Joel Hesch is a seasoned engineering executive with extensive experience in artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Currently serving as VP of Engineering at Meta since November 2020, Joel focuses on building AI and Machine Perception capabilities for the Presence Platform, contributing to the advancement of spatial computing through various products, including Quest and Rift. Prior roles include Senior Director of Engineering at Niantic, Inc., leading the Augmented Reality team, and Director of Engineering at Facebook, working on perception technologies for AR platforms. Joel began a career at Google as a Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead Manager, specializing in machine perception and sensor fusion for AR projects. Joel's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, where research centered around cooperative localization and mobile robotics.
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