Dirk Gregorius

Dirk Gregorius is a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer II and Physics Architect at Valve Corporation, where since February 2012, Dirk has authored the Source 2 physics and collision detection engine Rubikon. Prior to Valve, Dirk was a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, contributing to the StarCraft II team by integrating the in-house physics solution Domino into the game engine. As a self-employed itinerant physic developer, Dirk worked as a contractor for Ubisoft on their physics engine Motion, focusing on collision detection and contact solving. Earlier experience includes a role as a Software Engineer at Havok, where Dirk optimized physics and destruction processes for Xbox 360, along with a tenure at Factor 5 implementing a physics engine for the game Lair. Dirk holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from RWTH Aachen University and a Master’s Degree in Computational Engineering from Ruhr University Bochum.