Experience

Torc Robotics

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Algolux

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Imaging Researcher

  • May 2016 - Mar 2023

  Automated optimization of imaging sensors and pipelines. Camera system benchmarking. ISP algorithms for novel applications. Single and multi-objective optimizers for non-differentiable noisy non-isotropic loss functions. Automated optimization of imaging sensors and pipelines. Camera system benchmarking. ISP algorithms for novel applications. Single and multi-objective optimizers for non-differentiable noisy non-isotropic loss functions.



Phase One

• Denmark
• Photography
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • May 2013 - Apr 2016

  High performance image processing algorithm design and tuning, including image resampling (resizing, lens and keystone correction), demosaicing, color antialiasing and sharpening, contrast-based focus metering, and JPEG compression, implemented in C++, SSE and AVX by myself, and OpenCL and on the FPGA by colleagues. High performance image processing algorithm design and tuning, including image resampling (resizing, lens and keystone correction), demosaicing, color antialiasing and sharpening, contrast-based focus metering, and JPEG compression, implemented in C++, SSE and AVX by myself, and OpenCL and on the FPGA by colleagues.



nicolas.robidoux@gmail.com

• Sudbury, Ontario Canada

• Independent Image Processing and Applied Mathematics Consultant

  • Jul 2009 - May 2013

  Automated image enhancement, resampling and compression, sprite production, image quality assessment, computer vision and image registration. Solution of geometrical modeling and nonstandard optimization problems. Automated image enhancement, resampling and compression, sprite production, image quality assessment, computer vision and image registration. Solution of geometrical modeling and nonstandard optimization problems.



Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2011

  Undergraduate Mathematics and Computer Science course design and delivery, scholarly research, and Masters and Undergraduate research student supervision. Undergraduate Mathematics and Computer Science course design and delivery, scholarly research, and Masters and Undergraduate research student supervision.



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • May 2001 - Jun 2003

  Research in variational grid generation and structure-preserving numerical solution of partial differential equations.

• Sessional Instructor

  • Aug 2001 - Apr 2003

  Delivery of undergraduate courses.



Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research

• New Zealand
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Researcher

  • Feb 2000 - Jun 2000

  Modeling of the economics of burying trees for greenhouse gas remediation. Modeling of the economics of burying trees for greenhouse gas remediation.



Massey University

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marsden Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Aug 1997 - Aug 1999

  Research in structure preserving numerical methods for the solution of differential equations. Research in structure preserving numerical methods for the solution of differential equations.



The University of New Mexico

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 1994 - Aug 1997

  Research in parallel computer algebra and structure preserving numerical methods for the solution of partial differential equations. Research in parallel computer algebra and structure preserving numerical methods for the solution of partial differential equations.



Los Alamos National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Nov 1992 - Sep 1994

  Research in structure preserving numerical methods for the solution of partial differential equations. Research in structure preserving numerical methods for the solution of partial differential equations.



The University of New Mexico

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 1991 - Aug 1992

  Delivery of undergraduate mathematics courses. Delivery of undergraduate mathematics courses.



The University of New Mexico

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physics Consultant

  • Jan 1990 - May 1990



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 1985 - May 1988



Université de Montréal

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 1982 - Sep 1984



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• NSERC Research Assistant

  • May 1984 - Aug 1984