oc.Owen Chen
Computer engineering
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Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN

Engineeringbeyond thescreen.

Owen Chen operating a Boston Dynamics Spot robot
Out of the screen. Into the world.
Owen in cleanroom equipment at Purdue’s Birck Nanotechnology Center
Birck Nanotechnology Center

I’m Owen, a computer engineering student building across robotics, semiconductors, and embedded systems.

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Selected work

Ideas meet reality.

Different disciplines.
The same drive to build.

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Research / build / test / repeat
Also on the bench
Owen working beside a wheeled-bipedal robot prototypeHands-on, from the beginning.
A little about me

I like the space
between disciplines.

The code. The circuit. The thing that actually moves.

I’m a computer engineering student at Purdue University. My work connects software with physical systems—from measuring semiconductor surfaces to designing robot controls and pressure-sensing electronics.

I enjoy taking a question into the lab, making a prototype, and learning from what the hardware does. That’s where the interesting problems tend to be.

Purdue UniversityB.S. Computer EngineeringExpected May 2028 · Dean’s List & Semester Honors
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Tools I build with

Code & control

Python · C/C++ · Java
MATLAB · MuJoCo · LQR / MPC

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Design & make

KiCad · Fusion 360 · CAM
PCB design · CNC · FDM

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Measure & validate

Keithley SMUs · UV-Vis-NIR
FTIR · Profilometry · Statistical analysis

The path so far

Learning by
doing.

Labs, teams, and places
that have shaped how I build.

Birck Nanotechnology CenterUndergraduate Research Fellow2026–present

Semiconductor characterization, component metrology, and Python analysis at Purdue. Earlier research focused on accelerated aging of power MOSFETs.

Purdue Formula SAEElectronics Team Member2025–present

Throttle control, ECU validation, and Yamaha R6 dynamometer wiring. Turning control requirements into documented, testable hardware.

Purdue Semiconductor VIPJunior Fabrication Technician2025–present

Cleanliness and integration work in the cleanroom, including statistical process control with the Plasma-Therm Apex SLR ICP-RIE etcher.

Serelix RoboticsRobotics Engineering InternSummer 2025

Parametric TPU lattice design and a custom nine-channel pressure-sensing PCB for a rehabilitation foot interface.

Taipei Tech × MIT City ScienceUROP Researcher2024–2025

Wheeled-bipedal robot development, inverse kinematics, MuJoCo control simulations, and power/CAN board design.

Techno Maniacs · FTC 16021Drone & Specialized Scoring Lead2022–2025

Mechanical and Java controls integration, CNC manufacturing, and collaboration through multiple seasons of competitive robotics.

Good work starts with a conversationWest Lafayette, IN

Let’s build
something real.