ERIC LEE

Email: eric.lee(at)mac.com

OBJECTIVE

A challenging research and development position in the areas of multimedia frameworks or interactive multimedia systems, requiring a self-motivated, team-oriented person, capable of multitasking, and experienced in C/C++/Obj-C development on multiple platforms.

SKILLS

Programming	Operating Systems	Software	Other
C/C++ Obj-C/Cocoa Perl OpenGL Java	Macintosh OS X UNIX (Linux, AIX, IRIX, SunOS) MS Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP	Rational Clearcase Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator Microsoft Office formZ (Modelling Package)	Software Engineering Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing Film and Video Visual Effects Linux System and Security

EDUCATION

RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) -- Media Computing Group, Department of Computer Science
Research interests: interaction with time-based media (e.g., audio, video)

Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA) -- Department of Electrical Engineering
Master of Science, 2003

The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) -- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Applied Science, 2000

PUBLICATIONS

Eric Lee, Marius Wolf, and Jan Borchers. Improving Orchestral Conducting Systems in Public Spaces: Examining the Temporal Characteristics and Conceptual Models of Conducting Gestures. Proceedings of the CHI 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Portland, Oregon, USA, April 2005, pp. 731-740 (pdf).

Eric Lee, Teresa Marrin Nakra, and Jan Borchers. You're the Conductor: A Realistic Interactive Conducting System for Children. Proceedings of the NIME 2004 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Hamamatsu, Japan, June 2004, pp. 68-73 (pdf).

Jan Borchers, Eric Lee, Wolfgang Samminger, Max Mühlhäuser. Personal Orchestra: A real-time audio/video system for interactive conducting. ACM Multimedia Systems Journal, 9(5):458-465, March 2004 (pdf).

Sidney Fels, Eric Lee, and Kenji Mase, Techniques for Interactive Video Cubism. Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia 2000 Conference, Los Angeles, USA, October 2000, pp. 368-370 (pdf).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sony Electronics (Culver City, USA) Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2000 - Sep 2002

SOCRATTO project - High-End, Professional Visual Effects System for Video and Feature Film

• Managed the application Framework Team through the development cycle of new features and bug fixes.
• Designed and implemented enhancements to the software architecture for new product features.
• Led a small task force to determine performance bottlenecks in the software. Proposed improvements to increase performance.
• Supervised an intern student in developing a Linux version of the software.
• Interacted with industry artists in developing workflow improvements to the software.
• Designed and implemented cross-platform customisations to the user interface library.

University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) Laboratory Teaching Assistant

Jan 2000 - Apr 2000

EECE 467 - Real-Time Implementations of DSP Algorithms

• Tutored students in the laboratory component of the course.

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (Richmond, Canada) Junior Systems Engineer

May 1998 - May 2000

PF-ERS project - Radar image processor

• Designed, implemented, and tested upgrades to two radar image processors given tight budget constraints. Interacted with the customer in Europe.
• Developed radar image output and verification tools based on existing software on other platforms.

Radarsat-2 project - Radar image processor

• Analysed requirements and researched various design architectures.

Envisat PF-ASAR project - Radar image processor

• Resolved customer warranty issues by finding and fixing bugs in the processor after it was delivered. Interacted with the European customer. Work was done in conjunction with a senior engineer.

Sony Corporation (R&D Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan) Junior Researcher

Jun 1997 - Apr 1998

Camera Calibration

• Analysed various algorithms for precise camera calibration for film-editing applications. Examined instrument and quantisation error.
• Developed a camera calibration tool with a graphical user interface for Unix.
• Experimented with high-end camera calibration equipment and analysed results.

Image Editing

• Researched and analysed various algorithms for automated removal of reflections (eg. from window panes) from captured images, in conjunction with a senior analyst.
• Implemented prototypes of the algorithms and analysed the results.

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (Richmond, Canada) Junior Software Engineer

May 1996 - Dec 1996

Envisat PF-ASAR project - Radar image processor

• Ported and optimised previously developed C/C++ software from a SGI to an IBM system; supported other engineers in integrating the code with the rest of the processor in a team of over 20 people.
• Designed, implemented, and tested control software for a small SAR processor given tight budget constraints.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

You're the Conductor

• Collaborated with a small team at Stanford and Boston to design an interactive music exhibit for the Boston's Children Museum.
• Developed the system's audio/video rendering engine on the Macintosh platform (OS X).

Image-Based Rendering

• Ported raytracing system to Mac OS X.
• Developed a module for artificially lighting and compositing 3D models into a photograph.
• Awarded Honourable Mention at the 2003 Rendering Competition at Stanford University.
• Images appear in the book Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation by Matt Pharr and Greg Humphreys.

Puzzle Bobble 3D

• Developed an interactive 3D game for Linux and Mac OS X.

Video Cubism

• Researched novel ways to examine and view video data.
• Developed a cross platform (IRIX, Linux) tool implementing the results of the research.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

CHI 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Interactivity Venue Co-Chair.

NIME 2005 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression Webmaster.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship (International)	2002-2004
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Achievement Award	2000
UBC Faculty of Applied Science Dean's Honour Roll	1994 - 2000
Don Carpenter IEEE Scholarship	1996 - 1997, 1999 - 2000
Undergraduate Scholar Program Scholarship (UBC)	1994, 2000
Canada Scholarship for Science and Technology	1994 - 1998
Charles Lindsay Thompson Scholarship	1995, 1998
University of British Columbia Scholarship	1995 - 1997

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

Interests

• 3D computer graphics rendering algorithms.
• Unix (particularly Linux) system and security administration.

Activities

• Taiji (Chinese martial art)
• Shorinji Kempo (Japanese martial art)

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

Last updated on February 28, 2005