James Bray
Director at HRI-Labs
Satellite Beach, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Bray is a director and independent scholar who applies deep mathematical and physics modeling to computational photography, light transport, and rendering, using Mathematica as his primary development language. With a background spanning RF and microprocessor characterization at IBM and Sun and early service as a signals analyst, he combines rigorous experimental design and signal-level intuition with artistic photography training. He leads applied projects from low-cost aerial imaging systems to remote-control multi-camera studios and image-based relighting and 3D modeling, focusing on modeling the imaging pipeline rather than shipping large applications. Unusually, he favors Mathematica for its expressive conciseness, claiming an order-of-magnitude development efficiency over traditional languages, and is implementing curvilinear coordinate and differential-geometry models for ray distributions. Based in Satellite Beach, FL, he continuously bridges academic literature and practical systems, evaluating commercial tools and linking Mathematica models to performance-oriented C++ libraries when needed.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics at Excelsior CollegeCertificate, Professional Photography, Certificate, Professional Photography at New York Institute of PhotographyBS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at Northeastern UniversityAS, Literature, History, Mathematics, Computer Science, AS, Literature, History, Mathematics, Computer Science at Montgomery CollegeDiploma, Engineering Technology, Diploma, Engineering Technology at Capitol Radio Engineering Institute
russian (basic)
Github Skills (1)
ludum-dare6
Github contributions (2)
oracle-samples/one-cerner-style-icons
Mar 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:64 commits, 14 PRs, 7 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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