Tien Do is a Senior Autopilot ML Engineer at Tesla with a decade of experience building visual-inertial odometry, marker-less calibration, and object pose tracking systems for cars and robots. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and previously researched efficient VIO and visual re-localization at Microsoft Mixed Reality. Tien blends deep research pedigree with production-focused systems engineering, shipping localization and navigation stacks that run under strict resource constraints. Known as a “systems builder” on GitHub, he tackles both algorithm design and practical deployment, from gyro-less attitude tracking on consumer devices to persistent 6DOF camera localization. Based in Palo Alto, he brings a rare combination of academic rigor and hands-on product impact in embodied perception.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Minnesota
Contributions:1 PR, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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