Director, Software Solutions
Kitware Europe
- trame-slicer: Bring 3D slicer onto the web !
- trame: python framework to create web applications for scientists
- vtk.wasm: VTK C++ transpiled in WebAssembly
- girder: Histology viewer with data management
I’m Julien Finet, director of the Software Solutions team at Kitware Europe. My work spans open-source development, software process, and leading high performance teams building tools at the junction of visualization, medical imaging, and scientific computing. I’m driven by innovation and pushing boundaries in how software can enable both research and real-world deployment.
Here are some of the recent and notable projects my team has worked on, as seen in Kitware’s blog (“The Source”) and elsewhere. This is not exhaustive but gives a sense of the breadth and direction of the work of my team.
| Project / Extension / Feature | What It Does / Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| MultiverSeg segment editor effect (2025) | New effects in segmentation workflows to improve user interaction. |
| Reaching the browser: WebAssembly apps built with ActiViz and C# (2025) | VTK C# wrapper can now be run within web browsers. |
| NimbusImage (2024) | An open source image analysis platform for life-sciences researchers. |
| One-click dental segmentation with Dental Segmentator Extension (2024) | An AI segmentation model for dental anatomical structures available as a 3D Slicer extension. |
| VTK.js v30 Release (2024) | Scientific and medical visualization in the web browser. |
| Liver Segmentation updates in 3D Slicer (2024) | Enhancing anatomical segmentation workflows. |
| A VolView web application for implant planification (2024) | Leveraging VolView to create custom workflow for implant planification |
If you’re interested in collaborating, using our tools, or contributing, here’s how best to engage:
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Explore our Open Source Repos
- Projects like 3D Slicer, trame, vtk.js, VTK, etc., are hosted publicly. Join via GitHub/Gitlab clone, fork, and explore features/issues.
- Check out extension mechanisms (for example Slicer extensions) or web frontends (VTK.js) if you want to build or plug in.
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Contribute
- Open issues / feature requests when needed. Provide test cases or example data when possible.
- Submit pull requests. We value clear design, good tests, documentation, and backward compatibility.
- Join discussions in mailing lists, issue trackers, or community forums around Slicer / VTK etc.
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Collaboration & Consulting
- Kitware offers 👉training, consulting, custom development and integration services👈. If you have domain-specific needs (medical imaging, visualization, etc.), reach out.
- Academic & industrial collaborations are welcome; many of our projects are co-funded or jointly developed.
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Stay Updated
- Follow our blog: new releases, features, and trends are discussed there.
- Keep an eye on conferences, workshops where Kitware project leads present.
- Languages: C++, Python, JavaScript / Web technologies
- Toolchains: CMake, trame, 3D Slicer, VTK.js, Volview, Girder, MONAI, VTK, ITK, Paraview
- Domains: Medical imaging, web visualization, volumetric visualization, segmentation, rendering
- Leadership: customer intimacy, innovation, team building
- Blog posts: see Kitware Source – Author: Julien Finet
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finetjul/
- Email: julien.finet@kitware.com
I’m particularly interested in:
- Further bridging the gap between high performance visualization tools and web / cloud deployment.
- Better tooling for medical image segmentation, especially in interdisciplinary settings.
- Improving AI / ML deployment workflows inside systems like 3D Slicer.
- Ensuring software remains sustainable, maintainable, well-tested, and usable beyond immediate research contexts.
Thanks for dropping by. If our work resonates with yours, let’s connect, collaborate, and build something meaningful.