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Marco Pesavento

Captain · DISC type SD
Research Scientist at Meta
📍 United States

Marco Pesavento is a Research Scientist at Meta Reality Labs specializing in 3D computer vision. With a PhD from the University of Surrey, his work focuses on reconstructing realistic 3D digital humans from images to enhance immersive experiences in VR and AR.

His research has been published at top-tier academic conferences, including CVPR and ECCV.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Research Scientist
Location
United States
Personality Overview

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Planner & Achiever
Output-Driven
Long-Term Thinker

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Marco cares about

3D Human Reconstruction
His entire PhD thesis and current work at Meta are dedicated to creating realistic 3D human models, often from a single image.
Immersive Experiences
The primary goal of his research is to improve the realism of digital avatars for applications in virtual and augmented reality.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Research Scientist
Meta
3-2024 - 4-2025
Research Fellow
Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at University of Surrey
10-2019 - 3-2024
PHD Student
University of Surrey
1-2020 - 6-2022
Teaching Assistant
University of Surrey
6-2022 - 5-2023
Research scientist intern
Meta
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
10-2019 - 1-2024
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at University of Surrey
2016 - 2018
Master's degree
Università degli Studi di Padova
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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