Chen Sun
Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
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Top SchoolChen Sun is an adjunct assistant professor and researcher with 11 years of experience building safe, reliable decision-making and control systems for high-autonomy robotics, smart power grids, and transportation infrastructure. He holds a PhD in Cognitive Autonomous Driving from the University of Waterloo and combines academic rigor with hands-on algorithm and systems engineering from roles at Waterloo, HKU, Pure Technologies, Bell, and University of Toronto. His work spans real-world projects—including safety monitoring for the WATonoBus self-driving shuttle—and foundational research in numerical modeling, high-frequency systems, and robust control. Comfortable moving between research, software development, and deployment, he has a track record of turning complex physical-system problems into practical, testable solutions that improve reliability and reduce downtime. Based in Hong Kong, Chen is particularly interested in how lessons from natural and man-made complex systems can inform next-generation infrastructure design.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Automation, 3.80/4.00, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Automation, 3.80/4.00 at University of Electronic Science and TechnologyFull Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampMaster of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), Electrical & Computer Engineering, 3.7/4.0, Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), Electrical & Computer Engineering, 3.7/4.0 at University of TorontoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Autonomous Driving, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Autonomous Driving at University of Waterloo
Chinese, English, Japanese
Github Skills (23)
simulator10
deep-reinforcement-learning9
unreal-engine-49
simulation9
imitation-learning9
ros9
computer-vision9
carla8
autonomous-driving8
deep-learning8
cross-platform8
autonomous-vehicles8
ai8
self-driving-car8
artificial-intelligence8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ChenSunMac/C-Shell-Toturial-CSC209
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:177 commits, 1 branch in 5 months
ChenSunMac/Python_Project
Apr 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:51 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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