Yuanxin Zhong
Ph.D., Researcher
Yuanxin Zhong
Research Interests: Spatial Intelligence, Multi-modal Language Models, Connected and Automated Vehicles
Education
Sept. 2018 - Aug. 2023 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Major in Mechanical Engineering (4.0/4.0)
Selected Courses: Math for Robotics (A+), Theory of Reinforcement Learning (A+), Adv. Topics in Computer Vision (A+)
Sept. 2014 – July. 2018 B.Eng., School of Vehicles and Mobility, Tsinghua University
Major in Vehicle Engineering (87.3/100), Minor in Computer Technology (92.7/100)
Selected Courses: Introduction of Artficial Intelligence (100), Data Structure (95)
Experiences
Beijing | Shanghai, China
Huawei Noah Ark Lab
Oct 2023 – Now
Tech Lead, Autonomous Driving Research Team
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Apple LLC
May 2022 – Aug. 2022
Machine Learning AI Intern ⏐ mentored by Waleed Abdulla
(Remote) Mountain View, CA, USA
Waymo LLC
May 2021 – Aug. 2021
Perception Intern ⏐ mentored by David Lee and Sharon Jin
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
Sept. 2018 – Aug. 2023
Graduate Student Research Assistant ⏐ supervised by Prof. Huei Peng
Seattle, WA, USA
Intelligent Urban Transportation Systems Lab, University of Washington
July 2017 – Sept. 2017
Visiting Student ⏐ supervised by Prof. Xuegang Ban
Beijing, China
School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University
Sept. 2016 – June 2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant ⏐ supervised by Prof. Diange Yang
Selected Pubs
- Real-time Semantic 3D Dense Occupancy Mapping with Efficient Free Space Representations (2022)
Yuanxin Zhong, Huei Peng.
2022 IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2022)
IEEE, arXiv - VIN: Voxel-based Implicit Network for Joint 3D Object Detection and Segmentation for Lidars (2021)
Yuanxin Zhong, Minghan Zhu, Huei Peng
The 32nd British Machine Vision Conference (BMCV 2021)
BMVC, arXiv - CLAP: Cloud-and-Learning-compatible Autonomous driving Platform (2020)
Yuanxin Zhong*, Zhong Cao*, Minghan Zhu, Xinpeng Wang et al.
The 31st IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV20)
IEEE, Github, DOI - Pixels and 3-D Points Alignment Method for the Fusion of Camera and LiDAR Data (2018)
Shichao Xie, Diange Yang, Kun Jiang, Yuanxin Zhong
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM), 68
IEEE, DOI - 一种可高效推理的自动驾驶大模型并行系统 (2024，filed patent)
- 一种基于智驾白盒算法的高效自动化思维链数据生产和应用方法 (2025, filed patent)
Open Projects
- pcl.py : Cython binding of Point Cloud Library C++, Cython | PCL
- xviz.py : A Python implementation of the xviz protocol by Uber Python
- dgal : Differentiable Geometry Algorithms Library C++, CUDA
- d3d : Devkit for 3D maching learning Cython, CUDA | PyTorch
- Fluss : Music library tools designed for lossless music lovers Python | Qt
- CLAP : Cloud-and-Learning compatible Automated vehicle Platform C++, Python | ROS
- num-prime : A library for number theory in Rust Rust
- dashu : A set of libraries for arbitrary precision numbers in Rust Rust
Contributed to SciPy, Pytorch, PytorchLightning, xviz, …
Skills
Programming Languages: C/C++/CUDA, Rust, Python/Cython, C#, MATLAB, Zig, CMake, SQL
Libraries: Tensorflow/PyTorch, Huggingface, Megatron, PCL, Eigen, Numpy, …
Software: ROS, Carla, SUMO, AutoCAD, Maya, SolidWorks, V-REP, …
Hardware: ST STM32, TI TMS570, NXP K60
Awards
- Huawei IAS BU Breaking Technologis Award Huawei Technologies
- Huawei 4th Topmind Talent Program Huawei Technologies
- Fellowship of the Spark Talent Program Tsinghua University
- Scholarship for Academic/Research Excellence Tsinghua University
- 2nd & 3rd Prize in Carla AD Challenge 2019 Intel Labs
- Rank 4th in 10th Intelligent Car Competition Tsinghua University
- 1st Prize in 2nd Texas Instrument Auto-Electronics Competition Tsinghua University
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