Xavier (Tianhao) Chi

Co-Founder at Mbodi AI

Overview

Xavier Chi is a co-founder at Mbodi AI[1], a company focused on building embodied intelligence[2]. Chi holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[10] and a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the same institution[12]. Chi participated in Y Combinator's X25 program[11]. Prior to founding Mbodi AI in February 2024[3], Chi worked as a Software Engineer and Tech Lead at Google from March 2020 to March 2024[4], and previously interned at Google[5] and Yahoo[8]. Chi also served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Decentralized Systems Lab[6], was a committer with the Apache Software Foundation[7], and chaired SIGNeuro ACM at UIUC[9].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Building embodied intelligence. Engineer, singer, photographer, maybe an unprofessional racing driver? ig: xavier_chi x: chitianhao

Career history

  1. Co-FounderFeb 2024 to presentMbodi AI
  2. Software Engineer (TL)Mar 2020 to Mar 2024Google
  3. Software Engineering InternMay 2019 to Aug 2019Google
  4. Graduate Research AssistantJan 2019 to Jun 2019Decentralized Systems Lab
  5. CommitterJul 2017 to May 2019The Apache Software Foundation
  6. Software Engineering InternMay 2017 to Jan 2019Yahoo
  7. Chair of SIGNeuro ACM@UIUCJan 2016 to Jan 2017ACM, Association for Computing Machinery

Education

  1. Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering2014 - 2018University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  2. Master's degree, Computer Engineering2019 - 2020University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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