SeeByte founding member, Professor David Lane, has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Engineering in the 2016 New Year’s Honors list.
Lane is Professor of Autonomous Systems Engineering at Heriot-Watt University and a founding Director of both SeeByte and the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics. In 2001 Professor Lane formed the founding team of SeeByte, and as CEO until 2010 he led the company from a start-up to a multimillion dollar award winning organization, with offices in Edinburgh and San Diego.
Bob Black, CEO at SeeByte, commented, "On behalf of all of us at SeeByte, I would like to congratulate Dave on receiving his CBE. SeeByte continues to benefit from the hard work that Dave put into the company and we wish him all the best for his future endeavors.”
Professor Lane remained involved with SeeByte as a Board member until 2013 when SeeByte was acquired by Battelle. Along the way, Lane oversaw the setup of SeeByte Inc. in the U.S. and the development of much of the technology which has allowed SeeByte to reach its market position in smart software for unmanned maritime systems.