As Autodesk VP and Platform group CTO, Brian Mathews helps shape the technology strategy for Autodesk’s platforms and products serving the design, engineering, and construction industries. He also heads the Reality Computing and Sustainability Solutions business units. Reality Computing is about turning things into 3D data, and 3D data into things. His team researches the combination of technologies such as laser scanning, photogrammetry, 3D modeling, simulation, computer vision, augmented reality, and 3D printing. Previously, he was VP of Autodesk Labs, a hub connecting design professionals with innovative technologies. He held Software Architecture and Engineering Management positions for collaboration solutions, data publishing, and the graphics technology used in several products including AutoCAD. Prior to Autodesk, he was the Chief Architect at Buzzsaw.com, the leading cloud collaboration tool for the construction industry, and held technical positions at Sun Microsystems and Ithaca Software. Mathews earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He holds a variety of patents covering data compression, computer graphics, cloud architecture, printing, and design collaboration.