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Hi! I am a master’s student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan (2025.08 - 2026.12).

My research interests broadly include Embodied AI, Robot Learning, and AI Agents, as well as other emerging areas in AI. I enjoy exploring diverse research directions and collaborating with researchers across different fields.

I am currently seeking research assistant positions, as well as Ph.D. opportunities for Fall 2027.

Feel free to reach out if you are interested in collaboration or potential opportunities.

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Experience

University of Michigan
2025.08 - 2026.12
M.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Research Assistant in the HDR Lab advised by Prof. Xiaonan Huang

Southeast University
2026.01 - 2026.03
Research Assistant advised by Prof. Chuhan Shi

ShanghaiTech University
2021.09 - 2025.07
B.Eng. in Computer Science, GPA: 3.69/4.0, Rank: 19/180

Publications

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(* equal contribution · † corresponding author · ‡ project leader)

When Search Becomes Memory: Accelerating Robot Design Discovery with Self-Evolving Skills
Yunfei Wang*, Xiaohao Xu*‡, Yang Li, Xiaonan Huang
We present AUTO-ROBOTIST, a self-evolving LLM agent that distills evaluated successful and failed morphology-search experience into an auditable skill library with ADD, DIAGNOSE, and MERGE operations.
EMNLP 2026 Main Conference [arXiv]

Awards

• 2024.12, Merit Student (Top 15%), School of Information Science and Technology.
• 2023.12, Outstanding Student (Top 5%), School of Information Science and Technology.