Achal Dave is a research-driven machine learning and computer vision engineer with 14 years of experience building HCI-focused systems across industry labs and research teams. Currently a Member of the Technical Staff at Anthropic, he previously drove applied AI research as a Research Scientist at Toyota Research Institute and an Applied Scientist at Amazon, following internships at Meta and Google. He holds a PhD in Computer Vision from Carnegie Mellon and a long-standing UC Berkeley background in EECS, blending rigorous academic methods with production-minded engineering. His work sits at the intersection of perception and interaction—shipping camera- and audio-driven prototypes, exploring unsupervised audio-visual learning, and improving how humans interact with intelligent systems. Known for moving ideas from prototypes to deployed features, he brings both deep research pedigree and practical product impact.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering Electrical Engineering and Compuer Science, Engineering Electrical Engineering and Compuer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Vision, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Vision at Carnegie Mellon University
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Achal Dave - Member Of The Technical Staff at Anthropic