Ben Hansen is the Product Engineering Lead- AI & Sports Technology for Intel’s Olympic Technology Group. Hansen leads product development for 3D Athlete Tracking (3DAT), a cloud- and edge-based markerless motion capture SDK for sports, health, and fitness industries. The 3DAT SDK can be integrated with single or multiple video cameras to provide lab-grade 3D skeletal tracking and biomechanics data, enabling developers to create real-time and engaging experiences to improve human performance and mitigate risk. 

Prior to joining Intel, Hansen spent 2 years as a Senior Biomechanical Engineer with the Chicago White Sox, overseeing the acquisition of Motus Global’s biomechanics lab, databases, and wearable IMU IP and source code. Hansen spent 8 years serving as CTO and VP of Biomechanics at Motus Global, pioneering wearable technology for sports and MSK applications alongside contracting biomechanics lab services to sports teams. 

Hansen has a B.S. in biomedical engineering and mathematics from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. During his Ph.D. studies at Marquette University (biomedical engineering), Hansen was a motion capture technician for the Milwaukee Brewers and was a summer intern at the American Sports Medicine Institute. Hansen departed his studies to join Motus Global as their first employee.