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Shugao Ma

Research Lead at Meta. Leading lean team to move fast and invent differentiating technologies in human modeling and human-AI interaction

Redmond, Washington, United States

Career path.

  1. Meta

    Senior Stuff AI Research Scientist

    Mar 2026 - Present
  2. Meta

    Senior Staff AI Research Scientist Manager, XRCIA Action Decoders

    Aug 2023 - Mar 2026
  3. Meta

    AI Research Scientist Manager, XR Input

    Dec 2021 - Aug 2023
  4. Meta

    AI Research Scientist Manager, Codec Avatar Research

    Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
  5. Meta

    Staff Research Scientist, Codec Avatar Research

    Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
  6. Meta

    Senior Research Scientist, Codec Avatar Research

    Feb 2018 - Feb 2021
  7. Meta

    Research Scientist, Codec Avatar Research

    Jun 2016 - Feb 2018
  8. Disney Research

    Research Associate

    Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
  9. Disney Research

    Research Associate

    Feb 2014 - Jun 2014
  10. Google

    Intern

    May 2013 - Aug 2013
  11. Boston University

    Research Assistant

    Jan 2011 - May 2016
  12. Boston University

    Teaching Fellow

    Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
  13. Microsoft

    Intern

    May 2007 - Aug 2007
  14. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Research Assistant

    Sep 2006 - Jul 2009
  15. SAP Asia Pte Ltd

    Intern

    Apr 2006 - Jul 2006