Mo Chen
Associate Professor
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMo Chen is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University, a Canada CIFAR AI Chair and Amii Fellow who bridges rigorous academic research with startup execution as Co-Founder and CTO of Ma Robot AI. With a PhD from UC Berkeley and a decade of experience spanning multi-robot systems, safety-critical control, and motion planning, he translates foundational control theory into practical AI-driven robotics solutions. His career includes a Stanford postdoc and industry exposure at Google, reflecting fluency across research, teaching, and applied engineering. Notably, he combines deep theoretical expertise with hands-on product leadership—building safe, scalable multi-robot systems that move from lab prototypes toward commercial impact.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Engineering Physics at The University of British Columbia
English
Github Skills (4)
optimization8
dynamic-programming8
sequential1
planning1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mochen72/helperOC_dev
Dec 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
mochen72/UCB_HSL_reachability
May 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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