Ethan Matzek is a technical support specialist on Kitware’s systems administration team. In this role, he will help maintain and support the critical infrastructure used by Kitware’s research and development engineers and support staff across a wide range of projects.

Before joining Kitware, Ethan worked as an R&D Co-op at Delsys Inc., where he contributed to large-scale codebases and gained experience with version control, CI/CD, scripting, UI/UX design, IT troubleshooting, and signal processing. He also served as a technology intern for the Hilton Central School District, where he provided troubleshooting, installed new hardware and software, and managed data tracking for active technology in the district.

Ethan earned a B.S. in computer science from Clarkson University with great distinction. He is currently pursuing an M.S. in computer science at Wright State University, where his coursework includes deep learning, computer vision, distributed computing, and human-computer interaction.

Professional Accomplishments

During my higher education, I was a member of the Terascale All-Sensing Research Studio (TARS), where I worked and published papers on cutting-edge research in the fields of virtual reality and physiological sensing. I also led a team that created an international-reaching set of website tutorials for technologies in the field.

E. Matzek, T. Yankee, O. Kohler, T. Lipke-Perry, N. K. Banerjee and S. Banerjee, “VRmonic: A VR Piano Playing Form Trainer,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and eXtended and Virtual Reality (AIxVR), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2024, pp. 330-334, doi: 10.1109/AIxVR59861.2024.00056. keywords: {Training;Virtual reality;Learning (artificial intelligence);Harmonic analysis;Libraries;Recording;Injuries;VR training;music education;immersive learning},

E. Matzek, A. Megyeri, T. Yankee, N. K. Banerjee and S. Banerjee, “VitaMaze: A VR Exergame Driven using Feedback from Physiological Sensors,” 2025 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and eXtended and Virtual Reality (AIxVR), Lisbon, Portugal, 2025, pp. 296-300, doi: 10.1109/AIxVR63409.2025.00057. keywords: {Heart rate;Visualization;Navigation;Prevention and mitigation;Tactile sensors;Games;Physiology;Real-time systems;Electromyography;Intelligent sensors;Vr training;exergame;physiological sensing},

Matzek, E. (2026). VitaMaze: A Virtual Reality Exergame Augmented by External Sensing [Master’s thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1779269818187589