Jerome Royan

Jerome Royan currently serves as the Principal Architect for Augmented and Virtual Reality at IRT b-com, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of immersive technologies within the industry. Leveraging his extensive expertise in 3D visualization, image processing, and software engineering, Jerome leads innovative projects that bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and practical industrial applications. His work focuses on developing scalable AR and VR solutions that enhance industrial workflows, from manufacturing to maintenance, ensuring these technologies are accessible and impactful across diverse sectors.

One of Jerome’s key initiatives at IRT b-com is his involvement in the advancement of ARCloud technology, which aims to democratize augmented reality by enabling persistent, shared AR experiences across multiple devices and platforms. This aligns with his broader goal of fostering industry-research collaboration, facilitating the transfer of innovative AR/VR solutions into real-world applications. His leadership in launching the open-source SolAR Framework exemplifies his commitment to open innovation, providing developers with a robust vision pipeline architecture tailored for augmented reality applications. As Rapporteur of the ETSI Industry Specification Group on Augmented Reality Framework, Jerome has been instrumental in defining standardized frameworks that promote interoperability and accelerate adoption.

With transversal expertise spanning 3D modeling, streaming media, and OpenGL, Jerome’s work emphasizes creating seamless, high-performance AR/VR experiences. His strategic focus on architecture design and programming ensures that these immersive solutions are both technically robust and user-centric, ultimately driving the democratization of augmented reality and virtual reality technologies in industry.