Xin Chen received a B.S. in physics from Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, in 1991; an M.S. in physics from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1994; and a Ph.D. in physics from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in 2000. He is currently a senior research associate with Corning Incorporated. As an optical communications expert, he works in several areas, including the design and understanding of propagation effects in optical fibers, fiber measurements, and transmission testing. His current research interest is mostly in short-distance optical communications for data centers. He has served as associate editor for the Journal of Lightwave Technology 2011-2013. He is the author of more than 140 papers published in major research journals and conferences. He is also an inventor, holding over 70 issued US patents. He was elected an Optica (formerly OSA) fellow in 2021.