Jean Mélou
Chercheur R&D Vision Par Ordinateur
Toulouse, Occitania, France
Summary
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Top SchoolJean Mélou is an R&D computer vision researcher and engineer with a decade of experience building photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction systems for both academia and industry. Based in Toulouse, he blends deep research from postdoctoral work at IRIT and a CIFRE PhD with pragmatic product-focused development at Mikros Image and now Fittingbox. He has hands-on C++ backend expertise in established open-source photogrammetry projects like AliceVision/openMVG, contributing improvements to image matching, UID support, and pair-building logic. His work spans the full pipeline—from camera tracking and structure-from-motion to photometric reconstruction for VFX—reflecting a rare combination of cinematic-scale production requirements and rigorous scientific methodology. Comfortable moving between research papers and production code, he often translates advanced algorithms into robust tooling that ships on set or in commercial products. An understated strength is his ability to navigate multidisciplinary projects, linking visual computing, applied math and engineering to deliver precise 3D capture workflows.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science - Visual Information Processing, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science - Visual Information Processing at Imperial College LondonMathematics Physics, Mathematics Physics at 'Classes Préparatoires' - Lycée RabelaisEngineer's Degree Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Engineer's Degree Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at ENSEEIHT
French, English, German
Github Skills (7)
computer-vision10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
3d-reconstruction9
photogrammetry9
algorithm9
structure-from-motion8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alicevision/AliceVision
Sep 2015 - Dec 2022
3D Computer Vision Framework
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 223 commits, 16 PRs in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Jean primarily contributed to the `alicevision/alicevision` repository by modifying and extending the existing codebase related to image matching and computer vision algorithms. Their commits involved changes in the `openMVG` library, focusing on supporting UID (Unique Identifier) for images and updating pair building functionalities. The modifications included enhancements to matching algorithms and utilities, indicative of an involvement in backend logic and the core computer vision processing pipeline within the framework.
3dcomputer-vision3d-reconstructionphotogrammetrystructure-from-motion
alicevision/labcom-alicia
Mar 2021 - Jan 2025
French LabCom Project
Contributions:2 reviews, 4 PRs, 6 pushes in 3 years 11 months
frenchlabcom
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