Matthew Trentacoste
Recovering academic. Distinguished raggamuffin.
I'm a scientist, engineer, photographer and motorcyclist — though not necessarily in that order.
I'm fascinated with the process by which our minds create the world we experience and how psychology and philosophy can impact our lives.
I'm a culinary data scientist. I spend my days studying how customers interact
with the menu of a large
Once upon a time, I was an academic researching human visual perception, including how image appearance changes with size and how perception of brightness & contrast influence the design of monitors. I have been an engineer, working at Adobe on photography apps such as Photoshop Fix, and at Dolby on the Vision line of high-end displays, amongst other things. Find many more interesting facts in my curriculum vitae.
I think the only excuse to not be learning is because you're dead (and even then I'm not positive). As such, I spend a lot of time reading.
While I crave movement, San Francisco is where I'm most often found. Prior to there, home has been Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Washington DC and a few other places.
At other times I've been a cyclist, martial artist, powerlifter and health nut. I may be again some day. I'm a pretty damn good cook.
Get in touch via email (my initials at this domain) or Twitter.
Chronology
- 2022
- Recreation.gov checker
- 2018
- Developing on a remote server
- 2017
- iBooks Highlights
- 2016
- California WaterBot
- 2015
- Adobe Photoshop Fix
- 2014
- Recognizing Image Style
- 2013
- Image Features in Python (talk) (slides)
- 2012
-
Scale-Dependent Perception of Countershading: Enhancement or Artifact?
- Color Splash
- 2011
- Manipulating Scale-Dependent Perception of Images (Ph.D.)
- Glare Encoding of High Dynamic Range Images
- Blur-Aware Image Downsizing
- 2010
- Defocus Techniques for Camera Dynamic Range Expansion
- 2009
- Dolby Vision display
- 2007
- Photometric Image Processing for High Dynamic Range Displays
- Ldr2Hdr: On-the-fly Reverse Tone Mapping of Legacy Video and Photographs
- 2006
- Photometric Image Processing for High Dynamic Range Displays (M.Sc.)
- 2005
- High Dynamic Range Techniques in Graphics: from Acquisition to Display
- Real Illumination from Virtual Environments (video)
- Volume Rendering for High Dynamic Range Displays
- 2004
- High Dynamic Range Display Systems
- 2003
- Implementing Performance Numerical Libraries on Graphics Hardware (B.Sc.)
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