About
Hi, I'm Sainath Ganesh, a Software Engineer at Magic Leap - Google, working at the intersection of XR and
AI. I have won over 20x hackathons internationally, and possesses a Masters in CS from the University
of
Illinois which was fully funded via my scholarships in XR Research. With 4+ years of professional experience
in developing user-centeric end-to-end applications from conception to deployment, I have a wide range of
expertise in various fields from XR, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Full Stack and Product
development.
I've been commended by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi for my work leveraging VR and AI as
well
as been invited to deliver talks on Agentic AI at UC Berkeley. Currently I'm leading the development
of
Google's Immersive Capture app, a cutting-edge platform that generates full-scale 3D reconstructions of the
real world using NeRFs and Gaussian Splats. My professional and research interests lie at the frontiers of
immersive and spatial computing.
Years in Tech - Thats over 3000+ days of experience
Hackathons won
Publications - Papers, Patents and Grants
Projects prototyped
Portfolio
Resume
Innovative and passion-driven Software Developer with 4+ years of professional experience developing user-centeric end-to-end applications from conception to deployment.
Professional Experience
XR Software Engineer
May 2023 - Present
Magic Leap - Google
- Spearheaded the development of Google Immersive Capture App (Unity), leading a team of engineers to deliver an XR pipeline of generating Gaussian Splats and NeRF
- Developed internal XR tool to calibrate Gaussian Splats for Google Maps Immersive view integration - accelerating QA validation by 10x.
- Led and owned Out of Box Experience for the Magic Leap 2, cross-functionally with UX, Product and SW
XR Researcher
Aug 2022 - Dec 2023
University of Illinois, Champaign IL
- Optimized streaming pipelines using Gaze-tracked Foveated upstream, reducing bandwidth by 70%
- Designed a real-time rendering pipeline for ILLIXR (Unreal Engine) for 3D mesh reconstruction workflows
- Developed XR immersive experiences to investigate cognitive and behavioral aspects - HXRI
Software Engineer
Oct 2021 - May 2022
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
- Built automated data consolidation pipelines for monthly financial reporting, reducing manual processing time by over 90% (4 hours → 10 mins)
- Developed automated report generation tools and dashboard, streamlining financial workflows
- Designed discrepancy detection systems to improve reporting accuracy and data integrity
Acheivements
Lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Toycathon 2021 - Ministry of Education, India
Aura.AI - Developed an integrated AI - VR platform that gamifies Yoga bridging the gap between modern techonology and Indian tradition.
Research Grant from Nvidia
COVID AR Hackathon 2020 - Nvidia, Indian Ministry of Commerce and Trade
Created an Augmented Reality COVID Symptom Visualizer that display the effect of Corona virus on various organs of the body, along with an X-Ray based Image classifier.
Research Work
Application of Neuroevolution for Autonomous Cars
IVCCPS’20, LNEE Springer
A genetic approach to evolving Aritifical Neural Networks for self-driving cars that can be usedas a base for deep reinforcement learning. Learn more
An alternative C++ based HPC system for Hadoop MapReduce
We explore a C++ based approach to MR and its feasibility on multiple factors like ease of use, deployment, efficiency, scalability. Learn more
SugrFree - AI based Food Recomendation Engine
Patent published system that can recognize nutritional information about foods and provide healthier alternatives with a comprehensive diet planning architecture.
Education
Masters in Computer Science
2022 - 2023
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
GPA: 4.0
B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering
2017 - 2021
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai
Major GPA: 3.7
Contact
Location:
San Francisco, Bay Area, CA
Email:
sainathganesh1@gmail.com