Linas Beresna

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Supervised by Eugene Fiume.

University College London, UK

Graduated with first-class honours. Exchange at University of Waterloo, Canada (2017–2018).

Image Engine Design · Vancouver, Canada

• Supporting lighting and lookdev departments by maintaining legacy software and Gaffer integration.
• Developing and optimising rendering tools using C++, Python, and OSL.

Disney Research Zurich · Zurich, Switzerland

• Conducted research and development within the Digital Humans team.

Animal Logic · Sydney, Australia

• Built and supported the proprietary renderer Glimpse using C++14, USD, and OptiX.
• Created artist-facing tools and shaders for Maya, Houdini, and in-house applications.

DNEG · London, UK

• Created and supported tools for the shoot department to automate importing and sorting large datasets.
• Developed cross-platform applications using C++, Python, and Qt.

Gambit Research · London, UK

• Redesigned user-input logging services, migrating the codebase from Node.js to Python.
• Utilised Docker and Kubernetes for containerised deployment.

UCL – Surgical Robot Vision Group · London, UK

• Investigated binary classification for cancer cells using Deep Learning (TensorFlow).
• Automated microscope hardware using C++ and OpenCV for edge detection and auto-focusing.