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Projects

M2 M2

F87 BMW M2

Zoom zoom. 2017 BMW M2 with some light modifications for performance driving. Tested at Laguna Seca, Sonoma Raceway, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway and Buttonwillow Circuit.

Mk. IV

Liquid-cooled workstation and gaming PC build. Fun stuff.

  • AMD R5 5600X
  • Nvidia RTX 3090
360 Camera

Virtual Reality Camera Array

Computer graphics based VR experiences are pretty cool, but what about optical VR experiences of real events? First VR 360 camera prototype was built and tested over Spring Break 2015 with some good friends. Additional development done in a Computational Photography class, CS534, and project funding from Garage Physics at UW-Madison. Stereoscopic 3D VR180 camera prototype built in 2025 to capture racetrack driving sessions in the section above.

3D printer

Plastic Dreams

If you can dream it, you can build it... or perhaps it's more like, if you can CAD it, you can print it? Regardless, a fun project illustrating how mechanical, electrical and software elements can come together to create something interesting. Original 3D printer design and control software by the open-source RepRap community. Calibration and firmware configuration was hair-pulling at times, but it was all worth the struggle after the first successful prints. This project supported the construction of the VR camera above and will likely support many new projects to come.

Dreams

Driven by a culmination of lighting techniques, photoshop and a play on perspective, Dreams is a photographical experiment of strange, yet wonderful events. Shot with some cool friends.

  • Canon CMOS
  • Speedlights
  • Photoshop
Karma

Karma: 2 Minute Movie

An introspection about how our every-day decisions make more of an impact than we think. Filmed with some cool friends. Tested low-light capabilities of CMOS video sensors.

Photos

Quick Portfolio

Work Projects

Astronomy

Configuration of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for far-infared spectrometers, astronomical cameras and other Earth science applications.

University of Wisconsin and Goddard Space Flight Center

Micro-Spec / KID

Computational Photography

Development of test automation software for geometric and photometric calibration of L16, a 16-lens computational camera system.

Light
Palo Alto, CA

L16

Autonomous Vehicles

Development, testing and validation of embedded software in autonomous vehicles.

Cruise
San Francisco, CA

Cruise

About Felix

Felix

Hi, my name is Felix.

I am interested in computers, photography and cars among other things.

I also enjoy going on ethnic culinary adventures with friends, traveling to strange places and listening to other people's life stories.

Thanks for dropping by. Enjoy the journey.

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