Jacob Duijnhouwer
Principal Research And Science Engineer at Magic Leap
Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Duijnhouwer is a Principal Research and Science Engineer with over 15 years of expertise in visual perception, spanning human, primate, and rodent studies using psychophysics, neurophysiology, and computational modeling. Based at Magic Leap, he leads interdisciplinary research tackling visually induced discomfort in head-mounted displays—eye strain, headaches and nausea—with the aim of enabling widescale AR adoption. His career blends deep academic training (PhD in Neuroscience) and applied product impact, moving team recommendations from lab findings into tangible headset iterations. Known for cross-species experimental rigor and a focus on perceptual root causes rather than surface symptoms, he translates complex vision science into practical engineering solutions. Located in Newark, NJ, he brings a rare mix of foundational neuroscience and hands-on device-focused research to solve a key barrier for immersive technologies.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Biology, Master of Science (MSc), Biology at Utrecht UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at Radboud University Nijmegen
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (14)
neat7
neuroevolution7
python5
matlab5
electrophysiology4
simulation4
computational-neuroscience4
toolbox4
neuroscience3
hyperneat2
evolutionary2
neural-network2
evolutionary-algorithms1
evolutionary-computation1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
duijnhouwer/DPX
Apr 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:223 commits, 227 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 2 months
duijnhouwer/optic_flow_dots
Oct 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:22 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 8 months
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