Yuan Gao
Associate Research Scientist
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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Top SchoolYuan Gao is an Associate Research Scientist at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society with 13 years of experience building robot learning systems, software architectures, and machine learning algorithms. He holds a PhD in Robotics from Uppsala University and has combined academic roles (adjunct professor, visiting scholar at Cambridge and KTH) with applied research at industry labs including The Curious AI Company and Nokia Research. His work spans deep learning, reinforcement learning, and robotic adaptation, with a long-running focus on multi-agent systems and embedded control from early Robocup projects to modern robot learning. Yuan is adept at leading teams and translating research prototypes into demos and deployed systems, and he often bridges unsupervised learning insights with practical robotics challenges. Based in Shenzhen, he maintains an academic-industry hybrid profile and a personal site showcasing his cross-disciplinary projects and tooling.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Hubei Huanggang Middle SchoolBachelor's degree in Embedded System and Telecommunication, Bachelor's degree in Embedded System and Telecommunication at Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu VAMK University of Applied SciencesMaster of Science Algorithms and Machine Learning with Minor in Mathmatics, Master of Science Algorithms and Machine Learning with Minor in Mathmatics at University of HelsinkiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics at Uppsala University
Chinese, English, finnish(beginner's level), swedish(beginner's level)
Github Skills (37)
pytorch10
python10
data-science10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
jax10
unity3d10
deep-reinforcement-learning9
reinforcement-learning9
java9
ml-agents8
theano8
imitation-learning7
deep-q-learning7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
usr-lab/usr-lab.github.io
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
Website of the Uppsala Social Robotics Lab
Contributions:3 PRs, 266 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
robotics
gaoyuankidult/einstein
May 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:17 commits, 20 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 7 months
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