Manuel Hofer
VP Of Research & Development at Prism Labs, Inc.
Graz, Styria, Austria
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Top SchoolManuel Hofer is a VP of Research & Development and computer vision specialist with a PhD from Graz University of Technology and a decade of experience turning academic research into robust, real-world products. He has led computer vision teams at startups and enterprise projects—most recently scaling R&D at Prism Labs after heading vision efforts at Naked Labs and contributing as an Applied Scientist on Amazon Prime Air. His expertise spans non-rigid 3D reconstruction, depth-based human modeling, and productionizing perception systems for devices, emphasizing reliability outside lab conditions. Known for bridging research rigor with pragmatic engineering, he combines hands-on algorithm development with product-focused leadership and project management. Based in Graz, Austria, he brings deep domain knowledge in vision systems and a track record of shipping hardware-integrated, applied CV solutions.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Informatik, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Informatik at Technische Universität Graz
German, English, Italian
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Github Skills (24)
stereo10
rest-api8
rest8
simplify8
postgresql-database7
databases7
database7
portability6
golang6
postgresql6
documentation5
high-performance5
cuda5
gpu-programming5
realtime5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
manhofer/Line3Dpp
Apr 2016 - May 2020
Line3D++ - Multi-View Stereo using Line Segments
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 61 pushes in 4 years 1 month
segmentsmulti-view-stereomulti-viewstereo
manhofer/Line3D
Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:9 releases, 5 commits, 18 pushes in 1 day
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