About

Xin Liu is a highly skilled software engineer currently working at Waymo, where he is involved in the development of autonomous vehicles. With over 10 years of experience in robotics research, he has a proven track record in computer vision, motion planning, robotic control, system modeling, and simulation. Xin is an expert in agile algorithm implementation and production-level code development. He has extensive experience in hardware prototyping and working with various sensors. He is a self-motivated team player with excellent communication skills, making him an asset to any team. Before joining Waymo, Xin worked as a Robotics Software Engineer at JD.com Silicon Valley Research Center. Here he was part of the Computer Vision Research team, where he developed algorithms for instance segmentation and object manipulation. He built and trained CNN-based models using TensorFlow and Keras and developed algorithms to estimate object pose based on segmentation results. He also developed arm-object collision detection and real-time motion planning algorithms for object manipulation. Xin also worked as a Research Engineer at Verb Surgical Inc., where he worked on computer vision and tracking algorithms, sensor fusion algorithms, robotic arm control, and sensor development. Xin holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, where he specialized in robotics research. He also holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's Degree in the same field from the same institution. Xin's technical skills include software engineering, computer vision, research science, Keras, CNN, and TensorFlow. With over 6 years of relevant experience, Xin is a highly skilled and experienced software engineer with a passion for robotics research.