About me
Senior technical staff member
Research lab: Watson Research Center (Yorktown)
Bruce D’Amora is a Senior Technical Staff Member in the Emerging Systems Software group at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. His research interests are in 3D rendering and physical simulation. Mr. D’Amora is currently focusing on the design and programmability of Cell processor based systems targeted at video game development and digital media. His immediate interest is in using Cell Broadband Engine platforms to accelerate physically based modeling and rendering applications for the video game and digital animation industries. He has provided talks focusing on the uses of Cell Broadband Engine technology for Graphics & Visualization and Digital Media at Graphics Hardware Workshop 2005, CASCON 2004, P=ac2 2005, HPCA- RIDMS 1 Workshop, and most recently at Game Developers Conference 2006. His previous project was Pervasive 3D Viewing for Product Data Management for which he developed a 3D renderer on a network enabled handheld device. Prior to his position at Watson, Bruce was the Chief Software Architect for the 3D graphics development group at IBM Austin and the IBM representative on the OpenGL Architectural Review Board. He has designed and developed graphics applications, system software, and graphics adapters for 23 years. Mr. D’Amora began his career at IBM Boulder where he was a developer of IBM’s first MCAD application, FastDraft. The application was targeted specifically at the Automotive and Aerospace industry. He subsequently developed one of the first PC CAD applications, CADWrite, that utilized the Virtual Device Interface (VDI) to access low level graphics adapter function. After, briefly working on the ANY/BSY-1 Submarine Sonar system, Mr. D’Amora relocated to IBM Austin, TX to lead the OpenGL development effort. In 1993, his team produced the first industry implementation of OpenGL on the initial 601 Power PC workstation developed by IBM RS/6000 division. Derivatives of the OpenGL product became the code base for subsequent IBM graphics systems. Mr. D’Amora holds a BA in Microbiology and a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado. He also holds an MS in Computer Science from National Technological University.
Last updated 9 Jun 2006