Antonio Escaño Scuri

Project Manager at Tecgraf/PUC-Rio

Been working at Tecgraf/PUC-Rio since 1994. Mostly with software development, but also worked with technical support. Project manager of some web based systems for Tecgraf private contracts. Project manager of the Tecgraf/PUC-Rio portable development support tools, including IUP (User Interface), CD (Graphics Drawing) and IM (Image Processing). Supports free and open software development worldwide using the same tools. Has a Master degree in Information Science at the Computer Graphics area of PUC-Rio in 1994. Graduated in Electric Engineering at PUC-Rio in 1991.

Curriculum Vitae in English (scuri_cv_en.pdf) and in Portuguese (scuri_cv_pt.pdf).

Current Work at Tecgraf

Full stack systems were frontend is Typescript/Angular based using NodeJs or Ionic running on Android, and backend are Java/Springboot ou Python/Fastapi.

IUP - A Portable Graphical Interface Toolkit.
CD - A 2D graphic library.
IM - An Imaging library.
LuaBinaries - Official binaries distribution of the Lua language.
Tecmake - Multiplatform Makefiles for Libraries and Applications.
WebBook - A toolkit in JavaScript for creating on-line manuals.

Previous Work at Tecgraf (1994-2002)

Project Coordinator of the Development Support Tools Group (2002) - About 10 developers working on many software projects that support the development of the Tecgraf applications. In 2003 I moved to Porto Alegre and the group was closed.
Technical support of the installation "Netizens, Net-fringers and Outsiders" in the Art Gallery of the SIGRAPH 2001 conference, under the coordination of Rejane Spitz (Electronic Art Unit, Department of Art & Design, PUC-Rio).
Configuration and installation of the Tecgraf Visualization Room with 3D active stereoscopy projection and surround audio system.
Support Manager (1999-2001) - temporarily stopped to develop software and spent a few years coordinating the technical support team, helping to maintain the network of Windows and UNIX systems.
Software Development and Windows Network administration (1994-1998).
LuaCmd - A Visual Debugger/Console for Lua 3.
NTLua - A Management/Logon Script tool for Windows NT networks using Lua. Still in use at the Tecgraf Windows Network logon.

Work Outside Tecgraf

Development of a MPEG-1 video decoding and encoding for the IndVideo product of Midiarte, 2005.
Development of an image processing routine for document rectangle extraction in scanned images for Avalon Biometrics, 2006.
IM Custom Development to use in Intelligent Payload Module for Vightel Corporation, 2011.
Development of an application for Karate events management for the FSRKT, 2015.
Development of an application for truck trailer recognition in an automatic cereal sample collector for Instor, 2018.

Teaching

Digital Image Processing - at the Informatics Department of PUC-Rio in the Bachelor of Information Systems / Computer Graphics Specialization program, 2002.
Image Processing: Scientific and Industrial Applications - offered through CCE and the Materials Science and Metallurgy Department at PUC-Rio, together with main professor Sidnei Paciornik, 1999.
Windows NT Basic Administration - for technical support personal held in "Universidade Corporativa" at Petrobras, 1998/1999/2001/2003.
Fundamentos da Imagem Digital (Digital Image Fundamentals) - introductory text on digital images in Portuguese (text fid.pdf - 5.56Mb and slides fid_transp.zip - 5.8Mb)

Personal Work

ImLab - Image-Processing Laboratory based on the IM toolkit.
SPID - An image-processing system developed during the Master program.

Education Background

Master in Information Science (Computer Graphics)
Computer Science Department, PUC-Rio - 1994
"Interactive Filters for Digital Images in the Frequency Domain"; Summary - (scuri94.pdf in Portuguese).

Graduation in Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department, PUC-Rio - 1991

Non Technical:
- Practical Animation; AnimaMundi - 2002
- Structure and Composition; FotoRioGrafia - 1993
- Black and White Photography Laboratory; FotoRioGrafia - 1993
- Selected for the 3th Video Contest; Cinemania TV Show - 1991
- Photography; University Center for Photography, PUC-Rio - 1989/2
- Electronic Cinematography; Department of Art & Design, PUC-Rio - 1989/1
- Fundamentals of Visual Language; Department of Art & Design, PUC-Rio - 1988/2
- Camera and VT Operation; Department of Art & Design, PUC-Rio - 1988/1
- Art Education Laboratory; Department of Art & Design, PUC-Rio - 1987/2

Personal Information

Although I work for Tecgraf/PUC-Rio located in Rio de Janeiro, since 2003 I live in Porto Alegre. I work at home and I like a lot what I do for living.

Regularly I attend to Traditional Shotokan Karate training at the Shinkukan dojo. Eventually I dedicate some time for Amateur Photography.

Karate

Since around 1984 I train Karate. I started with Sensei Gilberto Gaertner at Bodhidharma dojo in Curitiba. In Rio de Janeiro I trained in several dojos, but I started and stopped many times because of graduate and post graduate studies at PUC-Rio. Finally in Porto Alegre I got back to regularly training with Sensei Alfredo Aires at Shinkukan dojo since 2003, and never stopped.

The Karate style I train is Shotokan, created by Sensei Gichin Funakoshi in the beginning of the 20th century. Our dojo is associated to the Japan Karate Association (JKA), that represents the Shotokan style. Our training is based on Traditional Karate as practiced in Japan and follows the rules and regulations of the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF).

In October 2014 I completed the V Karate-do Instructor Course conducted by the Sul Riograndense State Traditional Karate Federation.

In October 2018 I received the 4º DAN graduation from the Sul Riograndense State Traditional Karate Federation (FSRKT) and Brazilian Traditional Karate Confederation (CBKT).

And in March 2019 I started a social program where I teach Karate for free in a fundamental school (ages 12 to 15) in Porto Alegre. Unfortunately because of the pandemic the program has to be shutdown.

In October 2024 I received the 5º DAN graduation from the Sul Riograndense State Traditional Karate Federation (FSRKT) and Brazilian Traditional Karate Confederation (CBKT).

Photography

My photography has two phases: film and digital, like many other amateur photographers.

I started taking pictures when I was 14 using a small rangefinder Minolta AL that was a gift from my father. He taught me what matters most and then set me free.

During the film phase I used a Pentax MX and a Pentax ZX-7. Most of the photos where processed in an amateur laboratory that I shared with some friends (Maurício, George, Carim and Joana). This lab was located in bathrooms of several houses. To all the respective bathroom owners my sincerely acknowledgements.

The digital phase started with a Sony DSC-W1 with 5Mp, while still using film. Now I don't use film anymore. My first DSLR camera was a Pentax K10D. My current camera is a Nikon D7500.

Still have almost all my cameras.

I keep my most considered photos at Instagram.

Quotes

"More important than your objective, is the path you walk to get there." - Unknown

"Knowledge directly happens when there is no though between you and what you know. Only then you can see yourself as you really are, not as you would like to be." - from the film "Meeting with remarkable men".