Elmer Vasquez
Research Scientist/Engineer Intern
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Built an image-processing pipeline for single-image parallax: estimating depth, reprojecting to a point cloud with camera movement, and using Adobe Firefly's inpainting API to fill occluded regions Evaluated novel-view-synthesis methods and depth estimators (MiDaS, Depth Anything, Apple Depth Pro) for fine-detail preservation
Experience
Research Scientist/Engineer Intern - Adobe Inc - San Francisco, CA
(2025-05 - 2025-08)
- Built an image-processing pipeline for single-image parallax: estimating depth, reprojecting to a point cloud with camera movement, and using Adobe Firefly's inpainting API to fill occluded regions
- Evaluated novel-view-synthesis methods and depth estimators (MiDaS, Depth Anything, Apple Depth Pro) for fine-detail preservation
Research Scientist/Engineer Intern - Adobe Inc - San Francisco, CA
(2024-05 - 2024-08)
- Added neural relighting to an internal Gaussian splatting renderer, compiling trained MLP models into GLSL shaders for real-time dynamic lighting on the web
- Built the model-to-shader data pipeline: a Python tool packing MLP weights and biases into the renderer's asset format for GPU-side sampling at runtime
Quality Assurance Engineer - Trivial - Los Angeles, CA
(2023-11 - 2024-05)
- Debugged REST API and backend services by testing authentication flows and authorization edge cases, identifying failures from invalid inputs and permission issues
- Authored client-facing documentation and technical diagrams for open-source services using Vitepress
- Designed a TypeScript permissions class in Vue.js with Jest unit tests for routing, conditional rendering, and role-based access control
Computer Graphics Lead Grader - Baskin School of Engineering - Santa Cruz, CA
(2022-09 - 2022-12)
- Managed weekly grading efforts for over 100 student assignments in WebGL, GLSL, and Three.js coding
- Held office hours to explain grading decisions and help students improve their graphics programming
Software Engineer Intern - GoodRx - Santa Monica, CA
(2022-06 - 2022-09)
- Collaborated with Chief Architect to create comprehensive documentation for services, databases, and integrations using OpsLevel, effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Migrated legacy SQL tables referencing pharmacy claims to enable more accurate pricing for data analysts
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science - University of Southern California (2024-08 - 2026-05)
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - University of California, Santa Cruz (2019-09 - 2023-06)
