Leonardo Pavanatto

Hello there! I’m an applied AI/ML Senior Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase. I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications at Virginia Tech, advised by Dr. Doug Bowman. I am also a Master of Computer Science and Bachelor of Computer Engineering, both degrees obtained at PUCRS.

My expertise area is Virtual and Augmented Reality within the scope of 3D User Interfaces. Some specific research interests include how to use augmented reality for improving productivity on real-world tasks (such as working with virtual monitors and how to design cross-device interaction), and how to enhance the process of content creation through immersive technologies (such as architecture design and visualization).

More recently, my focus has been applied AI: how to integrate AI into product flows in a deterministic, reliable way, so that AI-powered features behave predictably and users can trust them. It’s the same question that drove my XR research, how people interact with complex systems, now applied to AI.