Sara Beery — Product Manager
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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Environmental Technology and Agricultural Technology with a focus on computer vision.
Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Experience: 18 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Computer Vision
- Digital Image Processing
Career Highlights
- Expert in computer vision for environmental monitoring.
- Passionate advocate for diversity in STEM fields.
- Experience in applying technology to conservation challenges.
Work Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor in EECS (2 yrs 8 mos)
Research Intern, Student Researcher, Visiting Researcher (4 yrs 4 mos)
Microsoft
Research Intern (3 mos)
Caltech
NSF Graduate Research Fellow (6 yrs)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Summer Research Program Intern (2 mos)
Society of Women Engineers
Region J Collegiate Communications Editor (1 yr)
Seattle University Section Vice President (1 yr)
Alpha Sigma Nu Honors Society
Seattle University Chapter President (11 mos)
Society of Women Engineers - Region J Conference
Breakout Session Speaker (0 mo)
John Deere
Product Engineering Co-Op - Machine Automation (6 mos)
Seattle University
Teaching Assistant - Problem Solving with MATLAB (3 mos)
Mathematics Study Group Facilitator and Math Lab Assistant (1 yr 3 mos)
Digital Image Processing Research Assistant (3 yrs)
Student Advisory Board Member (2 yrs 5 mos)
John Deere Electronic Solutions
Product Engineering Intern - Hardware Design (2 mos)
IEEE
Seattle University Branch Chair (1 yr 2 mos)
Society of Women Engineers
Seattle University Section Outreach Coordinator (1 yr 8 mos)
Seattle University Section Fundraising Chair (8 mos)
University Tutors for Seattle Schools
Math and Science Tutor (1 yr 2 mos)
Armitage Gone Dance
Company Dancer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Atlanta Ballet
Company Dancer (2 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Ph.D. in Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Seattle University
Electrical and Computer Engineering Study Abroad - Lorraine at Georgia Institute of Technology