Stephanie Naufel
Neurotech Research PM at Meta
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolStephanie Naufel is a neurotech research program manager and biomedical engineer with 14 years of experience translating sensorimotor neuroscience into real-world products and policy. At Meta Reality Labs she leads EMG accessibility, coordinates external EMG and optical BCI research partnerships, and drives neuro(motor) ethics initiatives while managing a foundational EMG research portfolio. Previously she served as a SETA to DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office, advising on flagship neurotechnology programs from intracortical systems to nonsurgical interfaces. Her training—MS and PhD in biomedical engineering and a management certificate from Northwestern—combines deep lab experience in neurophysiology and biomaterials with program-level technical leadership. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she is known for bridging academic research, defense-scale program management, and ethical frameworks to accelerate responsible neural interfaces. An unusual strength is her ability to shepherd both high-risk government R&D and consumer-facing accessibility efforts, keeping technical rigor aligned with real-world impact.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering, Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering at Arizona State UniversityCertificate, Management for Scientists and Engineers, Certificate, Management for Scientists and Engineers at Northwestern University
Arabic, English, French
Github Skills (1)
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Github contributions (2)
limblab/proc-steph
Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
limblab/deprecated_limblab_analysis
Mar 2012 - Jul 2016
Contributions:33 commits, 2 pushes in 4 years 4 months
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