About Christopher Vo
Christopher Vo is a robotics scientist. During his career, he has developed significant technical experience in scalable, robust, and efficient algorithms for artificial intelligence and robot motion planning. He has developed many robots, ranging from humanoids and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), to more recently, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). He currently serves as Chief Scientist for Sentien Robotics, a research and development firm focused on autonomous planning, command and control algorithms for ground and aerial robotic systems. He has also served as the Drones and Robotics Program Manager for The AES Corporation, a Fortune 200 global developer of energy projects; and has served for more than 12 years as the Director of Information Technology for the Altos Group, a healthcare staffing services provider. In the academic world, Christopher holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from George Mason University and is an adjunct professor at James Madison University, George Mason University, and Old Dominion University for the interdisciplinary Virginia Drones Project, challenging students to engineer solutions to real world problems in areas such as landmine detection, disaster relief, and bee ecology. Christopher has also co-founded and serves as the Vice President of the Drone User Group Network, and is President of one of its chapters, the DC Area Drone User Group. With over 16,000 members, the Drone User Group Network forms the largest educational nonprofit network of civilian drone users in the United States, focused on promoting positive uses of unmanned aircraft for the benefit of humanity.
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