Mei Chen

I'm Mei — an ML Research Engineer at Renaissance Philanthropy, working where machine learning, neuroscience, and design meet.

MASc in Systems Design Engineering (University of Waterloo) and BHSc in Health Sciences (McMaster), with published research in brain–computer interfaces and EEG.

• Making beautiful things
• Thinking about how we think
• Producing music, finding my unknown unknowns

Building

• The Intuition App

  Train your intuition like a muscle — effort, feedback, repetition

• Free The Agents

  Agentic AI solutions for everyone

Recent Writing

• Digital Witchcraft

  On the parallels between software and sorcery

• On Building Elegant Systems

  Thoughts on system design and architecture

• The Future of Human-AI Interaction

  Exploring the intersection of humans and machines

Select Research

• Age-Related Changes in Vibro-Tactile EEG Response

  Older adults show bi-lateral brain activation patterns

• Mindfulness Improves Brain-computer Interface Accuracy

  Meditation boosts tactile attention model performance

• Music Imagery for Brain-Computer Interface Control

  Imagined musical scales as effective BCI commands