Tat-Jun Chin

Professor Tat-Jun Chin holds the SmartSat CRC Professorial Chair at the University of Adelaide's School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences within the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on advanced robotics, computer vision, quantum computing, and space technology applications. He leads the Sentient Satellites Lab, pioneering work in event-based vision systems, satellite pose estimation, and neuromorphic computing. Notable contributions include robust algorithms for spacecraft navigation, quantum-inspired optimization methods, and open datasets for space robotics.

His recent publications emphasize interdisciplinary applications, such as event-camera-based star tracking, geometric crater analysis for lunar missions, and quantum computing for robust fitting. He is actively involved in the Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV) and collaborates with industry partners like SmartSat CRC. Awards and grants are not explicitly listed here, but his professorial chair indicates significant research funding. He supervises a dynamic research group advancing autonomous systems and space exploration technologies.