Matthew Sheen
Building EVs That Look Like Bikes
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Sheen is a PhD candidate in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Cornell and a hands-on builder of electric vehicles that look and behave like bikes through his startup Weel Autonomy. With 11 years of engineering experience spanning dynamics, controls, robotics, legged locomotion and machine learning, he blends deep academic research (Ruina lab) with industry internships at Toyota Research Institute and vehicle programs at Textron. He has a strong foundation in practical systems—designing autonomous vehicles, automated 3D-printing stations, and large-scale control/validation software for a DOE facility—paired with a near-perfect undergraduate record from Clemson. Based in Seattle, he focuses on translating advanced dynamics and simulation into tangible, rideable EV prototypes, and quietly contributes to robotics tooling and experimentation on GitHub. Colleagues know him for bridging rigorous theory with pragmatic builds that prioritize real-world testing and manufacturability.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.97, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.97 at Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University
Github Skills (24)
robotics9
verification9
drake7
matlab7
collision5
collision-detection4
entropy3
timing2
crossword2
planning2
electrical-engineering2
dynamical-systems1
power-systems1
nonlinear1
toolbox1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mws262/qwop-controls
Oct 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:39 PRs, 443 pushes, 59 branches in 1 year 8 months
mws262/MATLABImpedanceControlExample
Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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