Kan Chen
Staff Research Scientist at Google
Mountain View, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKan Chen is a Staff Research Scientist with 13 years of experience bridging academic rigor and industrial impact in computer vision, on-device deep learning, and foundation models for autonomous systems. He has driven research and product contributions at Google (Gemini/Genie/Veo), Waymo (foundation models for motion prediction and end-to-end driving, WOMD dataset owner and challenge organizer), and Facebook AI (semi-supervised learning and NAS for edge devices). Kan holds advanced degrees from USC and a B.Eng. from Tsinghua, and his work consistently moves from datasets and benchmarks to production-facing models. Colleagues know him for combining deep theoretical insight with practical dataset stewardship—an often overlooked strength that accelerates reproducible research into deployed systems.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Tsinghua University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (56)
autotest10
autotest-framework9
selenium-webdriver9
mobx-react9
javascript9
testng9
antd-mobile9
react9
mobile-web8
typescript8
react-components8
selenium8
webdriver7
ui-components7
nodejs7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
chenkan/PRW
Feb 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:28 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
NetEase/Dagger
Jan 2013 - Oct 2015
Contributions:53 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 2 years 9 months
web-uiautotest-frameworkselenium-webdriverautomationtestng
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