Dan Coming

About Dan Coming

Currently: Focusing on the future of Augmented Reality. AR is a paradigm shift in computing that will change how we think of computers and their place in our world.I\'ve led projects of up to 50 people and managed teams of over 20 as well as strategically critical small teams, running the gamut from pure research to productionization. I have a strong focus on growing the people in my teams for sustained performance, and I have a soft touch style of leading.Previously: Interactive visualization, virtual reality, and computer graphics continually push the limits of computing hardware and leverage novel input and display technologies to redefine how, where, and when we use computing devices and even our concept of what it means to compute. From multi-touch tablets to low-cost immersive displays and high-end CAVEs, my research interests comprise interaction modalities and high-performance graphics.Specialties: Computer Graphics, Collision Detection, Physical Simulation, Virtual Reality, Research

Experience

1. Staff Software Engineer

   Waymo

   Aug 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Visualization to understand AI in AVs

Education

• University of California, Davis

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science

  2002 — 2007

• University of Nevada, Reno

  B.S., Computer Science

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Bigtable
• Programming
• Teaching
• Computer Graphics
• Software Engineering
• Satellite Imagery
• Mapreduce
• Opengl
• Team Management
• Google Earth
• Visualization
• Hardware
• Strategic Vision
• Algorithms
• Computer Science
• High Performance Computing
• Technical Leadership
• C++
• Google Maps
• Theory
• Collision Detection
• Server Architecture
• Research
• Science
• Virtual Reality
• Parallel Computing
• Linux
• Windows
• Big Data
• Flume