Brendan Rehon's Portfolio

Brendan Matera Rehon Email: bmrehon@gmail.com

Phone: (831) 325-4009

Download my resume here.

Education:

o Masters of Engineering in Computer Science / 2006 / Cornell University

§ Specialization in Computer Graphics

§ GPA: 3.58 on 4.0 scale

o Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics / 2005 / Cornell University

§ Concentration in Computer Science

§ GPA: 3.46 on 4.0 scale

Relevant Courses:

o Computer Graphics, four semesters: two graduate level courses, Advanced Global Illumination and Physically Based Rendering; a two part undergraduate sequence; and a graphics practicum.

o Computer Animation, one year.

o Upper Division Mathematics: numerical analysis, general analysis, number theory, linear algebra; a year of statistics and probability.

o Computer Science: analysis of algorithms; computer networks; machine learning; artificial intelligence.

Relevant Work Experience:

o Research Assistant for Dr. James Ferwerda, Cornell University, Summer 2005: Designed a game (using Java and OpenGL [JoGL]) as a potential diagnostic aid after investigating symptoms of dyslexia, specifically visual/acoustic deficiencies. The game offers a creative front-end UI disguising background psycho-visual trials and statistical data gathering.

§ Magnofly Homepage

§ Magnofly in the Cornell Daily Sun

Projects:

o Graphics Final Project: Subsurface Scattering (Spring 2006): Programmed a system for rendering skin, wax, marble, etc. Implemented multiple scattering described in “A Practical Model for Subsurface Light Transport” (H. W. Jensen et al. 2001) and a more efficient framework suggested in “A Rapid Hierarchal Rendering Technique for Translucent Materials” (H. W. Jensen et al. 2002).

§ Screenshots coming soon…

o Mezame (Spring 2006), a computer game: Graphics programmer for a 3D fantasy style game written in C++ and OpenGL. Created a system for parsing/loading in skinned models (.X format) for animation using hierarchal bones.

§ Project Homepage

o Master’s Project: Physics of Deformable Objects (Fall 2005): Programmed a real-time 3D deformable object simulator in C++ and DirectX, fully implementing the SIGGRAPH paper “Meshless Deformations Based on Shape Matching” (M. Mueller et al. 2005).

§ Project Homepage

o Feeding the Birds (Spring 2005), a five minute animation: Lead texture artist for a semester long group animation project receiving a grade of 4.3/A+. Responsible for setting up shading networks for characters and scenery; texturing, modeling, rigging and MEL scripting sparrows; and utilizing technical features of Mental Ray (ambient occlusion). Screened at the Willard Straight Theatre in Ithaca, NY on May 14, 2006.

§ Feeding The Birds – 30 meg AVI (XviD codec)

§ Feeding the Birds in the Cornell Chronicle

o Volume Renderer (Fall 2004): Programmed a Java viewer for medical CT scan data, inspired by the SIGGRAPH paper “A Model for Volume Lighting and Modeling” (J. Kniss 2003).

§ Screenshots coming soon…

o Save the Forest! (Spring 2004): Designed a 3D game in Java and OpenGL, featuring shadow mapping, realistic projectile physics using numerical integration and collision detection, particle systems, and a deformable terrain system wherein explosions leave both a crater and a charred surface.

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