Sara Beery

Product Manager

Pasadena, California, United States18 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in computer vision for environmental monitoring.
  • Passionate advocate for diversity in STEM fields.
  • Experience in applying technology to conservation challenges.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Environmental Technology and Agricultural Technology with a focus on computer vision.

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Skills

Core Skills

Computer VisionDigital Image Processing

Other Skills

Image ProcessingMachine LearningMatlabResearchC++MathematicaMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelTeamworkPspiceVHDLMIPSCommunity OutreachPublic SpeakingTesting

About

I'm an assistant professor at MIT EECS' Faculty of AI and Decision Making and CSAIL, and I was previously a Visiting Researcher at Google working on Auto Arborist. I’ve always loved the natural world, and I've seen a growing need for technology-based approaches to conservation and sustainability challenges. My research focuses on building computer vision methods that enable global-scale environmental and biodiversity monitoring across data modalities, tackling real-world challenges including strong spatiotemporal correlations that lead to domain shift, imperfect data quality, fine-grained categories, and long-tailed distributions. I believe STEM should be accessible to all, regardless of gender, race, age, nationality, sexuality, or religion, and I am passionate about increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM through mentorship and outreach.

Experience

18 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 11 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Massachusetts institute of technology

Assistant Professor in EECS

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site

Google

Research Intern, Student Researcher, Visiting Researcher

May 2019Sep 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Microsoft

Research Intern

Jul 2018Oct 2018 · 3 mos · Redmond, WA

  • Working with Microsoft AI for Earth to apply computer vision research to challenging problems in wildlife conservation.

Caltech

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Sep 2016Sep 2022 · 6 yrs · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Mit lincoln laboratory

Summer Research Program Intern

Jun 2016Aug 2016 · 2 mos · Greater Boston

Society of women engineers

2 roles

Region J Collegiate Communications Editor

Jul 2015Jul 2016 · 1 yr · Seattle, WA

  • Responsible for maintaining communications between the Region and Society and our Region's collegiate sections and updating a once-weekly blog informing collegiate SWE members of current events and providing advice and assistance for their academic and future success.

Seattle University Section Vice President

Jun 2015Jun 2016 · 1 yr · Seattle, WA

  • Responsible for helping to lead the Seattle University SWE section by encouraging new membership and instigating enthusiastic participation in events that support women in engineering.

Alpha sigma nu honors society

Seattle University Chapter President

Jul 2015Jun 2016 · 11 mos · Seattle, WA

  • Responsible for managing the board of directors of the society, communicating with the president of the university, planning and hosting events, and encouraging new membership.

Society of women engineers - region j conference

Breakout Session Speaker

Apr 2015Apr 2015 · 0 mo · Greater Kennewick Area

  • Gave a breakout session talk titled "Technological Advances in Farming that Made a City Girl Fall in Love With Agriculture" that discussed advancements in agricultural technology and my own experience as an engineering intern with John Deere.

John deere

Product Engineering Co-Op - Machine Automation

Feb 2015Aug 2015 · 6 mos · Urbandale, IA

  • Designed image-based systems to further automate the operation of John Deere vehicles. Responsible for developing two new vision-based automation systems for John Deere Construction and Forestry, requiring image processing and computer vision algorithm development as well as project and time management skills.

Seattle university

4 roles

Teaching Assistant - Problem Solving with MATLAB

Jan 2015Apr 2015 · 3 mos · Seattle, WA

  • Worked with students to ensure their success in an introductory MATLAB course, which was often the student's first taste of programming. Required clean, well-documented code from students, while helping inspire them to go beyond the scope of the class in their assignments and projects in order to develop a deeper understanding of the language.

Mathematics Study Group Facilitator and Math Lab Assistant

Jan 2014Apr 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Seattle, WA

  • Encouraged University-level mathematics students to succeed via deep understanding of topics. Helped initialize conversations between students to push them to work together as they tackled calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. Ran oral study groups to evaluate student's understanding before exams, and attended a weekly discussion with mathematics faculty and other study group facilitators to communicate effective teaching strategies.

Digital Image Processing Research Assistant

Jun 2013Jun 2016 · 3 yrs · Seattle, WA

  • Collaborated with Ph.D. Agnieszka Miguel using digital image processing techniques and machine learning algorithms on camera trap photos in order to track snow leopards in Mongolia.
  • Received a 2015-16 Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability Fellowship.

Student Advisory Board Member

Jan 2013Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Seattle, WA

  • Selected for the position by the Department Chair to advise faculty on student needs.

John deere electronic solutions

Product Engineering Intern - Hardware Design

Jun 2014Aug 2014 · 2 mos · Fargo-Moorhead

  • Gained professional hands-on experience in hardware design and test while working on the product verification and validation process for the Field Connect Wireless.

Ieee

Seattle University Branch Chair

Apr 2013Jun 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Organized events for Seattle University IEEE to build the student network, learned to delegate to a team of officers to streamline club functionality, and attended IEEE Student Leadership Training.

Society of women engineers

2 roles

Seattle University Section Outreach Coordinator

Oct 2012Jun 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Founded a robotics program at Seattle Girls School to encourage young women to pursue a future in engineering.

Seattle University Section Fundraising Chair

Sep 2012May 2013 · 8 mos

  • Organized and managed fundraising events and communicated with officers and club members in order to raise club participation.

University tutors for seattle schools

Math and Science Tutor

Oct 2012Dec 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Tutored at-risk ESL and low-income 7th and 8th grade Washington Middle School students in math and science.

Armitage gone dance

Company Dancer

Apr 2010Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Gained experience in teamwork while touring internationally.

Atlanta ballet

Company Dancer

May 2007Apr 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Developed valuable communication skills working with a partner and in large groups.

Education

Caltech

Ph.D. in Computing and Mathematical Sciences — Computational Vision

Jan 2016Jan 2021

Seattle University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) — Electrical Engineering and Mathematics

Jan 2012Jan 2016

Georgia Institute of Technology

Electrical and Computer Engineering Study Abroad - Lorraine

Jan 2014Jan 2014

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