One Llama the Leading Audio Artificial Intelligence for Wearable Devices Announces New CEO, Kurt Bauer

New York, NY — Feb 11, 2014 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) — One Llama Inc. (http://www.onellama.com) today announced that Kurt Bauer will join the company as its President and CEO. Founded by some of the world’s leading experts in machine learning and the semantic web, the One Llama team has invented an advanced audio artificial intelligence system. Bauer will lead One Llama in bringing this system, with its “artificial ear” to manufacturers of wearable devices and audio-oriented mobile Apps to enable a new wave of audio-smart devices.

“One Llama is poised to bring together the benefits of big data, audio artificial intelligence and machine learning to open up a new world of audio-smart wearables and mobile Apps,” says Hassan Miah, One Llama’s co-founder and former acting CEO. “We are so excited to welcome Kurt to the team where his deep understanding of complex technical systems and entrepreneurial leadership will help One Llama to create amazing products that drive the next wave of technical innovation in artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.”

“The One Llama team and technology they’ve created are amazing and the opportunity to apply it to real consumer problems is massive,” says Bauer. “One Llama’s audio intelligence will bring wearables to life.”

Bauer bring years of successful start-up and public company experience to the One Llama team. Most recently he co-founded budtobud (http://www.budtobud.com), a social music company for music discovery, where he will remain active. Previously, he led the leading Internet access company, Nomadix, which was acquired in 2006 and now operates as part of DOCOMO interTouch (http://www.docomointertouch.com). He has also held executive positions at Proxim, Lucent, Ascend Communications and Whitetree.

One Llama’s artificial intelligence technology is based on research that began over 10 years ago at the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) when One Llama’s founders received a grant from the National Science Foundation. The team used machine learning and developed novel methods to analyze large datasets of sound information and other data types.

To learn more about the strategic applications of audio in wearable devices and how to license One Llama, interested companies should contact One Llama at: info@onellama.com or http://www.onellama.com/