Summary
Shishir Pagad is a Senior Computer Vision Engineer with a decade of experience building 3D perception and mapping systems for robotics and consumer devices, currently implementing 3D computer vision algorithms at Apple. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and has applied his research background to practical systems—from markerless motion capture and large-scale point cloud mapping to removing dynamic objects for robust maps (work accepted at ICRA 2020). His career spans production-focused roles at Apple and NIO and earlier enterprise troubleshooting and automation at Microsoft, giving him a rare blend of research rigor and operational engineering. Based in California, he specializes in 3D reconstruction, localization & mapping, and scalable sensor pipelines, with a track record of turning academic ideas into deployable systems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, GPA 8.93 (10 scale), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, GPA 8.93 (10 scale) at B. V. B College of Engineering and Technology (VTU), Hubli
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
English, Kannada, Hindi