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General Information

Full Name Xihang Yu
Languages English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese

Education

  • 2029 (Expected)
    Ph.D. in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro)
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  • 2024
    B.S in Computer Science (Honors) and Mathematics with Highest Distinction
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Experience

  • 2023
    Research Intern
    School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Harvard University, MA
  • 2021
    Visiting Student
    Columbia University, NY
  • 2021
    Software Engineer Intern
    Huawei Technologies Co. LTD
  • 2020
    Summer Research Intern
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Service

  • 2023
    Instructional Aid in ROB 530 Mobile Robotics (158 students)
    • Developing homeworks and quizzes and organizing office hour session

Selected Courses

Graduate Level Hybrid Control, Continuous Optimization Methods, Mobile Robotics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Geometric Mechanics, Deep Learning for Robot Perception, Principles of Machine Learning
Undergraduate Level Analysis and Optimization, Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Linear Programming, Introduction to Autonomous Robotics, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Computational Aspects of Robotics, Introduction to Computer Systems, Computer Science Theory, Introduction to Cryptography

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: soccer, cooking, reading, traveling.