cv

This is my CV.

Basics

Name	Yixiao Liu
Label	Robotics & Control
Email	yxlewis@seas.upenn.edu
Phone	+1 835 258 3894
Summary	Senior student focused on optimal control (LQR/MPC), and simulation-based methods for motion planning. Interested in learning-based physics simulation and neural representations for robotics.

Education

2025.08 - Present
M.S.E. (3+2 program)

University of Pennsylvania

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
2022.08 - Present
B.S.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Mechanical Engineering

Projects

2025.08 - 2025.10
Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems
- Designed modular Python code for fast experimentation
- Compared MPC horizons and cost weightings across tasks
2025.03 - 2025.06
UR16e Manipulator Simulation
- Built reusable kinematics/dynamics modules
- Benchmarked trajectory planners and tracking accuracy

Awards

2025.04

Exchange Scholarship (Tuition Waived)
2024

Outstanding Course Project Award

SJTU — ME3220: Design and Manufacture II

Skills

	Programming
	Python
	MATLAB
	C++
	Git

	Frameworks & Tools
	Simulink
	PyTorch (basic)

	Domains
	Robotics
	Dynamic Modeling
	Optimal Control
	Physics-based Simulation

Interests

Learning-based physics simulation

Flow matching and Diffusion models

Optimal and learning-based control & planning