Mo Chen
Associate Professor
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area Canada
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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 (2)
algorithms9
sequential1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
SFU-MARS/ros2_ws
Feb 2025 - Mar 2026
Contributions:4 PRs, 50 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 1 month
SFU-MARS/hunavis
Mar 2025 - Nov 2025
Utilities for HUNAVsim, NAV2, and VISualization
Contributions:16 PRs, 35 pushes, 17 branches in 8 months
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