Hello I'm

Pin-wei "Champ" Chen

"I am passionate about robotics, self-driving cars, and artificial intelligence. My specialization lies primarily in the field of computer vision, spanning from basic image signal processing (ISP) algorithms to advanced 2D/3D applications of deep learning. I am highly motivated to stay abreast of all new technologies and possess the ability to adapt to evolving environments. My dream is to develop technology that can improve people's lives."


Education

  • M.S. in Institute of Electrical Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan.
    (2018/09 - 2020/01)
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan.
    (2014/09 - 2018/06)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School (KSHS).
    (2011/09 - 2014/06)


    • Experience

    2020/08 - now

    MEDIATEK Taiwan | Hsinchu

    Computer Vision Algorithm Engineer

    Image processing algorithm & ISP development. Mainly for highend smartphone project.

  • HDR Fusion
  • Dynamic Range Compression
  • Image Local Alignment
  • Shading
  • Bokeh
  • MediaTek ISP architecture

    • 2019/09 - 2020/12

    Occupational Health & Safety Assistances Inc, China | Shanghai (Remote Contract)

    Robotics Engineer, AUV Software Algorithm Leader

    Our team is building an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The AUV can automatically patrol certain location in the river, and collect the water pollution information. The all navigation progress is autonomous and collision-free once the patrol coordinates are given.


    Skills

    Python

    85%

    C/C++

    75%

    ROS

    90%

    Point Cloud Library

    85%

    PyTorch

    75%

    Gazebo

    80%

    JAVA

    80%

    Android Studio

    80%


    Language

    Chinese

    95%

    English

    75%

    Taiwanese

    80%


    Publications

    [C1] N.-C. Lin, Y.-C. Hsiao, Y.-W. Huang, C.-T. Hung, T.-K. Chuang, P.-W. Chen, J.-T. Huang, C.-C. Hsu, A. Censi, M. Benjamin, C.-F. Chen, and H.-C. Wang. "Duckiepond: A Reproducible, Flexible, and ML-Compatible Education and Research Platform for a Fleet of Autonomous Maritime Vehicles," Accepted by IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019).



    Profiles

    Calligraphy
    Calligraphy
    Basketball
    Basketball
    Photography
    Photography
    Project
    Project


    Honor and Awards

  • 7th Place, 2019 DARPA Subterranean Challenge. 08/2019
  • 5th Place, 2018 RobotX Challenge ($4,000 USD). 12/2018
  • Best Single Day Performance, 2018 RobotX Challenge ($2,000 USD). 12/2018


    • Leaderships

  • DARPA Subterranean Challenge Autonomous and Perception Leader of Team NCTU (2019)
  • 2018 RobotX Competition 3D Perception Leader of Team NCTU (5th place) (2018)
  • Co-founder and Leader of National Chiao Tung University Calligraphy Club(2016~2017)
  • Captain of Electrical and Computer Engineering Basketball Team (2016~2017)
  • Administrative Assistant of Student Association of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2016~2017)
  • Captain of Kaohsiung Senior High School Basketball Team (2013~2014)