David Russell
Masters Of Science In Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University
Town of Potsdam, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Russell is a robotics and computer vision engineer with eight years of experience specializing in object tracking and 3D reconstruction, currently pursuing an MS in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon under Prof. David Wettergreen. He has applied research-grade CV and ML methods in industry and open-source contexts—contributing full-stack improvements to Kitware’s TeleSculptor photogrammetry tool and shipping perception features at Phantom AI that migrated from Python prototypes into a C++ framework. His work spans aerial photogrammetry, egocentric video tracking, and multimodal 3D capture, combining deep learning familiarity with practical C++ system-building and camera rig calibration. Based in Potsdam, NY, he also focuses on making scientific computing accessible through spatial data science projects with Focal Lab and the Open Forest Observatory, reflecting a blend of curiosity-driven research and production-oriented engineering.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Senior, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Senior at Clarkson University
Github Skills (6)
imagery10
photogrammetry10
ruby10
gui-application9
c-language8
cprogramming-language8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Kitware/TeleSculptor
Feb 2018 - Aug 2020
TeleSculptor: Aerial Photogrammetry Application powered by KWIVER
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 37 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:David primarily worked on the SketchUp plugin for the TeleSculptor application, contributing to the integration of MAP-Tk configuration files and the import of images and camera data. They focused on parsing configuration files, processing image file paths, and loading camera information for use within the SketchUp environment. Additionally, the user addressed formatting issues and improved the camera sampling process.
kitwarephotogrammetryc-plus-plusimage-processingaerial-imagery
open-forest-observatory/automate-metashape
Jan 2023 - Jul 2024
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Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 5 months
pythonphotogrammetryreproducibleimage-processingworkflows
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