Xinlei(Leo) Yu

Master’s student in Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California

Xinlei Yu is a master’s student at the University of Southern California. He is from ChongQing, China (in Chinese 重庆). He currently works in HaVRI Lab, advised by Dr. Heather Culbertson, where he researches wearable electro-tactile stimulation rendering devices. In his first year of master’s research, he worked in Valero lab, advised by Dr. Francisco Valero-Cuevas, where he developed a computer vision-based Infant Motor Learning Assistant Toy to study if babies can learn to control their bodies when on their tummy.

Previously, he graduated from Iowa State University with B.S.(cum laude) in Computer Engineering in Dec 2021. During the summer of 2019, he gained experience by participating in smart agriculture projects at the Biocentury Research Farm. In the fall of 2020, he was also involved with ARA, a large-scale platform dedicated to advanced wireless research initiatives. He also served as an undergraduate TA for CS308 Operating System in the Fall of 2021.

My current research focuses on building a more generalized haptic device that not only works responsively with extended reality but also as a stand-alone device. This haptic device should offer a natural and pleasant user experience and improve immersion through multimodality. Besides this, I also want to investigate haptics intelligence.

Leisure & Paws

Sports and Outdoor Activities

I have a great passion for a variety of sports and outdoor activities. My enthusiasm is especially evident in my weekly participation in soccer games.

Soccer Game Playing Soccer

My Feline Friend: Lil’ Grey

Since 2019, I’ve had a wonderful cat friend named Lil’ Grey. 🐱

Lil' Grey

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