Lin-Hung Lai, PhD

"What I cannot create, I do not understand."
— Richard Feynman

Precision, Purpose and Progress,

Innovating at the edge of silicon and life.

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Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Stanford University
Visiting Student Researcher
April 2025 – Present California, U.S.
  • Executed end-to-end experimental validation of cell manipulation on chip, combining electrode control, live-cell handling, and system-level integration across hardware and wet-lab domains.
  • Developed a scalable, collision-free RL-based routing algorithm for 128×128 DEP Bio CMOS chips.
 
 
 
 
 
Research Project Leader
February 2021 – March 2025 Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Directed and managed the tape-out of 7 chips, publication of 6 papers, and 2 patents.
  • Coordinated 10+ graduate students, strengthening research collaborations with CiRA Foundation, TVGH Hospital, and NYCU Regenerative Medicine Center.
 
 
 
 
 
Visiting Scholar
July 2022 – July 2022 Kyoto, Japan
  • Investigated techniques and instrumentation for stem cell quality assessment.
  • Conceptualized forward-looking chip designs aligned with biomedical standards.
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Intern - System and Chip Design Solutions
July 2021 – September 2021 Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Developed a CAD tool using C++ and Python for 3D IC BGA assignment and routing optimization.
  • Achieved 1st place in TSMC Intern Final Competition.
 
 
 
 
 
Senior IT/Server Manager
January 2023 – March 2025 Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Managed over 30 HPC servers, overseeing IP/DNS/Network infrastructure for academic research and teaching support.

ProfessionalExperience

 
 
 
 
 
GenCoin
CEO
GenCoin
January 2021 – Present California

Responsibilities include:

  • Analysing
  • Modelling
  • Deploying
 
 
 
 
 
University X
Professor of Semiconductor Physics
University X
January 2016 – December 2020 California
Taught electronic engineering and researched semiconductor physics.

Accomplishments

Coursera
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
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Formulated informed blockchain models, hypotheses, and use cases.
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DataCamp
Object-Oriented Programming in R
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