Aldis is an immersive technology researcher who applies principles of design and cognitive neuroscience to change human behavior. Aldis received a PhD in Visual Cognition and Human Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015, where he founded a VR research lab to study cognition using the Oculus DK1. He co-founded a startup in San Francisco developing VR brain training videogames before becoming Head of Virtual Reality and Game Design at IBM Research. His work at IBM focused on combining immersive tech, sensor data, and machine learning techniques to improve learning and cognition.