Nava Balsam
Research Scientist at Meta
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNava Balsam is a research scientist with 11 years of experience applying machine learning, computer vision, audio, and graphics to AR/VR systems at Meta and earlier geometric and optimization work for HoloLens at Microsoft. She holds a PhD in Mathematics and an M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, combining deep theoretical rigor with practical systems experience. Nava’s background spans signal processing and optical fiber work from early internships to cutting-edge AR/VR research, reflecting a long-standing interest in puzzles and complex inverse problems. Based in Redmond, she specializes in bridging mathematical foundations with real-time perception and rendering challenges, often tackling cross-disciplinary problems that require both algorithmic insight and engineering scalability.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Columbia University - Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied ScienceDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics at Columbia University in the City of New YorkGithub contributions (4)
bornreddy/FFT
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Contributions:12 commits in 20 days
nava00/InfestationDataProject
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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