Zaid Zaim
XR / AI | Microsoft MVP
Berlin, Germany
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I am an AI, XR expert and Microsoft MVP. I spoke at TED Conferences, Microsoft Build / Ignite, WeAreDevelopers World Congress, focusing on innovation and solving organizational challenges with advanced technology. My projects, which make complex tech accessible and engaging, span sectors like Cultural Heritage, Healthcare, and Creative Coding. As a multiplier for immersive technologies and AI, I am committed to fostering collaborative growth and learning worldwide
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How Mixed Reality, Azure AI and Drones turned me into a Magician?
What happens when you combine a drone, an XR headset, and a multimodal AI copilot? You get magic. In this short and mind-bending session, I’ll show how I built an immersive system using Unity, Meta Quest 3, Azure OpenAI, and a real drone—where gestures summon flight, speech controls AI, and a digital twin mirrors reality. From obstacle-avoiding drones to an AI assistant (“Anna”) that sees, hears, and acts in XR—
Microsoft Mesh Fundamentals and Interactivity with Physics
Microsoft Mesh is redefining the hybrid work landscape. This session introduces the core concepts of Microsoft Mesh, an innovative platform designed for creating rich, XR collaborative experiences. By focusing on the fundamentals and the dynamic capabilities of Mesh Physics, we demonstrate how this technology can transform remote interactions into engaging, shared environments. Learn about the development of immersive workspaces with avatars, spatial audio, and interactive tools, suitable for a range of professional settings. We'll also provide insights into the developer workflow using Unity demos, emphasizing how to harness Mesh for effective, interactive hybrid work solutions.
Code an immersive Copilot with Unity 3D, .NET and Azure AI!
In this session you will learn how to develop your first immersive copilot using Unity 3D, .NET, Azure AI services and Microsoft co-pilot. We learn about the fundamental building blocks to create an XR app using MRTK / C# a tool that allows developers to create collaborative and interactive mixed-reality cross-platform experiences.
We will have our well-known "Jarvis Buddy" that we will enrich with Azure AI bringing him to life and supporting users with productive receive and inspiration to encounter challenges they face in daily life.
We will of course give a live demo on stage! What XR device? Will be revealed on stage!
Coding a Drone Using Unity/.NET and ChatGPT AI!
We will start with an overview on Mixed Reality and learn how to use AI GPTs as a tool for creativity and inspiration with drone controls and demonstrate how you can boost your productivity! We'll use Unity 3D, .NET, and focus on UDP Client-Server networking for drone communication. Microsoft Copilot assists programmers, offering insights to boost decision-making and efficiency.
How can the dental sector benefit from Mixed Reality and the Metaverse?
Join us as we learn how the dental space can benefit of the Metaverse, This session focuses on how Mixed Reality can enhance the dental workspace, offering interactive 3D dental artifacts and revolutionizing patient experiences. We'll explore its role in patient education, treatment, remote collaboration, consulting and streamlining workflow. A notable point its application in navigated dental implantology, allowing precise overlay of crucial imaging during procedures.
Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage
Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage - Zaid begins with his personal journey of how he got into the Mixed Reality space and highlights his community engagement as a Microsoft MVP.
Through merging the past & present with his skills in Mixed Reality and bringing his personal experience in demonstrating the use of Mixed Reality and HoloLens 2 technology to bring history to life on the example of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
He demonstrates the virtual reconstruction of the destroyed monuments of Palmyra in their original form. Through different interaction possibilities and addressing different human senses with HoloLens 2, the user develops historical awareness and motivation to keep these monuments alive, and finally the audience learns about the potential that can be achieved with Mixed Reality and HoloLens 2.
Let's master the Jump into Mixed Reality!
In this session, you will get a glimpse of the mixed reality spectrum and get tips & tricks on how to get into this space.
As a game developer, hardcore programmer you may have already mastered the essential skills for making PC, mobile, and console games, and you are probably familiar with working with programmers, designers, and 3D artists. The game changer here is what tools support your journey into AR/VR/MR.
Cross-platform tools like Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) and StereoKit make this jump a little easier. Learn how this free, Microsoft-driven, open-source project can kick start your MR exploration with an enhanced volumetric UX / UI system and pre-defined components that accelerate cross-platform development in Unity.
Mastering Agents using Azure AI Foundry
Designed for developers, students, and AI enthusiasts with little to no prior experience in agent-based systems, this session combines conceptual grounding with practical implementation. Participants will learn how to build simple yet powerful AI agents that can plan, reason, and act in virtual environments. The workshop focuses on modularity, decision-making, and the fundamentals of intelligent behavior through code-based examples and guided labs, leveraging Azure AI Foundry as a platform for experimentation.
Whether you're curious about how intelligent agents work in games, simulations, or real-world applications, this workshop will empower you to design your first AI agent using Python and modern agent design principles.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand what AI agents are and how they fit within the broader AI ecosystem.
- Explore key concepts such as agent goals, beliefs, actions, and reasoning.
- Set up the development environment and navigate AI agent frameworks such as Semantic Kernel and Autogen.
- Implement simple rule-based agents and expand them to more complex behaviors.
- Use Python to model agent logic and simulate interactions in sandbox environments.
- Reflect on real-world applications of autonomous agents in fields like robotics, games, and digital assistants.
- Collaborate and share agent designs using GitHub and open-source workflows.
Zaid Zaim
XR / AI | Microsoft MVP
Berlin, Germany
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