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Dr. Siddharth Buddhiraju
Research Scientist, Reality Labs at Meta

Siddharth has been working on augmented reality displays at Meta for about five years, where his areas of interest include waveguide development, optical simulation, and system design. He completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University with a focus on nanophotonics and computational electromagnetics. Prior to his PhD, he obtained his undergraduate and master’s education at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay with a focus on microelectronics. Outside of work, his interests include stand-up comedy, hiking, and gardening, and he lives with his wife and two cats in San Mateo, California.