Salvatore Candido
Salvatore Candido is a Principal Engineer at Alphabet, and currently serves as Loon’s Chief Technology Officer. Over nearly six years at Loon, Sal has had a hand in developing many of the technological breakthroughs that have made balloon-powered internet possible, including designing Loon’s proprietary navigation system which enables balloons to sail stratospheric winds to deliver connectivity. Before joining Loon, Sal worked on the Google Search team. He received a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying stochastic optimal control and robotics.