Lichao Chen

Lichao Chen is a Senior Staff System Software Engineer at OMNIVISION, specializing in inference engine firmware and system development for NPU-accelerated SoCs in machine vision applications. Prior experience includes serving as a Principal Firmware Engineer at Dolphin Design, where responsibilities encompassed DSP and neural network algorithm implementation, software library optimization, and embedded software toolchain development. Lichao led a team at Infineon Technologies as Principal Engineer and Technical Manager, focusing on system-level use case design in automotive MCU applications. Previous roles also include R&D Technical Manager and Technical Lead Engineer at Finisar Technologies Asia, and System Project Manager at Lantiq. Lichao began the career at Gemalto as an Engineer and developed foundational skills in smartcard technology. Academic qualifications include a Master's Degree in Management of Technology from the National University of Singapore, a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University.