Yixiao Liu

Yixiao Liu

M.S.E. Student, University of Pennsylvania · Robotics & AI

Philadelphia, PA | Email | GitHub | CV | Scholar

Researching robust robotic perception, tracking, and 3D scene understanding.

Introduction

I am currently an M.S.E. student in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. My research interests lie in robotic perception, object detection and tracking, and learning-based 3D reconstruction. I am broadly interested in building practical AI systems for robotics under real-world constraints.

Education

🎓 M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics@ University of Pennsylvania
Aug 2025 – Present
🎓 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering@ Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Aug 2022 – Present

Selected Publications

Learning World Models for Robotic 3D Scene Reconstruction (Placeholder)
Preprint — Yixiao Liu, Advisor Name

A study on structured world representations for long-horizon perception and reconstruction in robotics.

[paper] [code] [project]
Detection-Tracking-Counting Framework for Agricultural Robotics (Placeholder)
In Preparation — Yixiao Liu, Chenggang Yuan

A lightweight pipeline integrating detector compression and tracker simplification for embedded deployment.

[paper] [code]

Projects

MEAM 5100 ROBA Competition Project
  • Designed and implemented an integrated perception-planning-control pipeline for a competitive robotic task.
  • Achieved 3rd team place out of 113 students.
2025
Optimal Control for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
  • Implemented LQR and MPC controllers and benchmarked stability/performance trade-offs.
  • Built simulation pipeline for trajectory optimization and comparative analysis.
2025

News

[2026-01] Started research on world models and 3D reconstruction at UPenn.
[2025-11] Continued fruit detection/tracking research for field robotics scenarios.
[2025-09] Joined M.S.E. program at University of Pennsylvania.

Contact

📬 Email: yxlewis@seas.upenn.edu

🌐 GitHub: github.com/DasVade

📍 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA