Summary
Shin-yu Chen is a robotics-focused software engineer with nine years of experience building perception, planning, and control systems for legged and mobile robots across startups and UC Berkeley research. Currently at Aurora, she brings deep expertise in path planning, computational geometry, ROS/PCL integration, and C++ firmware-level control from roles at EAVision and Aeolus Robotics. Her academic background (M.Eng. from UC Berkeley) and research on multi-modal transitions for bipedal robots complement hands-on work in simulation, sensor fusion, and GUI tooling for robot demos. Beyond engineering, she pursues applied ML interests like deep reinforcement and transfer learning, and uniquely balances technical rigor with creative outlets—she’s an avid runner, baker, MOOC learner, and volunteer lifeguard coach.
9 years of coding experience