Juan Casallas is a Head of Engineering for XR at Autodesk with 15 years of experience bringing AR/VR and AI-driven features into production workflows across industries. He rose from intern to engineering leader after creating early VR experiences that became core to Autodesk Revit Live, and has since led teams building collaborative, connected XR and AI tools for 3D artists. With a PhD in HCI and a research background in eye tracking, haptics, and user intention prediction, he blends rigorous academic methods with product-driven engineering. Juan is equally passionate about user experience and low-level development, enabling him to translate novel research into practical customer workflows. Based in San Francisco, he’s known for shepherding cross-functional collaboration to deliver cutting-edge capabilities that feel intuitive to end users.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at Iowa State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Informatique, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Informatique at Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
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Juan Casallas - Head Of Engineering, XR at Autodesk