Cristian Bianchi is an accomplished software engineer with extensive experience in various roles across multiple companies. Currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Intuitive since August 2024, Cristian previously held similar roles at Develer, focusing on computer vision applications for cutting machines, and at Intuitive from 2015 to 2021, leading the development of innovative features and mentoring team members. Earlier career contributions include impactful positions at HERE, where Cristian worked on Android camera technology, and at Naturalmotion Inc, developing game middleware and optimizing character animations. Cristian's background also includes leadership in R&D for interactive surgery simulations at Dies Group and foundational work at PERCRO Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, focusing on software projects post-graduation. Cristian holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pisa and an initial technical education in Computer Science, Electronics, and Automation from Istituto Tecnico Industriale Lucca.