Yakun Xu
Software Engineer at Google
Pudong, Shanghai, China
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Top SchoolYakun Xu is a software engineer with a decade of experience specializing in embedded systems and IoT networking, currently based in Pudong, Shanghai and working at Google. He has deep hands-on expertise integrating Thread and Matter stacks on nRF5 platforms, contributing to high-profile open-source projects like OpenThread and Project CHIP (Connected Home over IP). At Cisco R&D and now Google, Yakun has focused on firmware, network-stack integration, test automation, and border-router functionality, often improving CLI logging, diagnostic features, and DTLS/session handling. His work blends low-level protocol engineering with practical test harness automation, enabling reliable device commissioning and factory-reset flows. Yakun’s contributions to widely used standards-driven repositories demonstrate both systems-level rigor and a commitment to interoperable consumer IoT. Notably, he pairs research-grade protocol knowledge from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with production experience shipping networked device firmware at scale.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Master's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Github Skills (27)
openthread10
c-language10
testing10
system10
iot10
sys10
network-protocol10
dtls10
matter-js10
embedded10
protocols10
engine10
cprogramming-language10
iot-devkit10
connect-iq9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
openthread/openthread
Aug 2016 - Nov 2022
OpenThread released by Google is an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:1114 reviews, 576 commits, 787 PRs in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Yakun's contributions focused on implementing and enhancing the OpenThread networking protocol, an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol. The commits included the creation of automation for harness testing, support for the Thread Harness 1.1 R19, support for network diagnostic features, enabling and fixing CLI logging, and improvements for recent releases. The user's work touched on the core thread functionalities and testing framework.
googlewirelessipv6networkingieee-802154
openthread/ot-br-posix
Jun 2017 - Aug 2022
OpenThread Border Router, a Thread border router for POSIX-based platforms.
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:533 reviews, 165 commits, 223 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Yakun's contributions primarily involve adding and modifying code within the tests and source code of an OpenThread Border Router for POSIX-based platforms. Their work includes implementing functional tests, adding code for integrating and testing with a Thread commissioner, and working on DTLS session functionality. They also updated the code base to align with upgrades in underlying components, demonstrating a focus on low-level network protocols and embedded system functionality.
googlethreadborder-routerthread-protocolposix
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