Technology Team
Dr. Hakki Refai
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Hakki Refai overseas all of 3DIcon’s research and development both in-house as well at the University of Oklahoma (OU) under its SRA with 3DIcon.
Dr. Refai is an award winning scientist and the inventor of Pixel Precision® and 3DIcon’s groundbreaking CSpace® 3D imaging technology. He is also an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of OU in Tulsa. Prior to joining 3DIcon as its CTO, he was a Senior Research Scientist in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering Program, at OU. He has more than five years experience leading the design, manufacturing, and marketing of advanced electronic devices before obtaining his Ph.D. and Master degrees in the Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 and 2002, respectively. Dr. Refai has authored and coauthored many journal and conference publications, and has served on the program committee of Atmospheric Laser Propagation III and IV, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium held in 2006 and 2007. He is a member of the IEEE, the SPIE, the OSA, and the SID.
Dr. Thomas W. Allen
Director of Medical and Educational Applications and Director of Corporate Wellness
Dr. Allen brings to the organization over 40 years of experience medical practice, medical education and medical research. He is certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and sports medicine. Currently a Clinical Professor of Family and Sports Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Tulsa, he recently retired as Vice president and Dean of Osteopathic Medicine at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. While at Oklahoma State University, he established the nation's first medical school based telemedicine center and was appointed the first Southwestern Bell Professor of Telemedicine.
Dr. Allen served for 17 years in the US Army Reserve achieving the rank of Colonel. While serving in the USAR medical corps, he developed expertise in the recognition and treatment of chemical and biological casualties and disaster response. He is currently enrolled in the MPH program at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health in the Domestic Preparedness and Terrorism Track.
He is widely published in the areas of medical practice, medical education, health and wellness, and sports medicine. Dr. Allen received his BA degree from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas and his DO degree from Midwestern University, Chicago. His completed his graduate medical education at Northwestern University, also in Chicago.
Dr. James Sluss
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sluss leads the overall research work for the 3DIcon SRA. Dr. Sluss is the Morris R. Pitman Professor and Director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at OU. He has been awarded seven U.S. patents, has authored/co-authored numerous journal and conference publications, and has been principal/co-principal investigator on over $11 million in sponsored research grants and contracts. He received his B.S in Physics in 1984 from Marshall University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, from the University of Virginia.
His current research areas are in three-dimensional displays, optical communications, photonics, and intelligent transportation systems. Dr. Sluss has received honors and awards for his work for Digital Avionics and NASA among other accolades.
Dr. Sluss is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, Optical Society of America (OSA), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE). He presently serves as Treasurer of the IEEE Education Society.