Matti Grüner
Graduate Research Assistant
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatti Grüner is a creative technologist and senior engineer with over a decade of experience at the intersection of computer graphics, immersive media, and emerging tech, now pursuing XR×AI research at the MIT Media Lab. He has led teams and shaped technical strategy across film, fashion, and enterprise, contributing lighting and rendering tools to major productions like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Iron Man. Technically versatile, Matti has built cloud-render pipelines, DCC plugins, and animation tooling (notably contributing UI and animation features to the open-source Gaffer project) to accelerate digital-apparel and lookdev workflows. He thrives in fast-paced, interdisciplinary environments where artistic vision meets rigorous engineering, turning prototypes into public-facing demonstrations within weeks. Known for combining deep low-level tool development (C++, Python, shader work) with product-minded R&D, he’s open to research collaborations, guest talks, and applied experiments focused on ethical, sustainable futures.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Focus: Computer Graphics, 1.2, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Focus: Computer Graphics, 1.2 at Universität StuttgartAbitur, 1.0, Abitur, 1.0 at Niedersächsisches Internatsgymnasium EsensBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Audiovisual Media, 1.3, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Audiovisual Media, 1.3 at Hochschule der Medien - Stuttgart
German, English, Portuguese, French
Github Skills (8)
uid10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
ui-design10
front-end-development10
animation10
python9
opengl8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
GafferHQ/gaffer
Dec 2017 - Aug 2018
Gaffer is a node-based application for lookdev, lighting and automation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 17 commits, 135 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Matti contributed to the development of the Gaffer application, focusing on UI and animation-related features. They fixed a texture filtering issue in the UI, made changes to the `GraphComponentPath` functionality, and added new features for rendering curves in the UI. The user also implemented new animation features and integrated an animation editor into the UI.
automation
mattigruener/cortex
Aug 2016 - Aug 2019
Libraries for visual effects software development
Contributions:73 pushes, 24 branches in 2 years 11 months
javascriptvisual-effectswebgl
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