Summary
Tin Lai is a Chief AI Officer and applied research leader with nine years' experience designing autonomy, computer vision, and optimisation systems for defence, maritime, and urban air mobility. Holding a PhD in AI, Machine Learning and Robotics from the University of Sydney, Tin has architected end-to-end autonomy stacks for eVTOLs and developed transformer-based sonar imaging models, blending academic rigour with production-focused engineering. He has led technology strategy as CTO and Chief of Autonomy, shipping real-time perception, planning and control pipelines for next‑generation aircraft while mentoring master's students and contributing to university research platforms. Based in Australia, he combines structural engineering roots with deep ML expertise to simplify complex systems into elegant algorithms and practical products. An understated strength is his track record of moving prototype deep-learning research into deployed autonomy features across safety-critical domains.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Sydney
Japanese, mandarine, Chinese, English