Michael Barnett
Staff Color Scientist at Magic Leap
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Barnett is a Staff Color Scientist with a decade of research experience translating vision science into product-ready solutions, currently applying his expertise at Magic Leap. He combines deep knowledge of the neuroscience and psychology of human vision with hands-on skills in computational modeling, psychophysics, fMRI, and optomechanical device engineering to address color perception and visual function across clinical and consumer contexts. His work has driven cross-disciplinary collaborations and resulted in 15 publications and 35+ conference presentations, and he’s repeatedly built custom hardware and calibrated stimulus systems to ensure experimental and product fidelity. Trained as a PhD neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania and experienced in industry at Johnson & Johnson Vision, he uniquely bridges academic rigor with practical product roadmaps for contact lenses, IOLs, and immersive displays. An uncommon strength is his ability to translate complex colorimetric and temporal visual models into validated measurement systems used in real-world clinical and device settings.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, IrvineAssociate of Arts - AA, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Associate of Arts - AA, Social and Behavioral Sciences at Los Angeles Pierce CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (15)
meta-analysis7
routines6
mri5
bids4
flywheel4
matlab3
java2
parametric2
toolbox2
machine-learning2
retina2
computer-vision2
perception1
receptive-field1
time-series1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
BrainardLab/ColorTracking
Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:131 commits, 189 pushes in 3 years 3 months
gkaguirrelab/LFContrastAnalysis
Jun 2019 - May 2021
Contributions:197 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 11 months
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