Dalton Omens
Member Of Technical Staff (Research Scientist) at Moonlake AI
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDalton Omens is a research engineer based in San Francisco with nine years of experience at the intersection of graphics, systems, and machine learning, currently working at Epic Games after a multi-year research internship there. He completed a PhD track at Stanford and holds EECS roots from UC Berkeley, bringing deep academic rigor to applied problems in real-time graphics and simulation. Dalton’s background includes internships at industry leaders such as NVIDIA, Unity, Sony, Blizzard, and Sony, giving him a rare blend of studio production experience and research-driven innovation. Known for a straightforward, code-first ethos—summed up on GitHub as “hey coding is pretty cool”—he often translates experimental prototypes into production-ready tools for animation and game tech. An uncommon strength is his continuity across academia and major game engines, enabling rapid iteration from paper to playable demos.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Stanford University School of EngineeringElectrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley College of EngineeringHigh School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Point Loma High School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
physics-engine10
robotics-simulation10
biomechanics10
robotics10
pytorch9
maya8
deep-learning7
pytorch3d6
3d6
machine-learning4
python4
tensorflow3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dalton-omens/MouseWar
Aug 2017 - Oct 2023
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
jchavezberkeley/sculpted_project
Dec 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:146 pushes in 5 months
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