Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca
Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca is President and CEO of Aexa Aerospace and founder of Aexa Tech, leading work in AI, XR, holographic presence, affect-aware computing, edge systems, and post-quantum security. A three-time NASA award recipient, he led the first and only team to perform holographic teleportation to the International Space Station, later advancing it to two-way holographic communication.
Proposals - Montréal 2027
When AI Can Read the Room
AI is becoming capable of using more than words. This session explores how multimodal systems can combine voice, visual, behavioral, and environmental cues to understand context and adapt their responses. I’ll discuss affect-aware AI, privacy boundaries, bias, human trust, and lessons from building Aexa Aware. Attendees will learn how to design AI that is more context-sensitive and human-centered without pretending machines actually feel emotion.
Your Encryption Has an Expiration Date
Quantum computing changes the assumptions behind today’s public-key cryptography. This session explains the harvest-now-decrypt-later threat, why crypto-agility matters, and how organizations can begin preparing now. Attendees will learn how to inventory cryptographic dependencies, identify high-risk systems, evaluate post-quantum migration paths, and design architectures that can evolve as standards and threats change.
From the ISS to Aware AI: Presence & Quantum Security
This session explores how AI agents move from demos into real-world environments. Drawing on technology first used for holographic communication with the ISS and later deployed in airports, healthcare, and training, I’ll share lessons on AI Presence, context-aware systems, edge vs. cloud decisions, unreliable networks, privacy, and post-quantum security. Attendees will learn practical approaches for building resilient, aware, secure AI.
