Magic Leap · Zurich, CH

Embedded collaboration (TVC) with a leading technology partner on XR initiatives

• Leading AI/XR initiatives focused on avatars, embodied agents, and body tracking for XR headsets and glasses.
• Shipped prototype systems integrating perception, Gemini, and full-body tracking, including an official public Android XR Unity sample showcasing avatars.
• Driving research and production efforts in pose estimation, sensor fusion, and generative AI.

Magic Leap · Zurich, CH

• Led a 5-engineer team to deliver the core ML2 Avatars system for collaborative XR experiences.
• Contributed to defining the strategic direction and roadmap for the Avatars initiative with leadership.
• Led end-to-end development of AI/ML systems including hand pose classification and action recognition.
• Productized key AI/ML technologies into company-wide platform capabilities for ML2.
• Owned the Avatar software stack across Unity/C#, networking, animation, and data collection pipelines.
• Mentored interns and drove alignment across research, engineering, product, and design teams.

EPFL · Lausanne, CH

• Developed state-of-the-art machine learning methods for body motion data processing.
• Published 7 first-author peer-reviewed papers in top-tier journals and international conferences.
• Teaching assistant in 6 master courses including aerial and mobile robotics, machine learning.
• Supervised 25+ student projects and coordinated multi-institution research collaborations.
• Co-authored 2 successful grant proposals in collaboration with international academic and industrial partners.
• Initiated 3 international collaborations with top universities across Europe.

CERN · Geneva, CH

• Led development of an automated data analysis software for superconducting wire diagnostics.
• Responsible for experiment scheduling based on data analysis.
• Increased laboratory efficiency by introducing automated experiments and improved diagnostics.
• Commissioned, tested, and installed 6 industrial furnaces.
• Designed and implemented the corresponding acquisition and control system in LabVIEW.