About

Vincent Kee is a highly skilled Senior Robotics Engineer at Cruise, with a passion for developing algorithms that enable autonomous robots to function robustly in the real world. He has a Master of Engineering in Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence from MIT, and his primary research interests are in 3D perception, particularly in SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) methods. Vincent's current role at Cruise involves working on the Localization and Mapping team, where he leverages his expertise to develop innovative solutions for autonomous vehicles. Prior to his current position, Vincent worked as a Robotics Engineer at Cruise, where he was responsible for Localization and Mapping for autonomous vehicles. He has also worked as a Draper Fellow at Draper, where he developed a real-time SLAM system that constructs object maps for manipulation in dynamic environments. Additionally, he worked on the perception pipeline to enable an autonomous robot to perform an oil change and implemented a real-time object pose estimator using semantic segmentation and point cloud registration. Vincent's education history is impressive, with a Bachelor of Science (SB) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Master of Engineering in Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence, both from MIT. He also attended the California Academy of Mathematics and Science. Vincent's tech stack includes experience as a Research Scientist and a test engineer. With almost 5 years of relevant experience, Vincent is a highly skilled and knowledgeable engineer, capable of developing innovative solutions for complex problems. He is passionate about his work and strives to make a positive impact in the field of robotics.