Ricardo Motta

Ricardo Jansson Motta (born 1959) is an engineer of imaging products.
==Education==
Motta graduated from in Brazil in 1977. In February 1978, he entered the school of engineering at . In 1981, he entered the , where he received a B.S. and by 1987 a M.S. in imaging and photographic science.Ricardo Motta, LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-12-13.Ricardo J. Motta, Attom Research. Accessed 2021-12-13.
==Career==
Prior to emigrating from Brazil to study in the United States, Motta had been working as a cinematographer in since the late 1970s. While at the in August 1986, he became a research associate at the .
===Silicon Valley===
Motta joined Hewlett-Packard in September 1987 as a member of the technical staff in its laboratory in Palo Alto, California, where he helped to establish the standard. By January 1997, he had become the chief imaging architect. In January 2000, he joined , where he became VP and chief technology officer. The company was later acquired by Sony.Sony Acquires Pixim by John Honovich, IPVM. 2012-09-12. In November 2010, he joined Nvidia, where he was VP and distinguished engineer.
===Apple Inc.===
In December 2013, Motta joined Apple Inc. in Cupertino. He became a distinguished engineer (DEST) and led the development of new camera technology. He was named in patent filings for virtual reality projection technologies with augmented reality capabilities.Apple Invents a Complete Sensory System for Future Mixed Reality Headset by Jack Purcher, Patently Apple. 2019-07-18.
===After Apple===
In December 2019, Motta left Apple to join Google in Mountain View as a distinguished engineer.
==References==
==External links==
*Ricardo J. Motta at Google Scholar
*Ricardo Motta and Ricardo Jansson Motta at Justia Patents
*Ricardo J. Motta at PatentGuru
*Management Team: Ricardo Motta at Pixim (archived 2008-05-20)
*Ricardo J. Motta at ResearchGate
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