# Zhuangzhuang Ding

> Senior Staff Software Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zhuangzhuangding

## Work Experience
### Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Xmotors.ai
Jan 2024 – Present | United States
Working on predictive world model based on xmotors’ VLA2.0. Worked on static perception of autonomous driving system.

### Senior Applied Scientist II @ Cruise
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | California, United States
Worked on semantic occupancy grid

### Senior Algorithm Engineer @ Horizon Robotics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Cupertino, California, United States
3D perception, planning

### Graduate Student Research Assistant @ Penn State University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | State College, Pennsylvania Area
Realizing “Driver Monitoring System” with facial recognition utilizing machine learning.
Establishing facial expression classifiers by training convolution neural network with Python and realizing facial expression recognition algorithm in C/C++.
Implementing “Driver Monitoring System” with NXP S32 and Nvidia Jetson TX2 Micro Processor.

### Software Engineer @ Momenta.ai
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Beijing City, China
•	Realized sensor data collection system collecting multiple sensors’ data from serial ports and CAN bus before transferring data to the back-end with Realtime Control System (RCS) based on Neural Message Language (NML).
•	Designed and realized an error detecting and alerting system to guarantee the correctness of data collected by the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) vehicle supporting both online and offline modes.
•	Tested and evaluated multiple sensors including cameras, IMU, GPS and NTP servers.
•	Accomplished integration of visual perception toolkit and NML with C++ on Nvidia PX2.


## Education
### Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Penn State University

### Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Zhejiang University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zhuangzhuang-ding-410041125

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Last updated: 2026-04-01