Stuart James ( Tooey )

Personal Details

Name	Stuart James
Letters	hBSc MBCS
Current Work	PhD University of Surrey
Address	Guildford UK
Phone
Email	Contact Form
Date of Birth	June 1987 ( 23 )
Online Profiles	Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, University of Surrey

Areas of Research

Sketch Based Video Retrieval

Video Retrieval

Image Retrieval

Object Recognition

Areas of Computing

Area	Specifics
Languages	C++, C, C#, Visual Basic, Prolog, Assembly
Shaders	GLSL, HLSL, CG, Assembly
Frameworks	.NET1.1, 2.0, 3.0, WPF, OpenGL, DirectX, OpenAL, FMOD
Platforms	Win32, Win64, Win95-7, PPC, WM5-6, Game Cube, PSP, Xbox(XNA)
Tools	Visual Studio(6,.NET, 2005,2008), Borland Developer Studio 2006, SQL Server(2005/2008), Render Monkey, Shader Designer, gDEBugger, Visual Source Safe, Team Foundation Server, ProDG, Cygwin, SourceGear Vault/Fortress, SVN
Subscriptions	Game Developer Magazine, ACM, BCS, IEEE
Business Support	Windows Server 2003-10, AD, Exchange, SQL, IIS, VPS, Dedicated

Work and Studentships

JCS Technology (Work)

University of Hull (Work)

University of Surrey (Studentship)

Introduction

I am a passionate programmer, currently working towards a PhD at the University of Surrey studying Sketch based video retrieval I love doing research implementing complex ideas and trying to improve previous research to make them better.. I also have interests in Games Development and the core engine mechanics within games. I love learning new techniques and strategies and spend alot of my time reading about games programming.

I like to add variety to my life so when I'm not doing research or games I work on computers, servers and websites. I have 6 years of part time experience at JCS Technology where I have provided computer and server support for more information please see my CV. I run a VPS hosted in Germany for my own experimentation.

I also love playing games especially online with friends so I am enthusiastic PC adn Xbox game player.

Education

I am currently studying for PhD in Visual Information Retrieval at University of Surrey, it is a change from the work I have done in the past and am greatly looking forward to getting to grips with this complex area.

I hold a degree in Computer Science with Games development, where I completed a dissertation in fluid dynamics using the SPH algorithm (See Demo's). I greatly enjoy research into different topics and am currently learning about grass rendering.

I also hold A-Levels in Computing, Maths and Chemistry to find full details please see my CV.

Interests

My main interest and hobby is Programming and Gaming. I also love watching films with an eclectic taste in movies. I also enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons and meals with family and friends.