Michael Chu
CTO and Founder, Makani Science | Biomedical Engineer | Advancing Wearable Respiratory Monitoring
Experience
Career
2023Makani Science
Chief Technology Officer · 2023 – Present
2021Makani Science
Chief Executive Officer · Irvine · 2021 – 2023
2020Koa Accel
Engineer and Project Manager · Irvine, California, United States · 2020 – 2021
2014Khine Laboratory, UC Irvine
Graduate Student Researcher · Irvine, California · 2014 – 2019
Bio
Michael graduated, PhD, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California Irvine, where he worked in Dr. Michelle Khine’s lab. His research focused on developing and using soft wearable sensors for noninvasive monitoring of physiologic vital signs. Michael has helped author over 10 peer reviewed papers and is also inventor of 3 patents submitted by the lab. His dissertation work served as the foundation for the Makani Science technology.