Yuan Zi
Perception Engineer at Tensor Auto
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYuan Zi, Ph.D. is a perception engineer with nine years of interdisciplinary experience building AI-driven sensing and perception systems for autonomy and industrial diagnostics. He combines deep expertise in signal processing, machine learning, and sensor physics—evidenced by a patent and a dozen peer-reviewed publications—to deliver weather-resilient perception and robust multi-sensor fusion for autonomous driving. Yuan has translated research into products across startups and industry leaders (Tensor Auto, Gowell, ABB, Shell, Siemens), often bridging hardware, embedded analytics, and field validation. At Gowell he led algorithmic work that improved electromagnetic and inertial sensor robustness under thermal and motion drift, and at a prior startup he was the first computer vision engineer shipping the company’s initial commercial product. He is passionate about sustainability and autonomy, with hackathon and sustainability awards underscoring his applied problem-solving. Outside work he balances technical focus with travel, movies, and team sports, reflecting a collaborative, curious approach to engineering.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of HoustonBachelor's degree Exploration Technology and Engineering(Exploration Geophysics), Bachelor's degree Exploration Technology and Engineering(Exploration Geophysics) at China University of Petroleum 中国石油大学(华东)Visiting Student Exploration Geophysics, Visiting Student Exploration Geophysics at National mineral resources university (University of mines)
English, Russian, Chinese
Github Skills (28)
clustering-algorithm10
benchmarking10
manifold10
slicing10
clustering10
cassandra9
benchmark9
sharding9
time-series9
data-mining9
databases9
mongodb9
timescaledb8
scaling8
tex7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Lily-Micourse/MiCourseBackend
Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:43 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
iznauy/Lord
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:31 commits, 4 pushes in 3 days
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