2025
Technical Report
PAN: A World Model for General, Interactable, and Long-Horizon World Simulation
Jiannan Xiang, Yi Gu, Zihan Liu, et al. // with Kimi Chen
Data science + applied mathematics // UC San Diego
I build intelligent systems that make complex things easier to use.
I’m Kimi Chen, an engineer and researcher working across computer vision, world models, and practical AI products.
Currently
Software Lead at Triton UAS
9,000+creators using a tool I built
7,227courses mapped in Course Flow
PANworld-model research contributor
Selected work
Products and research with a practical edge.
01 Founder-built product
EverPacket
A privacy-first household continuity tool that turns critical personal information into clear, portable handoffs.
02 Product engineering
Course Flow
An interactive prerequisite graph for UCSD students to visualize and plan their entire academic path, running entirely client-side.
03 Developer tool
File Order Randomizer
A native extension for Adobe Premiere Pro to randomize clip order, solving a major workflow bottleneck.
04 Computer vision
Autonomous Aerial Vision System
Vision stack for autonomous drones to identify targets, map terrain, and make decisions without human intervention.
Research
Exploring how intelligent systems understand and simulate the world.
Experience
Where I’ve been building and learning.
Software Lead
Triton Unmanned Aerial Systems
Research Assistant
Professor Zhiting Hu’s Lab // UC San Diego
Data Science Intern
Lanner Inc.
Web Developer Intern
Silverline Educational Advisory Services
Let’s make something useful
Have an ambitious problem?
I’m always interested in thoughtful research, unusual products, and engineering work with real-world stakes.