Summary
Tianchen Ji is a Research Scientist based in California with a decade of experience at the intersection of machine learning, computer vision, and embodied AI. He completed a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UIUC and has contributed to perception, sensor fusion, and robotics research while transitioning research ideas into production through internships and roles at Meta and SenseTime. At Meta he has focused on ranking and foundational AI as well as continual learning and AI-based motion tracking for AR/VR, and earlier work boosted autonomous vehicle control efficiency by 400% at Autowise. Known for a "continuous learning" mindset, he blends deep academic rigor with practical systems engineering to make models both accurate and deployable.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Student Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Visiting Student Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chinese, English