Huw Williams, CTO
 
Huw Williams has joined SMARTlab as Chief Technical Officer, responsible for creative technology innovation in terms of our technological vision and interoperability and scalability of tools and platforms.
 
 Previously, Huw was Head of Research and Innovation for the BB:  responsible for the BBC technology innovation function across broadcast and new media technology. At the BBC he was responsible for developing innovation initiatives to capture and develop ideas and improved partnerships though establishing collaborations with major external organisations such as NHK in Japan, UK universities and other research establishments. Projects at BBC Research included leading the technology teams behind the Freesat service to develop a new broadcast service (including Set top box specification), display systems beyond High Definition and open source compression systems as well as the BBC Backstage developer network. Previous roles at the BBC included Head of Technology for Television and BBC News (looking at High Definition issues) and as Head of New Media development for BBC Radio and Music, he set up the technical and design teams that developed the BBC Radio websites. Before joining the BBC, he founded a number of new media companies developing interactive TV software, and worked as a consultant for a range of clients.