Xia Chen is a research engineer focused on generative AI with nine years of experience building perception and robotics software, currently at Meta after leading perception work at Waymo. Trained as an MS in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon and with mechanical engineering foundations from Shanghai Jiao Tong and Purdue, Xia bridges systems-level rigour with cutting-edge ML research. At Waymo they made production-grade perception stacks that let vehicles "see and understand the world," and earlier work involved pano-view LiDAR segmentation and fused image networks for onboard inference. Based in Mountain View, Xia combines production deployment experience with academic depth, favoring solutions that translate novel research into robust, real-time systems. An offbeat detail: their GitHub persona—"Biu Biu Biu !!!"—hints at a playful curiosity behind a disciplined engineering approach.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University
Master of Science - MS Robotics, Master of Science - MS Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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