Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) has appointed Frank Deo as chief technology officer of its Acoustic Sciences Division, the company announced. Deo, a Technical Emmy Award winner with over 30 years of experience, will oversee the unification of the division's engineering stack across acquired operations, expand the use of artificial intelligence-assisted development tools, standardize engineering processes, and simplify underlying architecture to reduce operating costs as the business scales.
The division develops the company's ADIO, WiSA, Event Citadel, and API Media technologies for spatial audio, data-over-sound signaling, and live-event systems. Deo previously served as vice president of new media technology at API Media, where he led product engineering for the ADIO platform. He is an inventor on 31 issued U.S. and international patents.
The appointment comes as Datavault AI evaluates a potential dividend spinout of the Acoustic Sciences Division into a stand-alone public company. The proposed transaction remains subject to board approval, a definitive agreement, closing conditions, and any required regulatory approvals. This move signals the company's strategic focus on unlocking shareholder value by separating its acoustic technologies into an independent entity.
Datavault AI's Acoustic Sciences Division features WiSA, ADIO, and Sumerian patented technologies, including foundational spatial and multichannel wireless, high-definition sound transmission technologies with intellectual property covering audio timing, synchronization, and multi-channel interference cancellation. The division's technologies are used in live events, venues, and other applications requiring high-quality spatial audio.
The company's platform serves multiple industries, including sports and entertainment, events, biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, and energy. Its Data Science division leverages Web 3.0 and high-performance computing for experiential data perception, valuation, and secure monetization. The Information Data Exchange enables Digital Twins and licensing of name, image, and likeness by securely attaching physical objects to immutable metadata.
Datavault AI is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. More information is available at https://dvlt.ai. The latest news and updates are available in the company's newsroom at https://ibn.fm/DVLT.
