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Name Jadal Williams
Title Graduate Researcher and Computer Vision Specialist
Email jadal@mit.edu
Summary Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering at MIT with expertise in robotics and computer vision, holding a strong track record in academia, startups, and professional internships.

Education

  • 2023 - Present

    Cambridge, MA

    Ph.D.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Mechanical Engineering (Robotics & Computer Vision)
    • Deep Learning
    • Robotic Manipulation
  • 2023.08 - 2023.08

    Odense, Denmark

    Elite Summer School
    Southern Denmark University
    Robotics
  • 2021.09 - 2023.06

    Cambridge, MA

    M.S.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Mechanical Engineering (Robotics & Computer Vision)
    • Intro to Robotics
    • Product Design & Development
    • Bio-inspired Robotics
  • 2017.09 - 2021.06

    Stanford, CA

    B.S.
    Stanford University
    Mechanical Engineering

Work

  • 2024.09 - Present

    Cambridge, MA

    Graduate Researcher
    MIT Sports Lab
    Conducting computer vision and machine learning research to assist professional sports with player tracking, health, and officiating.
  • 2023.10 - 2024.08

    Somerville, MA

    Technical Program Manager
    Tulip Interfaces
    Streamlined product roadmaps, enhanced cross-department collaboration, and developed algorithms to track organizational OKRs.
  • 2021.09 - 2023.09

    Cambridge, MA

    Graduate Researcher
    MIT d’Arbeloff Lab
    Conducted computer vision research in robotics, publishing work on object classification and robot trajectory prediction.
  • 2021.06 - 2021.09

    San Jose, California

    Product & Program Management Intern
    Adobe
    Developed a centralized search prototype, enhancing productivity by analyzing and organizing user research data.
  • 2020.06 - 2020.07

    Menlo Park, California

    Android App Dev Mentor for Facebook University
    Codepath
    Guided 120 freshman and sophomore college students from diverse backgrounds through Facebook University’s Android App Development Bootcamp.
  • 2020 - 2021

    San Francisco, California

    Co-Founder & CEO
    Cazarme
    Co-founded B2B SaaS startup that uses AI to help companies extract actionable insights from user research interviews, Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel.
  • 2019.06 - 2019.09

    Menlo Park, California

    Software Engineering Intern
    Facebook
    Developed iOS features for Facebook Messenger and launched to 16% of users with measurable impact.

Skills

C++
JavaScript
Java
Python
React
Android
OpenCV
SolidWorks
MATLAB
ROS
ROS2
PyTorch

Awards