David D. Fan

David D. Fan serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Field AI since October 2022, focusing on the development of adaptive autonomy for field deployable robots. Prior to this role, David D. Fan was a Scientist at SPAWAR from August 2021 to October 2022, leading the NIWC's efforts on DARPA's RACER program in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From August 2018 to October 2022, David D. Fan worked as a Robotics Engineer (Affiliate) at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, contributing to group 347T Robotic Aerial Mobility and participating in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge as part of JPL's Team CoSTAR. Academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from Duke University.