Miguel García García
Optometrist / Vision Scientist, MSc, PhD.
About
Hi there! My name is Miguel García and I am a Product Specialist and Research Consultant at Pupil Labs.
Previously, I worked as an Academic Researcher at the University of Tübingen and as Early Stage Researcher at Carl Zeiss Vision in the framework of several European Research Grants.
I have a Ph.D. in Neuroscience where I focused on myopia research, and previously I completed my bachelor's and master's degrees in Optics and Optometry.
Curriculum Vitae
PRODUCT SPECIALIST & RESEARCH CONSULTANT
July 2022 — PresentBecome an expert in Pupil Labs’ eye-tracking devices. Support researchers and industry partners with technical guidance and tailored consultancy. Led product demos, webinars, and content initiatives to engage users and feed insights back into development. Built internal tools, custom pipelines, and code-based solutions to streamline workflows and expand the tech’s application. Maintained CRM systems and worked closely with cross-functional teams to improve product and user experience. Attend conferences and exhibit to connect with customers.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Nov 2021 — June 2022Focus on virtual reality and the eye, with diverse topics such as measuring the field of view, the effect of virtual reality on the tear film (dry-eye), measure discomfort under distortions simulations of progressive lenses, and augmentations for visual impairments[1–3].
EARLY STAGE RESEARCHER (ESR)
Aug 2019 — July 2020Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Research on distortions with progressive lenses, motion perception and habituation, as part of the European research project PLATYPUS (PLAsticity of Perceptual space Under Sensorimotor interactions). [4] MSCA-RISE 2016 H2020-EU1.3.3 Grant agreement number: 734227
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Visiting fellow @ Western Sydney University, Australia. - (Aug 2019 - June 2020)
EARLY STAGE RESEARCHER (ESR)
Aug 2016 — July 2019Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Research towards understanding myopia progression, defocus and mechanisms of blur detection. With special interest on blur at retinal level and effect of spectacles lenses. [5–9] Project ESR03 - More myopia progression with new spectacles? @ ZEISS BG Vision Care, Technology & Innovation. MSCA-ITN 2015 ETN H2020-EU1.3.1 Grant agreement number: 675137
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Secondment @ Universidad de Murcia (UMU), Spain - (Feb 2018) -
Secondment @ KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - (Feb 2019)
Blog
First entry
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SYSTEM STATUS // FEED
Education
DR. RER. NAT. IN NEUROSCIENCES (PHD)
Level 8 EQFThesis topic: “Understanding and describing blur at retinal level in the context of myopia” Grade: manga cum laude - Defense date: 23rd Aug 2021 Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience (International Max Plank Research School)
MSC. OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCES
Level 7 EQF BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN OPTICS AND OPTOMETRY
Level 6 EQFPublications
Miguel García García, Yannick Sauer, Tamara Watson, and Siegfried Wahl. Virtual reality (vr) as a testing bench for consumer optical solutions: a machine learning approach (gbr) to visual comfort under simulated progressive addition lenses (pals) distortions. Virtual Reality, 28(1):36, Jan 2024. ISSN 1434-9957. doi: 10.1007/s10055-023-00894-w. URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-023-00894-w.
Alexandra Sipatchin, Miguel García García, and Siegfried Wahl. Target maintenance in gaming via saliency augmentation: An early-stage scotoma simulation study using virtual reality (vr). Applied Sciences, 11:7164, 8 2021. ISSN 2076-3417. doi: 10.3390/app11157164. URL https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/15/7164.
Yannick Sauer, Alexandra Sipatchin, Siegfried Wahl, and Miguel García García. Assessment of consumer vr-headsets' objective and subjective field of view (fov) and its feasibility for visual field testing. Virtual Reality, 1 2022. ISSN 1359-4338. doi: 10.1007/s10055-021-00619-x. URL https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10055-021-00619-x.
Miguel Garcia Garcia, Katharina Rifai, Siegfried Wahl, and Tamara Watson. Adaptation to geometrically skewed moving images: An asymmetrical effect on the double-drift illusion. Vision Research, 179:75-84, 2 2021. ISSN 00426989. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2020.11.008. URL https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0042698920301851.