2007 Vic Commendations

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Dr. Stan Skafidas and George Parthimos 2007 Pearcey Victorian Commendations

Stan Skafidas

Stan Skafidas is the Program Manager and Technical Leader for NICTA Sensor

Networks Programs managing 20 people to deliver 2 innovative state

of the art projects.

– $20M telecommunications system project for the real time water infrastructure monitoring. This project will permit farmers to order water for irrigation on demand. The implemented system will also permit farmers to trade water and water rights as they require. The system involves hardware platform (NICTOR), embedded software and application software.

– Next generation wireless communications transceiver operating at 60GHz.

Stan has been successful in securing $45M in contributions from industry stakeholders

George Parthimos

George Parthimos founded Torian Wireless Limited, a start-up company which has grown to be globally recognised as one of the market leaders in Internet radio technology. The Torian technology enables any person anywhere in the world to access Internet radio content from a consumer electronics device. Known as iRoamer Technology, this proprietary development makes Internet radio possible, and has been specifically designed to be easily embedded in a myriad of consumer products. business with offices in 3 continents within 3 years. Among Georges achievements, he has:

– Partnered with Dick Smith Electronics to launch the InFusion product across the top 20 Powerhouse stores in February 2007.

– Received several high-profile awards at the past three consecutive Consumer Electronics shows in Las Vegas USA.