Linas Beresna
PhD Candidate
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolLinas Beresna is a PhD candidate in computer graphics at Simon Fraser University with nine years of industry experience building production rendering tools for feature film studios. He holds an MEng in Mathematics and Computer Science from UCL (first-class) and spent a year at Waterloo, blending rigorous academic foundations with practical pipeline engineering. His career includes rendering engineering roles at Image Engine, Animal Logic, and DNEG, plus a research internship at Disney Research, demonstrating fluency in both research and production constraints. Comfortable across C++, Python, computer vision, and deep learning workflows, he has automated lab hardware and replatformed services with Docker and Kubernetes early in his career. Colleagues describe him as a researcher-engineer who moves ideas into robust, scalable tooling used on real productions.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University College LondonMathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of WaterlooDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Simon Fraser University
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Github Skills (33)
inverse10
command-line9
automation9
rust9
shell9
renderer9
visual-effects8
python6
recipe6
render5
modular4
cpp4
trace-viewer4
astrology3
baduk3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
LinasBeres/Dot-Files
Jun 2017 - Oct 2022
Contributions:111 commits, 154 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 5 months
LinasBeres/LinasBeres.github.io
Jun 2022 - Jul 2026
Contributions:17 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 1 month
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