Chris Lesniewski-Laas
San Francisco Bay Area
Chris Lesniewski-Laas is a highly skilled coder and researcher specializing in distributed systems.
He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and a Master of Engineering in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chris has a strong educational background, having also studied at Cohasset High School.
His thesis focused on security for large-scale, decentralized communication networks.
He has worked at prominent organizations such as Dropbox as a Staff Software Engineer, Google as a Senior Software Engineer, and the University of Cambridge as a Visiting Scholar.
Chris has also held various research and engineering positions at Microsoft, Permabit, Sensable Technologies, and as an Undergraduate Researcher at MIT.
He contributed significantly to Google's Search Infrastructure group, where he specialized in building low-latency serving systems.
Currently, Chris is leveraging his expertise in machine learning within Dropbox's computer vision group.
His professional journey showcases a deep commitment to advancing technology and a remarkable breadth of experience across academia and industry.
