Roberto Manduchi is a professor of computer science and engineering at UC Santa Cruz. His research focuses on assistive technology for persons with visual impairments. Specifically, he is exploring the use of mobile computer vision, inertial sensors and location-aware systems for increased spatial awareness and information access without sight.
Manduchi holds a “Dottorato di ricerca” in electrical engineering from the University of Padova, Italy. Prior to joining UC Santa Cruz in 2001, he worked at Apple Inc. and at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
