Diako Mardanbegi
Research Scientist at Google
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolDiako Mardanbegi is a research scientist and engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in eye tracking, gaze estimation, and human–computer interaction, now based in Waterloo and holding concurrent research roles including at Google and the American University of Beirut. His career spans academia and industry—from PhD work on head-mounted gaze trackers to leading product-grade eye-tracking engineering at AdHawk and applied dementia-monitoring research at Lancaster—bridging fundamental vision science with deployable wearable systems. He combines expertise in computer vision and graphics with pervasive computing to create gaze-based interaction techniques for real-world environments, not just screens. Diako’s background in biomechanical and mechanical engineering gives him a practical edge in hardware-aware algorithm design, and his projects frequently target clinically and commercially relevant outcomes.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics & Physics, Mathematics & Physics at Mobin SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Eye tracking and Human computer interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Eye tracking and Human computer interaction at IT-Universitetet i KøbenhavnM.Sc., Biomechanical Engineering, M.Sc., Biomechanical Engineering at Iran University of science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.B.Sc, Mechanical Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering, B.Sc, Mechanical Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering at Amirkabir University of Tehran
Github Skills (38)
image-processing10
computer-vision10
python9
rise9
opencv9
deep-learning9
reveal7
eye-tracking7
jupyterlab-extension6
jupyterlab6
assistive-technology6
asciidoctor6
jupyter-notebook5
slideshow5
ipython5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dmardanbeigi/GlassGaze
Sep 2014 - Apr 2018
Contributions:40 commits, 8 pushes, 6 branches in 3 years 8 months
dmardanbeigi/PSOVIS
Aug 2017 - Sep 2018
Contributions:5 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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