Lucy Lu

3D animator and software developer · Metro Vancouver, Canada

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Summary

3D animator and software developer. I have animated for television, run a design studio that also released games, and now build web applications and interactive 3D.

Experience

Independent work

2020 – present

Self-directed research and projects: systematic trading strategy research and backtesting (QuantConnect), a number theory paper with Suqin Ao, and web applications and interactive 3D (see below).

Founder, Paperbox Studio

2016 – present

Brand design and content for client companies.
Designed, built and released three iPhone and iPad games in Unity: Lunescape, Starbreaker and Math Gym. They are no longer on the App Store; gameplay video is on the apps page.

Founder, Neuralens

2019 – present

Computer-vision self-checkout: prototypes that identify and price a tray of items from a single photo, with letters of intent from local cafés. Not launched commercially.

Creative Director, BCG Breakthrough Consulting

Oct 2017 – Jul 2018

Brand identities and design collateral for new and existing businesses; websites, landing pages and marketing funnels.

3D Animator, Atomic Cartoons, Vancouver

Nov 2014 – Apr 2016

Beat Bugs (Netflix; 2-time Daytime Emmy winner)
Little Charmers (Nick Jr., Treehouse TV)

Selected projects

All run in a browser. Full list at lucylu.org/apps.

23andsee: compares raw 23andMe genome exports entirely offline. Runs SQLite Wasm in the browser, finds shared (IBD) segments and genetic kinship, and encrypts saved snapshots with AES-256-GCM, so no data leaves the user's machine.
OSKM Explorer: an interactive 3D view of the four Yamanaka reprogramming factors.
Earth's Sensorium: 124 live instruments that measure the planet.
Paper Sim: folds paper and packaging in 3D and flattens it back to the cut pattern.
Atlas Library: the scale, mass and temperature of things from electrons to galaxies.
Stockwave: fast-forward paper trading on real market data (React, Node).
lucylu.org: this site, an interactive Three.js scene. Source.

Mathematics and writing

With Suqin Ao: On the Prime Pairs, a modified Sieve of Eratosthenes used to explore a heuristic link between the Twin Prime Conjecture and Goldbach's conjecture. Code and a runnable notebook.
Essays on science and history at lucylu.org/writing.

Education

Vancouver Film School: Diploma, 3D Animation & Visual Effects2010 – 2012

University of Alberta: Biology2008 – 2010

Awards: VFS Impact Award; Best of Show, Marketing. Languages: English, Chinese.

Skills

JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node, Three.js and WebGL, Unity (C#), Python, SQLite Wasm; Maya, character animation; working with AI coding tools.