Karel Petránek
Softwarový Inženýr at Google
Hradec Králové, Northeast, Czechia
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Top SchoolKarel Petránek is a versatile software engineer with 16 years of experience spanning academia, startups and large tech, currently working at Google. He blends low-level GPU and real-time graphics expertise with full-stack web and mobile development, having shipped projects from WebGL/VR beamline visualizations to Unity-based avatar platforms and Java CAD tools. His background in computer vision and deep learning informs production-grade face tracking and robotics research, while his PhD-focused applied informatics training underpins a rigorous, experimental approach to engineering. Comfortable across C++, OpenGL/GLSL, TensorFlow, Typescript and multiplatform mobile stacks, he thrives on cross-disciplinary problems that combine geometry, performance and user-facing polish. An uncommon thread in his career is repeatedly translating academic research into interactive, real-time products for both enterprise and consumer platforms.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doktor filozofie (PhD.), Aplikovaná informatika, Doktor filozofie (PhD.), Aplikovaná informatika at Univerzita Hradec Králové
Czech, English, German
Stackoverflow
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css
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sql
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opencv
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oracle
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computer-vision
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image-processing
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Github Skills (94)
webots10
opencv10
controller10
image-processing10
pose10
rgb10
ros10
momentum10
optimization10
robotics10
animation10
avatar10
face-tracking10
face-recognition10
motion-capture10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
facemoji/mocap4face
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
A free, cross platform SDK for real time facial motion capture using blendshapes, and rigid head pose in 3D space from any RGB camera, photo, or video.
Contributions:2 releases, 11 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 1 month
camera-photocameraface-recognitionplatform-sdkhead
karelp/openlierox-win-build
Dec 2012 - Apr 2013
Contributions:5 commits in 3 months
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