David Koerner
Senior Software Engineer at Esri
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Koerner is a Senior Software Engineer based in Zurich with 15 years of experience blending applied research and production-grade software in digital media and geospatial R&D. Holding a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Stuttgart, he has driven advanced light-transport and high-performance rendering research at EPFL, Disney, Stuttgart Media University and MPC, before moving into R&D at Esri Zurich. He excels at turning cutting‑edge Monte Carlo and deterministic rendering techniques into practical tools for production pipelines and scientific software, often working with HPC infrastructure. Known for strong communication skills, he bridges research teams, industry partners and product groups to deliver meaningful, usable systems. A not‑obvious strength is his history of founding and operationalizing access to HPC resources for media companies, showing both technical depth and organisational impact.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Media Computer Science (equiv to M.Sc.), Diploma Media Computer Science (equiv to M.Sc.) at Technische Universität DresdenDr. rer. nat. (PhD), Computer Science, Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Computer Science at University of Stuttgart
Github Skills (32)
arcgis9
spatial-data9
3d9
jupyterlab-extension9
cpp8
gis8
spatial-data-analysis8
rendering8
jupyter8
gltf8
electron7
visualization7
typescript7
python7
scene7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dkoerner/houio
Feb 2015 - Jul 2020
C++ library for reading and writing of houdini geometry file format (json/binary json)
Contributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 21 pushes in 5 years 5 months
cpp
dkoerner/arcgis-js-api-3d-web-editing-demo
Mar 2020 - Nov 2025
This app demonstrates 3d editing capabilities of the ArcGIS JS API
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
3darcgis-js-api
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