Dayi Dong
Robotics Software Engineering Intern at Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDayi Dong is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley specializing in multi-robot path planning and currently interning as a Robotics Software Engineer at Honda Research Institute USA. With eight years of experience spanning research labs at Yale and CMU, Dayi blends rigorous academic work on safety-critical and time-optimized ergodic search with practical software development for multi-agent systems. A Magna Cum Laude Yale graduate in both Computer Science and Engineering Sciences, they have led robotics teams, mentored students, and represented peers on the IEEE RAS Multi-Robot Systems technical committee. Dayi’s background combines strong theoretical grounding with hands-on experimentation and mentoring, and they quietly bring educational outreach and admissions mentoring to their professional profile. Based in Madison, WI, Dayi is known for turning algorithmic research into validated multi-robot experiments and for guiding the next generation of STEM applicants.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyDual Enrollment, A, Dual Enrollment, A at University of Wisconsin-MadisonHigh School Diploma, 4.0/4.0, High School Diploma, 4.0/4.0 at West High SchoolBachelor's degree, Engineering Sciences (Mechanical) and Computer Science, 3.95/4.0 (3.99 Major GPA), Bachelor's degree, Engineering Sciences (Mechanical) and Computer Science, 3.95/4.0 (3.99 Major GPA) at Yale University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (6)
surveillance8
linux6
python3
robotics2
windows2
robot2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dayiethan/dayiethan.github.io
May 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:160 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 10 months
ialab-yale/time_optimal_ergodic_search
Sep 2023 - Nov 2024
Contributions:63 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
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