Gwang Hwang
Software Engineer at WebKit
Seoul, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolGwang Hwang is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years focused on WebKit and embedded-browser rendering, currently at Igalia and an active WebKit committer. He specializes in GPU-accelerated compositing, multi-threaded rendering architectures, and performance optimization for resource-constrained devices like smart TVs, STBs, and automotive systems. His work spans implementing threaded compositors, deferred rendering, TextureMapper/CoordinatedGraphics, and CanvasGL-style batching to squeeze performance out of OpenGL[ES] and diverse GPU drivers. Based in Seoul, he combines deep systems-level expertise with practical experience diagnosing GPU driver and hardware limitations that impact real-world products. Less obvious: he built and led small teams to deliver production-grade WebKit runtimes and browser ports across WinCE, Android, and embedded Linux platforms, bridging open-source contributions with commercial deployments.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) , Dropped out., Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) , Dropped out., Computer Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology
Github Skills (30)
javascript10
ios10
safari10
linux10
browser10
webkit10
gtk10
macos10
rendering9
gltf9
3d-graphics9
webgl9
pbr9
vulkan9
opengl9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ryumiel/reveal.js
Sep 2015 - Mar 2021
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
html-presentationframeworkpresentationpresentation-framework
ryumiel/workspace
Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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