Frédéric Devernay
Principal Applied Scientist, Prime Video Sports at Amazon
Greater Nantes Metropolitan Area France
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Top SchoolFrédéric Devernay is a Principal Applied Scientist with 13+ years of experience in computer vision and imaging sciences, currently leading research for Prime Video Sports at Amazon. He combines deep academic roots (PhD from École Polytechnique and long tenure at INRIA) with hands-on engineering—shipping production vision systems across fashion, fitness, creators and visual innovation teams. His work spans 3D computer vision, stereoscopic video, medical AR and performance arts, and he has contributed notable back-end and build-system improvements to widely used open-source compositing projects like Natron and the OpenFX API. Known for bridging traditional imaging pipelines and 3D content creation, he brings both rigorous algorithmic thinking and pragmatic cross-platform engineering to scale research into production. An interesting detail: alongside publishing research, he actively fixes low-level build and OS quirks (C++14, OpenColorIO, macOS OpenGL) that keep complex multimedia toolchains reliable.
13 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Algorithmics, PhD Algorithmics at École PolytechniqueMSc Computer Vision Robotics, MSc Computer Vision Robotics at Université Côte d'AzurBaccalauréat série C (Mathématiques) Mathematics and Physics, Baccalauréat série C (Mathématiques) Mathematics and Physics at Lycée Saint Grégoire, ToursClasses Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles Mathematics and Physics, Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles Mathematics and Physics at Lycée Descartes, Tours
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Github Skills (25)
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
NatronGitHub/Natron
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
Open-source video compositing software. Node-graph based. Similar in functionalities to Adobe After Effects and Nuke by The Foundry.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:80 releases, 230 reviews, 1786 commits in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Frédéric contributed to the development of the build process and various settings within the open-source video compositing software. Their work included modifying the build scripts for Linux and macOS, enabling the usage of C++14 features, and integrating support for newer OpenColorIO versions. They were also responsible for adding build-time checks and fixes, ensuring compatibility across different operating systems. Additionally, the user enhanced the project's structure by refactoring python scripts and improving the installation process.
node-graphfoundrygraph-basedadobeafter-effects
MrKepzie/Natron
Jul 2013 - May 2018
Open-source compositing software. Node-graph based. Similar in functionalities to Adobe After Effects and Nuke by The Foundry.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:29 releases, 4978 commits, 14 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Frédéric's commits primarily involve merging branches related to RB-2.2 into RB-2 and RB-2-multiplane2, indicating a focus on integrating changes and potentially bug fixes or feature enhancements within the Natron compositing software project. The code changes include modifications to the Engine, GUI, and other core components, specifically related to image processing and handling, demonstrating a focus on performance improvements. They also fixed specific issues with the openfx plugins, as well as working on channel selection.
node-graphfoundrygraph-basedadobeafter-effects
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