Abel X. is an accomplished engineering and research professional with extensive experience in perception and generative AI, currently serving as a Staff Engineer at Zoox since October 2025. Prior to this role, Abel held the position of Staff Research Scientist at OPPO from July 2020 to September 2025, where responsibilities included leading R&D in generative video and image editing, training visual foundation models, and innovating camera pipeline processing for smartphones. Abel's earlier experience includes working as a Senior Research Scientist at Aqueti, focusing on camera algorithm development, and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Graduate Research Assistant at Duke University, where a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering was obtained. Abel's academic background also includes a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics from Sun Yat-sen University.
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