CV
General Information
Full Name | Amarnath Murugan |
Education
- 2022 - 2024
Master of Science in Computing, Graphics & Visualization Specialization
University of Utah
- 4.0/4.0 GPA
- 2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering
SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur
- 89% Score
- 50% Merit Scholarship
Experience
- Since 01/2023
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Computing, University of Utah
- Working on a 3D modelling tool advised by Dr Cem Yuksel
- Worked on a GPU port of a Finite-Volume simulation under Dr Ponnuswamy Sadayappan. Reduced the runtime of a 8 second CPU subroutine to 600 μs using CUDA
- 03/2020 - 01/2022
Techical Director
Manhole Collective
- Oversaw the creation of the real-time animated short-film 'Manhole',which was funded by and created in Unreal Engine. The film was screened at the prestigious Annecy film festival and 4 other fests
- 02/2019 - 01/2022
Research Assistant
IMXD Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Conducted research on narratives and novel interaction techniques for VR & AR. Produced 8 publications in international conferences
- 06/2018 - 07/2018
Research Intern
IMXD Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Conducted research on passively interactive live-action VR films
- 06/2017 - 07/2017
Intern
Merkel Haptic Systems
- Implemented medical training and visualization demos in AR & VR
- 12/2016 - 01/2017
Intern
XR Labs, Chennai
- Created remote monitoring and product viz demos for Hololens
Awards
- 12/2021
Manhole | 3rd, Unreal Shorts Challenge
Competed against renowned studios & filmmakers and won $15,000
- 12/2019
Winner | Music Hack Day, Mumbai
Won best music hack for building a multi-user VR tool for music collaboration
- 04/2017
Winner | Smart India Hackathon '17
Won the World's largest Hackathon at the time for an AR/VR museum app