Yixiao (Jimmy) Fang

I’m a first-year M.S./Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Currently, I’m a member of the Human-Centered Autonomy Lab advised by Prof. Katie Driggs-Campbell.

Before attending graduate school, I obtained my bachelor’s degree also at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I majored in Electrical Engineering and minored in Computer Science.

In my academic journey, I specialize in developing algorithms to improve the spatial awareness and decision-making abilities of autonomous systems for safety purposes. My reserach interests include:

• Safe Autonomy
• Machine Perception, Computer Vision
• Sim2Real in robotics

I have also gained hands-on experience with robotic system design in industry, specifically focusing on perception systems integration. I have worked on projects that involve real-time robot agent communication, image classification & processing, and vision-based control based on accurate pose estimation. I’m currently working on 3D sensor simulation with generative models at Zoox Inc..

Feel free to explore my projects or reach out if you’d like to collaborate. I’m always excited to connect with others in robotics, AI, and tech innovation!