Dalton Omens
Research Engineer at Epic Games
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDalton Omens is a research engineer based in San Francisco with nine years of experience at the intersection of graphics, systems, and machine learning, currently working at Epic Games after a multi-year research internship there. He completed a PhD track at Stanford and holds EECS roots from UC Berkeley, bringing deep academic rigor to applied problems in real-time graphics and simulation. Dalton’s background includes internships at industry leaders such as NVIDIA, Unity, Sony, Blizzard, and Sony, giving him a rare blend of studio production experience and research-driven innovation. Known for a straightforward, code-first ethos—summed up on GitHub as “hey coding is pretty cool”—he often translates experimental prototypes into production-ready tools for animation and game tech. An uncommon strength is his continuity across academia and major game engines, enabling rapid iteration from paper to playable demos.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Stanford University School of EngineeringElectrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley College of EngineeringHigh School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Point Loma High School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
physics-engine10
biomechanics10
robotics-simulation10
nimble10
robotics9
pytorch8
physics8
python7
machine-learning7
deep-learning7
computer-vision6
computer-graphics6
tensorflow3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dalton-omens/MouseWar
Aug 2017 - Oct 2023
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
jchavezberkeley/sculpted_project
Dec 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:146 pushes in 5 months
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