Research Scientist at NVIDIA
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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- Research Scientist at NVIDIA
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- Graphics Chip Architect at NVIDIA
- Graphics Software Intern at Hewlett-Packard
- Software Engineer at Evans and Sutherland
- Research Assistant at University of Utah
- Education
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Utah
- Olympus High School
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David McAllister’s Summary
I've been in the computer graphics industry since 1989. I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science.
David McAllister’s Specialties:
Experience in graphics hardware architecture, 3D application programming, image-based rendering, computational photography.
David McAllister’s Experience
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Research Scientist
NVIDIA
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NVDA; Computer Hardware industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Working on the confluence of interactive ray tracing and Nvidia's future GPUs.
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Graphics Chip Architect
NVIDIA
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NVDA; Computer Hardware industry)
April 2000 — September 2008 (8 years 6 months)
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Graphics Software Intern
Hewlett-Packard
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Computer Hardware industry)
April 1997 — September 1997 (6 months)
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Software Engineer
Evans and Sutherland
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ESCC; Computer Hardware industry)
May 1989 — August 1996 (7 years 4 months)
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Research Assistant
University of Utah
(Computer Hardware industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
David McAllister’s Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D. , Computer Science , 1996 — 2002
Dissertation: "A Generalized Representation of Surface Appearance for Computer Graphics"
- Activities and Societies:
- Computer Science Department
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University of Utah
B.S. , Computer Science , 1989 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Computer Science Department, Ballroom Dance Company, LDSSA
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Olympus High School
Diploma , 1986 — 1989
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David McAllister’s Interests:
Computer graphics, ray tracing, genetic art, particle systems, surface appearance, BRDF, SBRDF
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NVIDIA Alumni
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