Kailin Tong
Lead Researcher at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
Graz, Styria, Austria
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Top SchoolKailin Tong is a Lead Researcher in Graz with eight years of hands-on experience advancing robotics, autonomous driving, and intelligent transportation systems at Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH. He develops and deploys novel solutions spanning vision-and-language navigation, Large Language Models for ITS, legged robots, drones, and Web3 integration for mobility. Kailin combines deep engineering roots (MSc in Mechanical Engineering and prior internships at AVL and Volvo) with project management and innovation acquisition experience, moving ideas from research prototypes to in-office HIL and co-simulation platforms. His PhD work at TU Graz complements an applied mindset, and he’s known for bridging control, perception, and systems engineering in multi-vehicle and multi-ECU contexts. Notably, he pairs cutting-edge AI research with practical testing workflows that accelerate real-world deployment of autonomous systems.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Power Machinery and Engineering, Master's degree Power Machinery and Engineering at Tongji UniversityMaster of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität GrazBachelor of Engineering - BE Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Thermal Energy and Power Engineering at Dalian University of Technology
Github Skills (36)
simulation10
transport10
traffic10
platform-independent10
computer-vision9
simulator9
airsim9
unreal9
traffic-simulation9
eclipse9
sumo9
control-systems9
deep-reinforcement-learning9
drones8
self-driving-car8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
KailinTong/Motion-Planning-for-Mobile-Robots
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:17 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
KailinTong/SFND_Camera_Course
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
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