David Mcallister
Senior Fellow at AMD
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Mcallister is a Senior Fellow at AMD with over 30 years in graphics hardware, specializing in GPU ray tracing, machine learning for graphics, and large-scale data problems. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UNC and an MBA, combining deep research pedigree with product and organizational leadership. His career spans roles at Qualcomm, Samsung, and Evans & Sutherland, and he has been doing GPU ray tracing since 2008 and applying AI to graphics since the late 1990s. David’s expertise covers GPU architecture, data compression, material models, computer vision, and scientific visualization, and he thrives on “heavy lifting” CS challenges. A seasoned remote team leader long before COVID, he now leads ray tracing architecture at AMD from Salt Lake City. A not-obvious strength is his rare blend of hands-on research experience and formal business training, enabling technical decisions that align with strategic product goals.
27 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at University of Utah - David Eccles School of BusinessThe University of UtahPh.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (44)
glut10
bitmap10
particle-system10
particle10
cgi10
single-file10
file-format10
cpp10
game-physics10
decoding9
coordinates9
opengl9
api9
encoding8
decode8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
davemc0/DMcTools
Jul 2000 - Nov 2022
Contributions:60 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 22 years 8 months
davemc0/Stock
Dec 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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