Daniel Girardeau-montaut
Senior Principal Software Engineer (Orthotaxy) at DePuy Synthes
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolDaniel Girardeau-Montaut is a Senior Principal Software Engineer specializing in surgical robotics and 3D data processing, currently driving the success of the Velys Robotic Assisted solution at DePuy Synthes (Johnson & Johnson). With a PhD in signal and image processing and over 13 years in industry and research, he combines rigorous scientific background with product-focused engineering and IEC 62304 medical-software practice. Creator and long-time maintainer of the widely used open-source CloudCompare tool, he brings deep expertise in point-cloud/mesh algorithms, C++/OpenGL/Qt architecture and backend file-format handling. He has led technical projects from research labs to startups—serving as Orthotaxy’s former Chief Scientific Officer—and is known for translating complex geometric and imaging challenges into robust, production-grade systems.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de NancyPhD Signal & Image Processing, PhD Signal & Image Processing at Télécom Paris
English, German, Japanese
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Github Skills (22)
c-language10
computer-engineering10
fileio10
file-processing10
file-handling10
file-access10
cprogramming-language10
point-cloud10
geometry9
data-structure9
algorithms9
3d9
geom9
data-structures9
spatial8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CloudCompare/CloudCompare
Nov 2012 - Jan 2023
CloudCompare main repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:31 releases, 386 reviews, 3190 commits in 10 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily focused on modifying the core functionality of the CloudCompare software, specifically related to the import and export of point cloud data and the handling of file formats. The user's contributions involved addressing critical bugs and improving the usability and accuracy of data processing, in addition to ensuring the correct behavior when a data point cloud is converted and saved from a different source. They have worked on features involving geometric analysis and the display of data, specifically related to the tool that allows users to filter, display and analyze surfaces and volumes, working with scalar fields and ensuring compatibility with various file formats, indicating a focus on back-end development.
computer-graphicscloudsurface3d-printingply
CloudCompare/LAStools
Jul 2016 - Nov 2019
efficient tools for LiDAR processing
Contributions:12 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
lidar
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