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Umer Farooq
Director of Research for Integrity, Support, and Security
As the Director of Research for Integrity at Meta, including our family of apps (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp), I lead a global research organization that enables people and small businesses around the world to express themselves and realize economic opportunity on our platform, while working to keep them safe.
Previously, I was the Head of Research for Messenger. Prior to Meta, I led the Cloud and Xbox research teams at Microsoft. Before joining industry, I received a Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction (USA) and B.S. in Computer Science (Pakistan).
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As a human scientist, I'm all about insights.