StandBy
In collaboration with the Design Team: early-stage explorations on sensing, perception, and interaction techniques for StandBy mode in iOS.
My team is hiring. I currently have positions for interns (all-year), senior software engineers, and senior research scientists. I strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
Dr. Gierad Laput
Senior Manager
Dr. Jun Gong
Senior Research Scientist
Richard Kang
Senior ML Engineer
Dr. Kareem Bedri
Senior Research Scientist
Mike Ralph
Firmware Engineer
George Haddad
Senior Software Engineer
Dr. Asaf Liberman
Senior Research Scientist
Shira Kadosh
ML Engineer
Oron Levy
Research Scientist
Baruch Zilber
Senior Software Engineer
Dr. Daniel Rotman
Senior Research Scientist
Eyal Finkelshtein
ML Engineer
Saar Tal Mirkin
ML Engineer
Soroush Shahi
Research Associate
Rebecca Adaimi
Research Associate
(now Scientist at Oura)
Lisa Elkin
Research Associate
(now Ph.D. at UW)
Orson Xu
Research Associate
(now Ph.D. at UW)
Dr. Carolina Brum
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Ke-Yu Chen
Senior Research Scientist
Cathy Fang
Research Associate
(now Ph.D. at MIT)
Fereshteh Shahmiri
Research Associate
(now at Apple HID)
Gabrielle Cohn
ML Engineer
(now at Apple AIML)
Dr. Scott Hudson
Senior Visiting Professor
We work closely with teams across Apple. Here are select features and experiences, used by millions of people, where we've made contributions:
In collaboration with the Design Team: early-stage explorations on sensing, perception, and interaction techniques for StandBy mode in iOS.
In collaboration with Health, Visual Experiences, and Core Motion: early explorations and algorithm support for time in daylight on the Watch for Vision Health. Recently announced at WWDC 2023.
In collaboration with Home Hardware, Home Software, Thermal Design, Hardware QA, Sensing Hardware: machine learning models and self-heating correction algorithms on the HomePod and HomePod Mini for temperature and humidity sensing.
In collaboration with Core Motion: machine learning models and algorithms on the watch and phone for vehicular detection, serving as an early stage classifier for Crash Detection. Apple Watch Series 8+, Apple Watch Ultra, iPhone 14+.
In collaboration with iPhone Hardware, Core OS, Core Motion, and Core Bluetooth: machine learning models and algorithms to support the Always-On Display, specifically power optimizations that levarage the watch-phone ecosystem. iPhone 14 Pro/Max.
In collaboration with Core Motion and Health Technologies: sensor fusion models for multimodal workout experiences. Automatic detection of indoor/outdoor swimming, cycling, and running in any sequence, including transitions. watchOS 9, Apple Watch Ultra action button integration.
In collaboration with Core Motion and Health Technologies: shipped algorithms and models for cycling workout detection and auto- pause/resume, powering Fitness and Fall Detection features. Apple Watch Series 6+
In collaboration with Accessibility and Human Interface Design. Gesture interactions for Accessibility on the Watch. Assisted in feature productization.
Apple Watch Series 6, SE.
In collaboration with watchOS Software and Health Technologies. Developed pre-COVID. Conceptualized, prototyped, built sensing + machine learning algorithms, and shipped the feature into production. Apple Watch Series 4+.
Vision Pro— we are part of a large cross-functional team making contributions to research and development in hand interactions and novel input.
Mac Studio— prior to joining our team, Mike was an integral part in shipping Mac Studio while at Hardware Engineering (Firmware and Diags).
Spatial Audio— prior to joining our team, Keyu was an integral part in shipping Spatial Audio (AirPods Pro) while at Core Motion.
Prior to Apple, I have published over 35 papers in the intersection of sensing, interactive systems, and machine learning. My dissertation is titled: Context-Driven Implicit Interactions.
My team and I publish at premier venues in interactive systems, human-computer interaction, and machine learning. Below are highlights (note: projects have no connections with Apple unless specified). See CV for a full list.
Enabling Hand Gesture Customization on Wrist-Worn Devices. 2022.
PaperProject
Automatic Class Discovery and One-Class Interactions for Acoustic Activity Recognition. 2020.
Paper Video Project
Sensing Fine-Grained Hand Activity Sensing with Wearables. 2019.
Paper Video Project
Cheap, Small, Low-Power and Clickable Fixed-Icon Laser Projections. 2014.
Paper Video Project
Expanding the Input Expressivity of Smartwatches Using Mechanical Pan, Twist, Tilt, and Click. CHI 2014.
Paper Video Project
Plug-and-Play Acoustic Activity Recognition. 2018.
Paper Video Project
LiDAR-Enabled Touch, User, and Object Sensing for IoT Experiences. 2019.
Paper Video Project
Long-Range Vibrometry for Smart Environment Sensing. 2018.
Paper Video
On-Touch Contextual Functionality for Smart IoT Appliances. 2017.
Paper Video
Fully Untethered, Stretchable, and Highly-Customizable Electronic Bandages. CHI 2019.
Exploring Data Tracking and Sharing Preferences of Wheelchair Athletes. 2018.
Paper
Early Concept, Interaction Framework, and Sensing Techniques for Microsoft Surface Duo.
Work Done at Microsoft in 2017.
Please see Curriculum Vitae for a full list of publications.
My group's research agenda at Apple, combined with unmatched access to many of the world's most innovative products, puts us in a unique position to impact millions of people. I am looking for driven, highly creative, and highly collaborative candidates. I have positions available for interns, post-docs, and full-time research scientists + engineers. I welcome candidates with backgrounds in HCI, machine learning, electrical engineering, and related fields. I strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
My group has positions available in Pittsburgh, Seattle, Cupertino, and Israel. If interested, email me directly.
My idea of a happy life is being with family and friends, travelling, learning, and pursuing creative projects. I'm currently into photography— here a few of my favorite shots. High-res versions are available upon request.