Summary
Hongyu Wang is a Ph.D. student and software engineer specializing in human-computer interaction with 11 years of research and development experience focused on human-robot interaction, smart transportation, and physical interactive devices. He blends mechanical engineering rigor (MS, BS Summa Cum Laude) with HCI design sensibilities to prototype low-latency, Raspberry Pi–based robotic systems and LLM-enhanced conversational interfaces that map language to expressive robot movement. His work spans user studies, participatory design with educators, and hardware-software integration—translating lab findings into test benches and longitudinal studies deployed with industry partners like Honda. A trained jazz pianist and studio art minor, he brings unusual cross-disciplinary creativity to engineering problems and a knack for leveraging existing tools to simulate future user experiences.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude at Bucknell University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University