Thomas Weng
Research Scientist, Robotics at RAI Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Weng is a robotics research scientist and PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon with 13 years of industry and academic experience bridging research and product engineering. He has worked on applied robotics and AI at institutions including Facebook AI, the University of Washington Human-Centered Robotics Lab, and Microsoft, and now contributes to the RAI Institute’s robotics research. Thomas blends deep technical rigor from his PhD advising under Prof. David Held with practical software engineering experience across large-scale teams and research labs. He holds dual degrees from Yale in Computer Science and Economics, and his background shows a rare mix of human-centered robotics, production software development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. An understated strength is his movement between industry and academic settings, enabling rapid translation of novel research into real-world systems.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with Distinction and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science and Economics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with Distinction and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science and Economics at Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University
Chinese, Mandarin
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Github Skills (57)
grasp9
levenberg-marquardt8
robot8
jekyll-theme8
jekyll8
robotics8
nonlinear8
nonlinear-optimization7
python7
computer-vision7
optimization6
deep-learning6
manipulation6
pytorch6
benchmark6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
thomasweng15/OMG-Planner
Jul 2021 - Apr 2023
An Optimization-based Motion and Grasp Planner
Contributions:102 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 9 months
modularityoptimizationmotionplannertrajectory-generation
thomasweng15/rover
Nov 2015 - Jun 2018
Contributions:57 pushes, 9 branches, 4 issues in 2 years 7 months
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