Andrew Newell

Andrew Newell possesses a robust academic background with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics and Computer Science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Professional experience includes a series of internships and roles at prominent tech companies, including a research internship at HP Labs and a software developer internship at Facebook, where Andrew managed backend infrastructure and large machine learning services for over five years. Following Facebook, Andrew held positions at Tesla as both Autopilot Staff Software Engineer and Autopilot Senior Staff Software Engineer, before transitioning to a software developer role at Meta in April 2025. Prior experiences also include a graduate research assistantship at Purdue University and a research internship at Microsoft Research.