Ben Benfold

Senior Staff Research Software Engineer @Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Oxford, GB
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WORK HISTORY

May 2025 — Present

Senior Staff Research Software Engineer @Niantic Spatial, Inc.

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EDUCATION

2001 — 2004

University of Cambridge

BA/MA, Computer Science

2007 — 2011

University of Oxford

DPhil, Computer Vision

SKILLS

Embedded SoftwareQtStlCPattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceVideo AnalyticsLinuxComputer ScienceOpenglMachine LearningMatlabVisual StudioImage ProcessingC++Computer VisionReal-Time ProgrammingAlgorithmsOpenclPerlEmbedded SystemsSoftware EngineeringJavaSoftware DevelopmentLatex

ABOUT BEN BENFOLD

Over the past 19 years Ben has successfully specified, designed, implemented and delivered numerous computer vision systems and modules across multiple industries. He has world-class research abilities, demonstrated by publications at top tier conferences, which allow insightful analysis of existing technologies and, where appropriate, the invention of new technology to solve novel problems. When combined with extensive experience in system design, CPU/GPU optimisation, embedded systems and experience in almost every area of software engineering, he has the ability to balance the characteristics of algorithms, system performance, user experience and available resources to identify and realise the optimal solution to almost any problem.Ben is currently working on building an 3D map of the world at NianticSpecialties: Computer Vision, Image Processing, Data Fusion, Statistical Inference, Video Analytics, Software Engineering, Image Classification, Embedded/GPU optimisation, Tracking, Visual Surveillance, Real-Time Processing

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