Eric Becker

Eric Becker is a conservation engineer at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), where he researches and develops sensor-based systems to detect poachers and stop wildlife crime in protected areas in Africa and Asia. Becker also leverages advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT) to find energy-efficient, low-cost technologies to solve the planet's most urgent environmental issues. Prior to joining WWF, Becker worked as an engineering contractor for a variety of organizations, including the Air Force Research Lab, and developed both micro-air vehicles and regular-sized small unmanned aircrafts for the military.

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