Xihang Yu

PhD student at MIT
Robotics, Math, Computer Science, AeroAstro

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First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor

I am a PhD student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro) and Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) at MIT advised by Prof. Luca Carlone.

Before that, I got bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (Honors Program) and Mathematics (Control Systems track) at the University of Michigan. I was fortunate to be part of CURLY Lab led by Prof. Maani Ghaffari. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Heng Yang from School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University. Under their guidance, I have been focused on state estimation, developing both iterative and optimization-based fast implemented algorithms. I completed my Honors Thesis on Language-conditioned Manipulation in Lab for Progress advised by Prof. Chad Jenkins.

Research interests: computational methods in robotics, with a strong emphasis on optimization and machine learning

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” --- Steve. Jobs
"南郭子綦隱机而坐,仰天而噓,荅焉似喪其耦。" --- 《莊子 • 齊物論》

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