I have a PhD in chip-scale photonics for inertial sensors and 7+ years experience working with hardware from the micron to meter scales. Key experience in mass production manufacturing, failure analysis, DFM, large-scale data analysis, cross-functional management and engineering design.
- Technical lead at Apple shipping FaceID Depth sensor in iPhone 10s, 12, 13
- Led integration for a >300 ton tunneling machine at The Boring Company
- Side-project: I built a motion-reactive wearable LED suit - https://youtu.be/jl5HzWneFZ0
Alex Krause has been a guest on 1 episode.
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From Apple to AI Soccer Cameras: Alex Krause from Trace
October 14th, 2025 | Season 2 | 40 mins 16 secs
In this episode of The Hardtech Podcast, hosts DeAndre Harakas and Grant Chapman sit down with Alex Krause, Director of Hardware at Trace, to explore how AI, hardware, and software intersect in the world of sports technology. Alex shares his journey from building Face ID systems at Apple to leading hardware innovation at Trace where his team designs AI-powered soccer cameras that capture every play automatically. The conversation dives into hardware-as-a-service, the balance between edge and cloud computing, and the lessons learned from building scalable, user-first products in a fast-moving industry.