# Dheeraj Singaraju > Simulation @ Waymo Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dheerajsingaraju Specialties: Computer vision and machine learning ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Waymo Jan 2021 – Present ### Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead & Manager @ Google Jan 2012 – Jan 2021 | Mountainview 2019 - 2021: TL and manager for shopping ads quality on queryless surfaces. 2012 - 2019: IC, and subsequently TL for similar shopping product recommender systems. ### Postdoctoral researcher @ UC Berkeley Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Worked on the use of parts-based object models for multi-class object segmentation ### Research Assistant @ Johns Hopkins University Jan 2004 – Jan 2010 Worked on • Bag-of-Features models in random field formulations for multi-class segmentations • A generalized formulation for interactive image segmentation that included existing segmentation algorithms as special cases • The image matting problem for multiple (n ≥ 2) image layers and characterized the properties of the resulting solutions • A closed form algebraic solution for segmenting mixtures of 2-D motion models in dynamic scenes ### Intern @ Microsoft Research Cambridge Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 Worked on • Novel appearance models for closed form solutions to image matting • Higher order cliques for building higher order potentials in random field formulations for labeling problems in computer vision ### Research Intern @ Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 Worked on the theory and algorithm for introducing asymmetric penalties in the Random Walker algorithm for image segmentation ## Education ### Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering The Johns Hopkins University ### B. Tech in Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ### Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dheeraj-singaraju - Portfolio: http://www.cis.jhu.edu/~dheeraj --- Source: https://flows.cv/dheerajsingaraju JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dheerajsingaraju/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12