Dr. Nuernberger received a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2010, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, in 2016 and 2018, respectively. During graduate school, he experimented with various XR technologies in the Four Eyes Lab under the direction of Professors Matthew Turk and Tobias Höllerer, and worked on a variety of projects ranging from structure from motion and segmentation in computer vision to human computer interaction in XR.

Currently at NASA JPL, Nuernberger has worked in a variety of both research and development roles with a focus on interactive 3D visualization, augmented and virtual reality, robotics operations interfaces, and the application of generative AI to enhancing enterprise and engineering practices at JPL. Nuernberger's work has included camera pose estimation, camera model conversion, object pose estimation, novel 3D user interfaces, technical lead of the award-winning ProtoSpace AR CAD visualization system, the first VR spacecraft magnetic field visualization, robotics operations interfaces, enterprise metaverse, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and automated engineering document analysis and authoring.

Dr. Nuernberger has supported a variety of projects, including MSR, NISAR, EELS, CADRE, and others. Dr. Nuernberger has been the recipient of numerous awards, publications, and patents. He has also had the privilege of having worked with highly talented cross-functional teams and of serving a variety of end users, including astronauts, engineers, scientists, roboticists, and technologists.

B.S., Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2010)

M.S., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (2016)

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (2018)

3D interactive technologies, augmented & virtual reality, human computer interaction, human robot interaction, generative AI, computer vision

• Autonomous Systems  | Operation Of Autonomous Systems
• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science  | Intelligent Data Discovery And Understanding
• Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing  | Flight, Ground, And Edge Computing

• Data Science  
• 3D Visualization  
• Augmented & Virtual Reality  
• Human-Computer Interaction  
• Human-Robot Interaction  
• Data Visualization  
• AI  

• JPL Voyager Award (2023)
• JPL Award (2022)
• JPL Award | JPL Software of the Year (2021)
• NASA Award | Software of the Year | Honorable Mention (2021)
• JPL Award | ProtoSpace (2020)
• JPL Award | VITAL Ventilator (2020)
• JPL Award | 1st Place, JPL Hack the Lab (2020)
• JPL Award | Best Collaborative Project, JPL Hack the Lab (2020)
• Professional Society and External Organization Awards | IEEE CVPR | Outstanding Reviewer (2019)
• JPL Award | ProtoSpace (2019)
• Professional Society and External Organization Awards | Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) | Human Factors Prize (2018)
• JPL Team Award | Group Achievement (2018)
• Professional Society and External Organization Awards | IEEE 3D User Interfaces | Honorable Mention, Best Paper (2016)
• Professional Society and External Organization Awards | IEEE ISMAR | Best Short Paper Award (2015)