Disney Research, privately owned and headquartered in the US, is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, employing approximately 100 individuals. Functioning as a network of research laboratories, the company specializes in providing research services aimed at inventing technologies and making discoveries novel on a global scale to positively impact the profitability of The Walt Disney Company. Its proficiency spans Computer Graphics, Video Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics, Radio and Antennas, Wireless Communications, Human-Computer Interaction, and Behavioral Sciences, with developing competency in areas such as data mining and displays. Disney Research actively engages with the global research community through peer-reviewed publication, university collaboration, and leadership service with technical conferences and journals, and patents its inventions and discoveries.