Matthew Weed
03 - 07 May 2026
Optica Global Headquarters
Washington,
Events
Matthew Weed
Vice President, Product, Luminar Technologies, USA
Innovation and Product Development
Understanding "value proposition" may seem simple, but continual focus on this empathetic idea is essential to successful research and products alike. From fundamental research through customer deployment, join in this exploration of how to identify pain points, enablers, and disruptors, as well as how to position each to generate market pull.
About the Speaker
Matt Weed worked automotive lidar from cradle to grave over 11 years at Luminar, culminating in delivery of the first global consumer vehicle with lidar as standard equipment. In that time he led various functions at Luminar including R&D, customer success, and product management.
Beyond his work at Luminar, Matt is an active member of his international technical community sitting as a Board Member of the Florida Photonics Cluster. Previously, Matt Chaired the Public Policy Council of Optica, was a founding Steering Committee Member of the National Photonics Initiative, and sat as Advisory Board Member of CREOL.
Academically, he earned his PhD through studies of the integration and fabrication of chip-scale photonic devices at CREOL, the College of Optics at the University of Central Florida and received his Bachelor of Science in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds 40 US patents in laser, lidar, and other sensing technologies.
