Frank C.Y. Chiu

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Frank (C.Y.) Chiu

Research Engineer II
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Georgia Institute of Technology

Email: cyc at gatech dot edu
Office: TSRB 439
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About me

I am currently a Research Engineer II at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. My supervisor is Dr. Justin Romberg. I received my Ph.D. in December 2023 from the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. I was advised by Dr. Shankar Sastry in the Berkeley AI Research Lab.

In my research, I design algorithms to characterize, predict, and influence multi-agent human-machine and machine-machine interactions. A core focus of my research is to model, analyze, predict, and reshape interactive decision-making in the context of modern and next-generation transportation systems, with particular emphasis on the following facets:

  1. Game-theoretic motion prediction and planning, to enable autonomous systems to model interactions with surrounding agents, and plan safe and efficient trajectories in real-time;

  2. Equitable and effective congestion control, to reduce traffic congestion without increasing the commute times or costs of low-income travelers. My research applies mathematical tools in game theory, mechanism design, control theory, and dynamical systems theory to address pressing problems in traffic control, multi-agent path planning, and other engineering applications.

I am honored to be invited to present at the 2026 IEEE CSS Rising Stars Symposium.

Please call me Frank. The best way to reach me is by email, at cyc at gatech dot edu.

Academic Employment

  • Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Engineer II in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Georgia Institute of Technology, Aug. 2024 - now

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), University of California, Berkeley, Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2023

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), University of California, Berkeley, Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2020

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering (EE), National Taiwan University, Sep. 2014 - Jun. 2018

Research Interests

  • Game Theory, Mechanism Design

  • Systems Theory, Control Theory

  • Convex Optimization, Nonlinear Optimization

Miscellaneous

Outside of research, I like to hike, try cooking new recipes, play board games, and read all kinds of books from biographies to speculative fiction.