Ken (Jia-Quan) Yu
Ken Yu | Jia-Quan Yu | Computer vision and robotics engineer
Ken Yu, also known as Jia-Quan Yu, is a software engineer at MediaTek Inc. specializing in computer vision, robotics, embedded systems, and AI tooling. He develops and maintains mobile phone camera drivers, builds internal AI tools to improve engineering productivity, and previously researched monocular 3D object detection and image segmentation at National Taiwan University.
Ken holds a master’s degree in Communication Engineering from National Taiwan University and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution. Across semiconductor, robotics, and computer vision roles, he has built autonomous mobile robots, elevator control systems, perception models, and production software used in real-world products and operations.
His core interests center on applying AI to real systems: computer vision for scene understanding, robotics for automation, embedded software for reliable products, and engineering tooling that shortens debugging and development cycles.
Focus Areas
- Computer vision: monocular 3D object detection, panoptic segmentation, depth estimation, and safety-aware perception.
- Robotics: autonomous mobile robots, multi-robot collaboration, localization, navigation, and elevator integration.
- Embedded systems: mobile camera drivers, production debugging, and software quality for device platforms.
- AI tooling: workflow automation and practical tools that improve software team efficiency.
Selected Work
- Panoptic-DepthLab combines panoptic segmentation and depth estimation for richer scene understanding.
- Perspective-aware Convolution focuses on monocular 3D object detection for autonomous driving scenarios.
- Multi-robot Collaboration shows how two AMRs can transport heavy payloads together in factory environments.
- Elevator Control System enables service robots to travel between floors in real buildings.
- Publications and CV provide a complete record of research, projects, and professional experience.
Outside of work, Ken enjoys playing badminton, pickleball, and drums.