmark @ One Market Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94105-5104
USA