Ali Merchant is the founder and CEO of iQ3Connect. He brings 20+ years of experience in the development of 3D design and simulation software in the aerospace industry to the iQ3Connect team and development of a scalable industrial XR platform. Software tools and methods he has developed are used in the aerospace industry and education in universities. Ali holds a Masters and Ph.D. from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.