Yulun Zhang
PHD Student at Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolYulun Zhang is a fourth-year PhD student at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute specializing in environment optimization for Multi-Agent Path Finding using quality-diversity optimization, evolutionary computation, and generative modeling. With eight years of research and internship experience across academic labs and industry—Including Amazon Fulfillment Technologies, DiDi, and Symbotic—he bridges theoretical algorithm design with applied robotics and warehouse-scale systems. His work in the ARCS Lab focuses on sculpting environments that stress-test and improve MAPF algorithms, a niche that combines simulation-driven evaluation with creative optimization. Yulun’s background includes multiple research roles from USC labs to large-scale production-facing internships, giving him strong experimental rigor and systems intuition. He holds CS degrees from USC and is pursuing a PhD in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation at CMU, blending formal methods with practical deployment considerations. An understated strength is his experience as a course producer and educator, which sharpens his communication of complex robotics concepts to diverse audiences.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechatronics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechatronics at Carnegie Mellon University
Chinese, English
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Github Skills (30)
evolutionary-algorithms9
openai-gym9
optimization8
hearthstone8
evolutionary-computation8
pytorch7
artificial-intelligence7
tensorflow7
python7
deep-learning6
reinforcement-learning6
multi-agent5
graph4
cellular-automata4
csharp4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
icaros-usc/EvoStone2
Mar 2020 - Sep 2022
Contributions:260 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years 7 months
lunjohnzhang/yulun-academic
May 2021 - Jun 2026
Contributions:218 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
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