Dr. Victor Prisacariu

Professor

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Biography

Professor Victor Adrian Prisacariu received his Graduate degree in computer engineering from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Iasi, Romania, in 2008, followed by a D.Phil. degree in engineering science from the University of Oxford in 2012. He continued as a Postdoctoral Researcher, receiving the EPSRC prize, and was appointed as an Associate Professor in 2017, advancing to Full Professor in 2025. He co-founded 6D.ai, which built APIs that enable developers to create augmented reality applications that are meaningful and exciting for users. The 6D.ai SDK uses standard smartphone cameras to construct real-time, three-dimensional semantic maps of the world. This innovative technology was acquired by Niantic in March 2020, where he currently serves as Chief Scientist. His research interests lie in semantic visual tracking, 3-D reconstruction, and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). His ongoing research focuses on computer vision methods for real-time augmented and virtual reality on mobile and wearable platforms. He also leads the Active Vision Lab, emphasizing computational vision for applications in location mapping, surveillance, and assistive computing.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2025-01-01 — Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, United Kingdom

Full Professor in the Department of Engineering Science, specializing in Computer Vision and Augmented Reality.

Chief Scientist

2020-03-01 — Present

Niantic •

Leads research and development initiatives focusing on augmented reality technologies.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
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  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
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Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.