Roy Shilkrot is a researcher and professional in the area of computer vision and computer graphics. He obtained a BSc in computer science from Tel-Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, and an MSc from Tel-Aviv University. He is currently a PhD candidate in Media Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge.
Roy has over seven years of experience as a software engineer in start-up companies and enterprises. Before joining the MIT Media Lab as a research assistant, he worked as a technology strategist in the Innovation Laboratory of Comverse, a telecom solutions provider. He also dabbled in consultancy, and worked as an intern for Microsoft research at Redmond.