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Alex Kipman

Also known as Alex A. Kipman

Alex Kipman is the designer behind HoloLens 2, and his Microsoft path ran from Visual Studio to the Xbox group in 2008. In 2011 he co-authored a CVPR paper that casts pose estimation as a per-pixel classification problem, and the Longuet-Higgins Prize honored that paper in 2021. The Smithsonian named him a 2019 American Ingenuity Awards honoree. Microsoft confirmed in June 2022 that he was leaving the company. He has been CEO of Analog AI since 2023, and in July 2026 he is still its founder and CEO.

Timeline

  1. 2001–2008

    Moving from Visual Studio to Xbox

    He joins Microsoft in 2001 to work on Visual Studio. In 2008 he joins the Xbox department to oversee the acquisition of the technology for Kinect.

  2. 2011

    A CVPR pose-recognition paper

    He co-authors the CVPR 2011 paper on real-time human pose recognition, which casts pose estimation as a per-pixel classification problem.

  3. 2019

    A Smithsonian Ingenuity Award

    The Smithsonian names him a 2019 American Ingenuity Awards honoree, and its magazine profiles him as the designer behind HoloLens 2.

  4. 2021

    The Longuet-Higgins Prize

    In 2021 he receives the Longuet-Higgins Prize for the CVPR pose-recognition paper that he co-authors.

  5. June 2022

    Leaving Microsoft's HoloLens team

    In June 2022, Microsoft confirms that he is leaving the company to pursue other interests, after an Insider report on alleged misconduct toward female employees.

  6. Since 2023

    Founding Analog AI

    He founds Analog AI and has been its CEO since 2023.

  7. July 2026

    Talks on Hyderabad traffic

    In July 2026 Chief Minister Revanth Reddy meets Alex Kipman, founder and CEO of Analog, to discuss an AI-enabled traffic management system for Hyderabad.

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  1. Alex Kipman - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Microsoft HoloLens creator Alex Kipman leaving the company cnbc.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Real-Time Human Pose Recognition in Parts from a Single Depth Image - Microsoft Research microsoft.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Inventor Alex Kipman's Grand Vision for How Holograms Will Change Our Lives smithsonianmag.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Mixed Reality & AI – Cambridge - Microsoft Research: News And Awards microsoft.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. BRS questions Revanth Reddy’s meeting with Analog CEO Alex Kipman - Telangana Today telanganatoday.com. Checked 14 October 2026.