David Fattal
Co-Founder & CTO
AI, Spatial, 3D
Menlo Park, California, USA
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David Fattal is the Co-Founder and CTO of Leia Inc., the company behind Immersity — a technology platform delivering immersive experiences that make users feel part of the scene. Immersity is pioneering the path toward spatial intelligence, the next generation of AI where digital content blends naturally with the physical world. At Leia, David has led the convergence of advanced 3D display technology and Spatial AI, driving the development of switchable 3D displays and real-time 2D-to-3D conversion software. His work has brought immersive products to market with Samsung, Acer, ZTE, and others, and Immersity is now used by millions of people worldwide. His current focus is building a planetary-scale pipeline of real-world 3D data and AI models to power the future of spatial computing. Prior to founding Leia, David spent nearly a decade at HP Labs working on quantum computing and nanophotonics. His breakthrough invention of lightfield backlighting was featured on the cover of Nature and formed the basis for Leia’s first-generation displays.
David holds a PhD in Physics from Stanford University and a BS in Theoretical Physics from École Polytechnique, France. He is an inventor on more than 250 patents, co-author of the textbook Single Photon Devices and Applications, and has received the French National Order of Merit. He was named to MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” list (2013) and was a finalist for the European Inventor Award (2024).
Leia:
Leia Inc. designs, develops, and licenses Immersity, a technology platform that provides immersive experiences to virtually any device, allowing users to feel part of the scene.
Immersive experiences are the foundation of Spatial Intelligence, the next generation of AI, where digital content blends naturally with the physical world.
The Immersity platform comprises AI-powered software and a switchable-display hardware that either displays or projects immersive content, with only the push of a button. Immersity can seamlessly be embedded in any device, from phones to tablets to laptops to monitors.
On standard devices, Motion adds depth through dynamic perspective shifts—making you feel closer to the scene. On Immersity devices, Holo projects true holographic depth, creating a lifelike 3D effect that makes you feel part of the scene—almost inside it. Immersity is available in the market, on devices from several major brands, with more coming soon.
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