Stefan Weber

Senior Manager at Apple / Camera Intelligence

Cupertino, California, United States

About

Driven by a deep passion in machine learning, pattern recognition, mathematics (with a focus on numerical optimization), computer vision, and image processing, I chose to pursue a corporate career after earning my PhD. My goal is to apply cutting-edge innovations from these fields to develop products that enhance people's lives. After gaining several years of experience as a software engineer, I transitioned into leadership roles—first as a tech lead, and then as an engineering manager. In these roles, I have built and managed engineering teams, led large cross-functional projects, and shipped products ranging from safety-critical automotive components to the world’s most popular cameras.

Experience

  • Apple (11 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Manager, Machine Learning, Camera & Photos
      Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

    • Manager, Computational Imaging, Camera & Photos
      Oct 2014 - Sep 2020 · 6 yrs

  • Bosch ()
    • Technical Team Lead, Video-based Driver Assistance Systems
      May 2011 - Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Lead an international team of 24 SW-engineers (Germany & India) and 2 PhD students responsible for camera calibration (target-based, online, and stereo), ego-motion estimation, and the imaging pipeline (e.g. exposure control, noise reduction, color reconstruction, ...).

    • (Senior) Software Engineer, Video-based Driver Assistance Systems
      Jan 2007 - May 2011 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Developed an internal numerical linear algebra library for embedded automotive applications. Supported teams with adopting the library and optimizing their code. Implemented an on-device method for target-based and online (while driving) camera calibration.

  • Research Intern at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
    Aug 2000 - Nov 2000 · 4 mos

    Implemented and optimized voxel and network operations for UltraVis, a high-performance volume rendering system (https://doi.org/10.1145/353888.353901).