MagLev Aero 2023‑Present

I am a Robotics & Software Engineer at MagLev Aero, building the next generation electromagnetic eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) propulsion platform. Learn more about the company here.

NextDroid 2021‑2023

As a Software Engineer at NextDroid, I built tools to facilitate the development of safe driving systems. Responsibilities included analyzing client sensor data to develop visualization tools for automotive engineers to conduct root cause fault analysis on vehicle systems based on our groundtruthing platform, as well as implementing the network logging protocol and user interface for the company's on-vehicle data ingestion pipeline.

MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory 2020‑2021

I completed my Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in the HCI Engineering Group in MIT CSAIL. My research involved building an integrated DLP 3D Printer that reduces the number of fabrication steps necessary to print single-material, multi-colored 3D objects.

Papers

• ChromoPrint: A Multi-Color 3D Printer Based on a Reprogrammable Photochromic Resin; Isabel Qamar, Sabina Chen, Dimitri Tskhovrebadze, Paolo Boni, Faraz Faruqi, Michael Wessely, Stefanie Mueller; CHI 2022 LBW.
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• Developing a Digital-to-Print Fabrication Pipeline for Multi-Color Photochromic 3D Printing; Sabina Chen; MIT EECS 2021.
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NextDroid Summer 2020

In Summer 2020, I was a Software Engineering Intern at NextDroid, where I conducted accuracy evaluations of various advanced driver-assistance systems and developed the infrastructure for the platform's data analysis pipeline.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory Fall 2019

As an Embedded Software Development Intern in the Advanced Capabilities and Systems Group at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, I integrated a safe testing infrastructure for developing algorithms for drones by combining real-world flight dynamics using motion capture with a photorealistic simulation environment via the MIT FlightGoggles platform. Evaluation involved designing a proof-of-concept path planner and controller for the closed-loop autonomous feedback system.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer 2018

As a System Testbed Engineering Intern for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover at JPL, I developed tools for the testbed by scripting automatic conversion tools for testbed verfication and validation procedures. I also implemented a background observer script that notifies testbed engineers of unintended system shutdowns in order to facilitate their developmental process. As of Thursday, February 18, 2021, Perserverance has since landed successfully on Mars!

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Winter 2018

For Winter 2018, I was a Robotics Engineering Intern in the Satellite Servicing Projects Division at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where I wrote and performed system acceptability test procedures for the division's outreach robots. I also developed a relative pose conversion tool (via. both euler angles and quaternions) for robots that have multiple frames of reference (ie. robotic grippers with multiple degree of freedoms).

Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Summer 2017

As a Spacecraft Engineering Research Intern at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Department of Spacecraft Engineering, my work consisted of collaborating with other researchers to improve the capabilities of an existing planetary exploration robot. To further this endeavor, I deployed an open-source real-time monocular visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (ORB-SLAM) on the lab's extraterrestrial rover.

MIT Figure Skating Club 2017‑2021

As the Membership Secretary and Webmaster, I oversaw USFSA and MITFSC membership logistics. I also updated the club website to communicate rink availabilities and club activities with current and incoming members. Throughout my time in the club, I also performed regularly in the Fall and Spring Showcases as part of Anime on Ice, and represented the MIT Figure Skating Club at intercollegiate competitions.

VIA Technologies Summer 2016

In Summer 2016, I was a Software Engineering Intern with VIA Technologies as part of the System Integration Team. I developed an interactive, web-based user interface that visualized social media data on a touch screen smart-home device.

MIT Media Lab Winter 2016

As an Undergraduate Researcher under the Andorra Living Lab project, I worked with MIT Media Lab's City Science Group to understand Andorra's dynamics on tourism and commerce by analyzing the country's big data. For my research, I visualized TripAdvisor reviews by creating an interactive map to filter natural language processing (NLP) summary results.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2015‑2021

I completed my Master of Engineering (MEng) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at MIT in June 2021. Prior to this, I graduated from MIT in June 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in EECS and with a minor in Japanese. My academic interests included - robotics, aerospace engineering, interactive technologies, and leadership management. Check out the classes that I have taken here!