Pawan Prasad, PhD — CTO
- Research Scientist and R&D leader with 15+ years of experience at the intersection of AI/ML, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision, driving research from concept to commercialization in XR, Mobile Camera Imaging and ADAS - Proven track record of turning breakthrough research into impactful products used in millions of devices worldwide. - AI/ML & Deep Learning – designing, training, and deploying advanced neural architectures (CNNs, Transformers, GANs, Diffusion Models) for vision and imaging tasks. - Generative AI for Vision – applying deep generative models to enhance low-light and HDR imaging, super-resolution zoom, reflection removal, and novel view synthesis. - XR Perception & Interaction – building real-time hand-tracking, gesture recognition, and spatial perception systems powered by deep learning for Android XR headsets. - CV Acceleration & Optimization – developing high-performance C models and optimizing for embedded/mobile platforms, including TI’s Embedded Vision Engine. - ADAS Vision – Pedestrian detection, Lane departure warning, and ADAS perception pipelines - 30+ patents & 20+ top-tier publications in AI/ML, computer vision, and imaging (ICCV, ACMMM, ICASSP, WACV, ICIP, ICVGIP, IEEE Access). - Program Committee - TIP, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, WACV, ACCV, AAAI, ACMMM, ICVGIP
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI/ML and Computer Vision for consumer electronics.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 15 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision
Career Highlights
- 15+ years in AI/ML and Computer Vision.
- 30+ patents and 20+ publications in top-tier conferences.
- Expert in turning research into commercial products.
Work Experience
Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore
Senior Staff Engineering Manager/Architect & Head of XR Interactions, Immersive XR (2 yrs 2 mos)
Senior Staff Engineering Manager/Architect, Advanced Research Group (2 yrs 1 mo)
Staff Engineering Manager/Senior Chief Engineer, AR Vision Lab (3 yrs)
Chief Engineer, Vision Intelligence (2 yrs 11 mos)
Technical Lead (1 yr)
Lead Engineer (1 yr 10 mos)
Texas Instruments
Algorithm and Systems Design Engineer (1 yr 9 mos)
Intern (2 mos)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Research Associate (7 mos)
Caritor Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Software Engineer (2 mos)
Texas Instruments
Intern (6 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Master of Science (MS) at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Bachelor of Science (BS) at Visvesvaraya Technological University
PUC at National College Jayanagar Bangalore