Yurong Chen
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo)
Greater Tokyo Area Japan
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Top SchoolYurong Chen is an innovation-focused researcher and practitioner with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience spanning automotive engineering, renewable energy, and business strategy. Currently finishing a Ph.D. on innovation management in the electric vehicle ecosystem and serving as a specially appointed assistant professor in Tokyo, she blends deep technical knowledge from Beihang and Ecole Polytechnique with management insights gained as a Wharton visiting scholar. Her work on ecosystem strategy and patent analysis for EV and autonomous driving firms has been published and presented at top conferences, and she has applied research outcomes directly in industry partnerships including Groupe PSA and JD.com. Passionate about entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, she has also explored startup formation through an Antler residency and delivers practical impact—e.g., early work improving hybrid vehicle fuel efficiency that spawned follow-on projects. Mobility across Europe, the US, and China makes her well-suited for international consulting or research roles at the intersection of technology, policy, and business model innovation.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Industrial engineering and Innovation management, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Industrial engineering and Innovation management at Université Paris-SaclayDoctor certificate, Doctor certificate at EIT InnoEnergyVisiting Ph.D. student, Business Administration and Management, General, Visiting Ph.D. student, Business Administration and Management, General at University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton SchoolMaster's degree, Renewable Energy Science & Technology, With Honor, Master's degree, Renewable Energy Science & Technology, With Honor at Ecole polytechniqueBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Automobile engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Automobile engineering at Beihang University
English, French, ChineseGithub contributions (5)
yurong0404/selab-note
Sep 2019 - Nov 2021
Contributions:117 commits, 113 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
yurong0404/ComCNN
Oct 2019 - Oct 2021
Contributions:59 commits, 55 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 11 months
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