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Hannes Bend

Founder and CEO at BreathingAI

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Overview

Hannes Bend is founder and CEO at BreathingAI [1][5], a company developing patented bio-adaptive technologies that detect real-time vital signs and emotional states through standard webcams to personalize digital experiences without requiring wearables [2]. Bend also founded OptimizingAI [3], which applies this core technology to product design and user research for marketers and UX professionals [2], and VitalSignAI [4]. Prior experience includes a Science Sandbox Fellowship at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York [7], work as a technologist and artist-in-residence at ThoughtWorks [10], and roles in mindfulness consultation [8]. Bend holds a diploma in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management from Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee [11].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I’m the founder and TransformingAI, OptimizingAI and BreathingAI, where we develop patented bio-adaptive technologies that personalize digital experiences by detecting real-time vital signs and emotional states through standard webcams—eliminating the need for wearables. Our platforms are utilized globally to enhance health, productivity, and user research. This same core technology now powers OptimizingAI, our solution to the critical gap in how digital products are built. We empower marketers, product designers, and UX professionals to move beyond surface-level analytics and measure what tr…

Career history

  1. Founder/CEOMay 2025 to presentOptimizingAI
  2. FounderFeb 2025 to presentVitalSignAI
  3. Founder and CEOAug 2021 to presentBreathingAI
  4. Founder and Project LeadMar 2020 to Sep 2020Vital Sign AI (COVID-19)
  5. Science Sandbox Fellow New Museum of New YorkSep 2019 to Jun 2020New Museum of Contemporary Art
  6. Mindfulness consultantApr 2014 to Sep 2018we|breath|ions
  7. Technologist and ArtistMar 2016 to Feb 2018Miami-Dade County
  8. Technologist and Artist-in-residenceJan 2017 to May 2017ThoughtWorks

Education

  1. Diploma (Master-equivalent back then in Germany), Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee2001 - 2007Education

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