CV

Basics

Full Name Kailai Yan
Languages Chinese, English
Academic Interests Control Theory, System Identification, Robotics, Optimization

Education

  • Sep 2021 - Present
    M.Sc. in Robotics, Systems and Control
    ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2021
    B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Automation
    Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Research Experience

  • Jun 2023 -
    Master Thesis Student
    Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zürich
    • Visual-Predictive Models for Manipulating Granular Materials.
    • Set up a robotic cube-pushing simulation environment with multi-cameras in Isaac Sim Orbit.
    • Trained a convolutional autoencoder using Pytorch.
    • Collected real data with Franka Emika Panda and the depth camera (Pico Monstar) by developing a planner under MoveIt framework.
  • Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
    Semester Project Student
    Automatic Control Lab (IfA) ETH Zürich
    • Transversal Hyperplane Selection in Identification of Local Limit Cycle Dynamics.
    • Developed a non-convex optimization algorithm to select hyperplanes for identification.
    • Implemented the proposed algorithm and kernel-based identification on numerical examples including the Van der Pol oscillator and a periodic trajectory generated from closed-loop control.
    • Used Matlab optimization tools such as fmincon and particleswarm.

Honours and Awards

  • 2020
    • Ultra High Voltage Scholarship, State Grid of China
  • 2019
    • China National Scholarship, Chinese Ministry of Education
  • 2018
    • China National Scholarship, Chinese Ministry of Education