About
For a decade I was a senior artist at a thriving daily newspaper, helping lead the shift from ink to pixels as one of the early builders of its web presence. When the iPhone arrived in 2007 and it became clear what that meant for print, I went back to school and moved into software.
For the last 15 years I’ve worked as an engineer and technical lead across computer vision, AR, VR, and—more recently—original machine learning systems. Today I lead a team at a startup using state-of-the-art neural networks to generate precise 3D body scans in seconds, without LiDAR or depth sensors, transforming how we approach sports science, apparel, and human performance.
Now I’m writing my first novel: an engineering survival story in the vein of The Martian: intense, technically grounded, and ultimately optimistic. It’s about what happens when everything breaks except the people who know how things work.
To keep myself honest (and because it’s fun), I’m building free, open tools alongside the novel — including a nuclear scenario simulator that supports complex, shareable timelines. Everything lives here: the research, the experiments, and new fiction set in the world of the book.
Contact: newsletter@dylanmalone.com — I read every message.
