About Me
I am an incoming PhD student in Mechenical Engineering at the University of Toronto (UofT). Before that, I studuied as undergraduate at University of Michigan (Umich) in Data Science and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
My research interest lies in nonlinear control, cell manipulation and medical robotics. We hope to utilize precise control of medical robots to conduct cell manipulation, especially for oocyte genetic testing. Please feel free to reach me out if there is opportunity for possible research collaboration.
Education
Ph.D. in Mechenical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto, Sept. 2025 - Nov. 2030 (expected)
B.S.E. in Data Science, Minor in Mathematics
University of Michigan, Sept. 2023 - May. 2025
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sept. 2021 - Aug. 2025 (expected)
Recent Research
[Poster] Atombot: Collective behaviour of Viberation-driven Swarm Robots
Mo Yang, Neil Beri, Briggs Damman, Sean Ko, Marco Boone, Beck Krebs, Haesue Baik, Calvin Condon, Aron Tse Rong Choo, Paul Campbell, Jill Schell, Yong Ma, Sallee Klein,Carolyn Kuranz, Y Z. (2024). Displayed at 2024 SURE poster session, University of Michigan.
Advisor: Y Z.
Human Balancing on a Log: A Switched Multi-Layer Controller
Jiayi Zhao, Mo Yang, Jing Shuang (Lisa) Li. (2024). Accepted by American Control Conference. Online available.
Advisor: Jing Shuang (Lisa) Li.
Awards and Scholarships
- Summa Cum Laude, Highest Distinction for Graduate at University of Michigan (May. 2025)
- Honored Graduate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Apr. 2025)
- James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan (Feb. 2025)
- Roger King Scholarship, University of Michigan (Aug. 2024)
- Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) Stipend, University of Michigan (May. 2024)
- UM-SJTU Joint Institute Student Development Scholarship (Apr. 2023)
- Silver Medal in The University Physics Competition (Dec. 2022)
- SJTU Undergraduate Excellent Scholarship (Oct. 2022)
- Third Prize in the Chinese National High School Math League, Shanghai (Oct. 2020)
- Second Prize in the Chinese National Physics Contest for High School Students, Shanghai (Oct. 2019)
Misc
I play many sports, including table tennis, badminton and tennis.
I enjoy traveling. I've been to 7 countries and have lived in 2 of them.
I like music, especially Jpop. My favourite singers include KAF, Aimer,and Yourushika. I also play drums myself.
One of my favorite novelists is Izumi Kyoka, and Three Days of Happiness is one of my favorite novels. For animations, I watched Suka Suka 6 times for its fantastic scenario.
Last but not least, here is a random sentence from Hitokoto for you: