Yinlin Hu
Staff Researcher & Engineer at Magic Leap
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolYinlin Hu is a Staff Researcher & Engineer based in Lausanne with nine years of experience bridging academic research and applied engineering in spatial computing and robotics. After a PhD in Computer Science from Xidian University and a postdoc at EPFL, Yinlin progressed from engineering roles to senior research positions at Magic Leap, where they now lead research-to-product efforts on immersive technologies. Their background includes hands-on engineering for space systems at ClearSpace and early leadership in product development at ZIENON, giving them a rare combination of research depth and practical systems delivery. Known for translating advanced optics and perception research into deployable solutions, Yinlin often operates at the intersection of prototype science and production-grade engineering. An intriguing thread through their career is a steady shift from lab-focused publication work toward driving real-world impact in augmented reality platforms.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Xidian University
Github Skills (67)
correspondence10
pose9
jekyll-theme9
segmentation9
jekyll9
photo-editor9
image-viewer8
plugin8
liquid8
computer-vision7
object-detection7
component-based7
jpeg-xl7
viewer7
joiner7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
YinlinHu/yinlinhu.github.io
Apr 2019 - Dec 2023
💎 A super customizable Jekyll theme for personal site, team site, blog, project, documentation, etc.
Contributions:50 pushes in 4 years 8 months
blog-siteblog-projectcustomizablejekylljekyll-theme
cvlab-epfl/single-stage-pose
Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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