Shane Dunne

Software developer and technology development consultant focusing on digital music and audio. Non-commercial work is hosted on GitHub as open-source software.

GITHUB

Recent Projects

Audio/Music Programming

UNIFY: Commercial audio app and plugin
AudioKit: Open-source MacOS/iOS audio frameowrk
AudioKitNet: Network-accessible real-time DSP services
NetVST: Software permitting VST plugins to work across a network and on Macs (precursor to AudioKitNet)

Audio with JUCE

Starting From Scratch with JUCE:What the online tutorials don't tell you
JUCE Parameter Automation (Part 1 and Part 2)
VanillaJuce: Simple, complete synthesizer plugin based on JUCE 5.3
SARAH: FFT-based synthesizer plugin derived from VanillaJuce

Coding Practices

Modernizing the VanillaJuce Code Base:Purging outdated practices in C++
JUCE and Parameter Automation: Exploring DAW.plugin integration

Graphics/Imaging/ Web/Tablet

Voxvu: Interactive voxel visualization program for Windows
Ceili Tunebook: Web and tablet software for managing Celtic music charts

Previous Work

PhD Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, 1995

Patents

6,626,834 Spiral scanner with electronic control (2003)
6,461,298 Three-dimensional imaging system (2002)
6,378,376 Ultrasound transducer mounting assembly (2002)
6,334,847 Enhanced image processing for a three-dimensional imaging system (2002)
6,198,956 High speed sector scanning apparatus having digital electronic control (2001)
5,964,707 Three-dimensional imaging system (1999)
5,842,473 Three-dimensional imaging system (1998)
5,454,371 Method and system for constructing and displaying three-dimensional images (1995)

Product Development

Principal developer of four ophthalmic ultrasound products
Principal designer and developer of OTI-scan 1000, a 3D-capable A/B-scan ophthalmic ultrasound system
Major contributor to OCT product development, including managing the R&D team, manufacturers, suppliers, and clinical associates
Principal developer of a technique of frequency-domain volume rendering at Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
Lead developer of a 3D ultrasound imaging system widely licensed around the world (VisualSonics, Toronto, Canada)
Post-graduate researcher into the formatting and recognition of structured graphics, including music notation and electronic schematic diagrams

Consulting Projects

Sonomed Escalon Inc.: Developed the Master-Vu product line.

Evoke Neuroscience Inc: Developed BIAT neurofeedback software

University of the Fraser Valley: Technical contributor to BrainGamers Club, an experimental neurofeedback program for FASD-affected children

Capstone Metering Inc.: Developer of firmware and server-side software development of the IntelliH2O metering system

Cerebral Diagnostics Inc.: Contributor and advisor to advanced neurofeedback projects

Navigo Solutions Inc.: Developer of an Automatic Vehicle Location / Mobile Data Acquisition and Telemetry system (in-vehicle computer and firmware, wireless communications middle tier, and server/web software)

Biosign Technologies Inc.: Software and prototype developer related to acquisition and analysis of cardiac pulse signals for health monitoring.

Smith & Nephew Inc.: Developer of a 3D tracking system for use in computer aided orthopedic surgery (later released commercially as the Trigen Sureshot)

Books

Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Tomography of the Eye. H. John Shammas MD, Shane Dunne, Yale L. Fisher MD. NovaCoast Pub. Co. 1998. ISBN 0-9684731-0-5.

Intraocular Lens Power Calculations. H. John Shammas MD. Slack Inc. 2004. ISBN 1-55642-652-6. I contributed the chapter on physical principles of A-scan ultrasound.