Chi‐An Chen

University of Belgrade, University of Southern California

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Chi-An Chen is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the design and optimization of self-reconfigurable modular robotic systems, with a particular focus on energy management and operational efficiency. Chen's most notable contribution is the development of a near-optimal dynamic power sharing scheme for self-reconfigurable modular robots, published in 2016 and accumulating 9 citations. This work addresses one of the fundamental challenges in modular robotics: extending operational lifetime without requiring each module to have global knowledge of the system's state. Remarkably, Chen's proposed mechanism achieves near-optimal power distribution even when individual modules possess only local information about their immediate neighbors' power status — a significant practical advancement for distributed robotic systems operating in real-world conditions. This research builds upon earlier foundational work in dynamic power sharing published in 2014, demonstrating a sustained and deepening commitment to solving energy efficiency problems in reconfigurable robotics. Chen's contributions are particularly valuable to the robotics and autonomous systems communities, where prolonging operational time in modular platforms remains a critical engineering challenge with broad implications for search-and-rescue, space exploration, and adaptive manufacturing applications.