Sebastien Jourdain
Distinguished Engineer at Kitware Inc.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolSebastien Jourdain is a Distinguished Engineer with 16+ years designing and implementing high-precision software for scientific data analysis and 3D visualization, currently leading architecture and engineering at Kitware in Santa Fe. He combines deep systems skills across C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python with domain expertise in VTK/ParaView—contributing to ParaView backend improvements and web visualization via vtk-js. Known for tackling challenging problems that demand rigorous design, he bridges front-end interaction and backend data workflows, including image streaming and export/selection tooling. His background as a founder and long tenure at Kitware reflect an uncommon blend of hands-on engineering, product ownership, and sustained open-source impact.
16 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy 1Master's degree, Engineer, Master's degree, Engineer at ESSTINThe Institute of Technology at Linköping University
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Github Skills (28)
data-visualizations10
webgl10
javascript10
visualization10
web-application10
python10
data-visualisation10
user-interface10
ui-design10
interface-design10
webapp10
data-visualization10
web-development10
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
Kitware/vtk-js
Apr 2016 - Jan 2023
Visualization Toolkit for the Web
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:649 releases, 323 reviews, 2040 commits in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Sebastien primarily worked on front-end development within the vtk-js repository, as evidenced by commits focused on improving examples, adding UI controls for visualization parameters, and implementing a tool to visualize the underlying data model. They developed examples demonstrating different rendering techniques and interaction, and implemented a versatile UI element. The user also maintained the examples by refactoring and updating them, including adding support for loading various datasets, such as OBJ files and volume data, and integrating with a new style sheet system.
visualization
Kitware/ParaView
Feb 2010 - Aug 2022
VTK-based Data Analysis and Visualization Application
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1660 commits in 12 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Sebastien primarily worked on improving the backend functionality of the ParaViewWeb application. Their contributions included fixing issues related to the build process for Python bindings and improving data handling, particularly concerning the selection and export of data from the visualizer. Their work also involved integrating new features for image streaming.
data-analysisvisualizationvtk
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