Summary
Jinyao Zhu is an algorithm engineer with 9 years' experience specializing in computer vision for robotics, currently building perception algorithms at DJI. He holds an MS in Robotics and Automation from TU Dresden and produced a top-graded master thesis on precise object pose estimation that directly informed industrial robotic systems. His background includes developing vision-based mobile metrology at ZEISS and hands-on work in robotic handling for ultra-clean EUV optics, reflecting experience across research and high-precision manufacturing. Comfortable moving ideas from research prototypes to production, he combines robust visual-inertial odometry, pose estimation, and system integration skills. A pragmatic tinkerer with a sharp sense of risk (as his tongue-in-cheek GitHub alias suggests), he brings both academic rigor and field-proven engineering to perception challenges.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, EE, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 1.5/1.0, Master of Science - MS, EE, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 1.5/1.0 at Technische Universität Dresden
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 3.6/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 3.6/4.0 at Xidian University
English, Chinese, German, Chinese