Summary
Anqi Xu is a research engineer with 13 years of experience applying machine learning, robotics, and perceptual science to real-world systems, currently validating augmented reality technologies at Meta. With a Ph.D. from McGill on human-robot interaction and trust, she has deployed research on aerial drones, swimming robots, and an autonomous car, bridging field robotics and adaptive interaction modalities. Her background spans applied RL, computer and active vision, and embedded systems, informed by roles at Element AI and multiple robotics consultancies. Pragmatic and experimental, she pairs rigorous academic methods with hands-on engineering—3D printing, home automation, and game-bot projects among her hobbies—that fuel creative solutions for reducing mundane work through automation.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 4.0/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 at McGill University
English, French, Chinese