Dr. Chen was nominated to serve the IEEE-USA's Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy (CTAP) as the representive for IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).
IEEE-USA's Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy (CTAP) contributes to the formulation of sound legislation, regulations and policies affecting aeronautics, astronautics and ground transportation technologies in the United States. Its scope includes civil aviation, intelligent transportation systems, manned and unmanned space exploration programs and related communications, infrastructure security, remote sensing and privacy protection issues.
Dr. Chen has been serving IEEE RAS Technical Committee (TC) on Aerial Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (2012-2018).