Rate My Professor Chao Chen

Associate Professor Chao Chen serves in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering within Monash University’s Faculty of Engineering. He joined the department as a Lecturer in 2007, was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2011, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor. Since 2008, Chen has directed the Laboratory of Motion Generation and Analysis (LMGA), dedicated to advancing robotics and AI technologies to address challenges in agriculture, medicine, and infrastructure sectors. His academic background includes a PhD and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on robotics from McGill University, a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto from 2006 to 2007, and recognition on the Dean’s Honor List at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1996. Additional appointments include Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne from 2015 to 2017, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Professor at IRCCyN, Ecole Centrale de Nantes in 2011, and Visiting Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2013. As primary chief investigator, he has attracted more than $2 million in research funding and participated in projects totaling $18 million from sources including the Australian Research Council and the Collier Charitable Fund.