Haoxiang You

My name is Haoxiang You (尤皓翔), and I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Yale University, advised by Professor Ian Abraham.

I am broadly interested in robotics, machine learning, control theory, and optimization. My previous experience was focused on control with highly dynamical systems and computationally efficient algorithms, where I developed my skills in Model Predictive Control (MPC), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and numerical optimization. My recent research is on developing robust and high-performance algorithms for learning control with multi-modality and high-dimensional inputs such as vision. Most recently, I have grown interested in world models and high-level reasoning, and embedding language capability in robotics.

I earned my bachelor’s degree from Ningbo University, and my master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where I received the Outstanding Academic Award. During my time at Penn, I had the opportunity to work with Professors Michael Posa and Pratik Chaudhari.

Outside of research, I enjoy playing computer games, DIY projects, and cooking.