Jonathan Levy.
Software Engineer, Passionate about Japan.
I work on all things programming: desktop software, smartphone apps, high-performance GPU computin, web and hosting. Also, I am a documentation maniac.
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About Me
I am a tri-lingual English, French, Japanese software engineer.
I studied computer science, computer science and mechatronics, science teaching.
With a knack for multiculturalism and travel, I had the opportunity to study in France, the Netherlands and Japan, first in mechatronics engineering, then in Computer Science and high-performance computing with GPUs. Today, I work at Qualcomm Technologies (Cork, Ireland). Passionate about Japan since childhood, I’m also learning Japanese and particupated in Japanese-related projects: R/a/dio, AMV Céleste 2 and more.
A quick list of my core passions:
- C/C++, Python, Kotlin, all kind programming
- Documentation, Markdown, Confluence
- Project management, Agile, Git
- Linux & Windows programming
- Japanese language, animation
- Vocaloid, music, Cubase
Experience
Jun. 2023 - Now
I am working on the DirectX 12 User-Mode Driver for DX12.2 features for Windows on Snapdragon laptops. On raytracing support for the Adreno GPU series on Windows, I mainly work on debugging the Windows driver for DirectX 12, implementing features, and developing DirectX applications for tests.
R&D Software Engineer
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Inria
Dec. 2019 - Aug. 2021
In the engineering team of the French public research laboratory Inria, I contributed to desktop applications for research, like GNOMON (plant growth simulation) and sw2d (chemical dispersion in shallow waters). This involved scientific simulation with C++ and Python, 3D visualization with VTK and GUI with Qt5. In partnership with Inria, I also worked at CIRAD, where I helped defining the requirements for a 3D mesh catalogue for the Lindenmayer Systems software lpy. This software is used in research and academia to describing plant cells growth.
Education
2021 - 2023
Research Student - High-Performance Computing
Osaka University (Japan)
- Research on long-reads DNA alignment with GPUs
- Japanese language practice
- Ph.D track
2017 - 2019
Master of Science - Embedded Systems
Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
GPA:
7.6 out of 10
Academia:
- Courses on computer architecture, software engineering, real-time embedded programming
- Electives on crowd-sourced computing, software architecture, high-performance computing
- Master Thesis on acceleration of DNA seed extension for the BWA-MEM DNA aligner using GPUs
Extracurricular Activities
- Member of Delft E-Sports Association
- Podcast production
2014 - 2017
Master of Science Teaching - Mechatronics
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rennes (France)
GPA:
7.5 out of 10
- Double-BSc obtained with University of Rennes 1
- Mechanical Engineering: structure engineering, beam theory, thermodynamics
- Electrical Engineering: power electronics, networking, antennas science
- Multiphysics simulation and 3D modeling
- Master degree for teaching from ENS Rennes
- Passed Agrégation, the certification for teachers in France
Projects
Hugo
Ruby
Javascript
Linux server
Ansible
Website: Calvinball Consortium
Website and code for podcasts presentation for the Calvinball Consortium Podcast Network, along with various services (file hosting, voice chat server, user management with Cockpit)
Android
Kotlin
Google Play Store
Android app: R/a/dio
An Android app to listen to the webradio R/a/dio, packed with features: sleep, alarm, song request & favorites, previous and next queued songs.
Music
DAW
Podcast
Podcast Recommandé
A podcast to discover music following YouTube recommendations (in French). 80 episodes in 5 years.
Music
DAW
Podcast
Calvinball Bonus
Series of musical montages as bonus for the podcast Calvinball.
Video Editing
Da Vinci Resolve
Japanese
AMV Céleste 2
Video montage with Da Vinci Resolve for the anime-zapping project AMV Céleste 2.
Achievements
MEXT Scholarship 2020
I earned the Monbunkagakusho Scholarship from the Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Teaching exam awardee "Agrégation"
I passed the national competitive exam "Agrégation" to teach at Bachelor level in France.