Amay Kataria
Principal 3D Engineer at Extended Art Studio
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAmay Kataria is a founder and Chief Technical Artist with 11 years of experience at the intersection of creative coding, computer graphics, and hardware-software engineering, based in Chicago. He builds agentic tools and creative automation through Extended Art Studio, combining research-grade software engineering with artist-focused collaboration to push new media boundaries. Previously he helped architect the next-generation Skype client and co-authored the cross-platform ReactXP library, delivering experiences to hundreds of millions of users. As a senior consultant at OPTIKKA he drastically improved rendering performance and developer velocity through a reimagined SVG parser and a responsive canvas library. He also teaches Media Arts history and practice, translating technical fluency into accessible pedagogy and open course materials. A curious synthesizer of art and systems, he frames engineering problems as creative opportunities and often prototypes hardware-software hybrids that blur tool and artwork.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering at Virginia TechMasters of Fine Arts Art & Technology Studies, Masters of Fine Arts Art & Technology Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Github Skills (75)
android10
mobile10
ios10
react-native10
app-platform10
react10
windows9
escpos9
pos-printer9
cross-platform9
app-framework8
timezone8
bluetooth8
react-native-module8
mobile-development8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
eulphean/Babble
Dec 2018 - Dec 2021
A public sentimental AI chat-bot operating as an emotional companion and a conversation stalker.
Contributions:4 commits, 38 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 11 months
aichatbot
eulphean/node-escpos
Sep 2020 - May 2024
🖨️ ESC/POS Printer driver for node
Contributions:27 pushes, 9 tags in 3 years 7 months
driversposdriverserialportprinter-driver
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