Summary
Sylvia Lyu is a Carnegie Mellon junior pursuing dual BS degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, with nine years of hands-on experience in hardware-centric systems. She researches FPGA-based Vision AI on Xilinx Kria platforms and has built microcontroller-driven stimulation hardware for biohybrid robotics, demonstrating an unusual blend of embedded design and biological interfacing. As a teaching assistant she mentors students in embedded systems and analog circuits while running labs and office hours, reflecting strong communication skills alongside technical depth. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sylvia combines FPGA design, digital verification, and real-world prototyping to move research into practical, untethered devices.
9 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Henry M. Gunn High School
Pre-College Studies Investigative Biology Laboratory, Pre-College Studies Investigative Biology Laboratory at Cornell University
Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
English, Chinese, Japanese, French