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Mark Davis

Head of Industry Research
  • Location:
    San Francisco One Market
  • Group:
    Industry Research
  • Email:
    mark.davis@autodesk.com
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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
Parameters Tell the Design Story: Ideation and  Abstraction in Design Optimization

Erin Bradner, Francesco Iorio, Mark Davis (2014)

Parameters Tell the Design Story: Ideation and Abstraction in Design Optimization
SimAUD 2014 Conference proceedings:
Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design
8 pages
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Living in the Cloud: key takeaways

Mark Davis (2012)

Living in the Cloud: key takeaways
Smart Design
April 02, 2012

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Ready, Set, Innovate! Autodesk Tournament Tests Students’ Left and Right Brains

Mark Davis (2012)

Ready, Set, Innovate! Autodesk Tournament Tests Students’ Left and Right Brains
Haas in the World
March 19, 2012

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Projects
Project Dreamcatcher

Partners: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Concordia University, Université Laval, University of Toronto

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Design Variations and Optimization

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Multitouch and Sensor Interaction

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Virtualization and Remote Collaboration

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Autodesk Remote

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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 Pending

Method 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 Pending

System 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

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  • Email
    mark.davis@autodesk.com
  • Phone
    415.356.0770

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    Mark Davis participates in a panel discussion on Machine Learning

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