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Basics
| Name | Yixiao (Jimmy) Fang |
| yixiaof2@illinois.edu | |
| Summary | A person who likes to think rationally. |
Education
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2024.08 - Present Champaign, IL, U.S.
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision
- GPA: 3.83/4.0
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2020.08 - 2024.05 Champaign, IL, U.S.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Minor in Computer Science
- GPA: 3.95/4.0
- Senior Thesis: Dynamic View Synthesis in Unstructured Field Environment
- Exchange student at Zhejiang University, China (2020.08 - 2021.05)
Work
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2025.05 - 2025.08 Foster City, CA, U.S.
Machine Learning Engineer, 3D Sensor Simulation
Zoox Inc.
- Worked on high-fidelity sensor simulation for validating AV perception models with generative AI
- Supervisors: Eric Schafer and Phillipe Burlina
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2023.05 - 2023.08 Hangzhou, China
Robotics Software Engineer
LifeFoundry Inc.
- Worked on improving AGVs communication reliability, built vision-guided control systems for robotic arms, and developed automated vision pipelines to boost bio-manufacture lab efficiency and throughput
Volunteer
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2024.09 - Present Peer Reviewer
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
- Served as a reviewer for submitted papers to ICRA, evaluating contributions in robotics and automation research
Awards
- 2024.03.04
Promise of Excellence Fellowship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ECE Department
This fellowship is awarded to incoming graduate students who demonstrate the potential to achieve great things in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- 2023.08.02
A.R. 'Buck' Knight Scholarship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ECE Department
This award was established by Betty Ann Knight to honor the memory of her father, Professor A.R. 'Buck' Knight. Professor Knight, is a member of the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1913 to 1954, was well-known for his numerous contributions to campus and community affairs and for his concerns for students.
- 2021.09.01
The Grainger College of Engineering James Scholar
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grainger College of Engineering
The James Scholar Program is a University-wide program established to encourage undergraduate research, independent study and the opportunity to work with renowned faculty.
Skills
| Programming Languages | |
| Python | |
| C/C++ | |
| CUDA (C++, Python) | |
| MATLAB | |
| Assembly | |
| System Verilog/Verilog |
| ML/DL Libraries | |
| PyTorch | |
| PyTorch3D | |
| Scikit-learn | |
| Pandas | |
| Zarr-Python |
| Robotics and Vision Applications | |
| ROS/ROS2 | |
| Gazebo | |
| IssacGym | |
| OpenCV | |
| Open3D |
| Work-Flow Tools | |
| Git | |
| Docker | |
| Poetry | |
| Jira | |
| LaTex |
Languages
| Mandarin | |
| Native speaker |
| English | |
| Fluent |