Curriculum Vitae

🎓️Education

• M.Eng. in Big Data Technology and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 09/2026 - 06/2028
  • Exam-Exempt Admission
  • Supervised by Prof. Xiaobo Qu and Prof. Yang Liu
• B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 09/2022 - 06/2026
  • GPA: 3.81/4.0, Rank: 6/56
  • Supervised by Prof. Liangjing Yang and Prof. Hua Chen
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 09/2022 - 06/2026
  • GPA: 3.91/4.0
  • Supervised by Prof. Dušan M. Stipanović
• High school diploma, Shanghai Jincai High School, 08/2019 - 07/2022
  • Rank: 3% (track: Gaokao)
• Selective Coursework
  • Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory, Numerical Analysis, Quantum Physics, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Design, Analog Circuits & Systems, Signal Processing, Data Structures

📜Publications

• S. Annamraju^*, H. Nisar^*, D. Xia^*, S. A. Deka, A. Horowitz, N. Milković, and D. M. Stipanović, “Robotic Trail Maker Platform for Rehabilitation in Neurological Conditions: Clinical Use Cases”, submitted to International Journal of Social Robotics, under review.

💡Academic & Industrial experience

• Algorithm Engineer Intern @ IM Motors, 08/2025 - 10/2025
  • Develop VLMs in autonomous driving
  • Supervised by Dr. Wenbo Ding
• Research Assistant @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 06/2024 - 04/2025
  • Research Thesis: Robotic Rehabilitation Therapy via Trajectory & Assistance Level Planning
  • Develop Conv@BiLSTM architecture, classification accuracy improved by 10%.
  • Achieve Imitation Learning by utilizing a bi-level structure combining optimal control and optimization.
  • Model cost functions by data-driven stochastic Model Predictive Control with receding horizon.
  • Supervised by Prof. Dušan M. Stipanović
• Research Assistant @ Zhejiang University, 09/2023 - 12/2023
  • Research Thesis: Robotic Hand Feedback Control System via Haptic Sensing
  • Redesign knuckle and palm structures via Solidworks to accomodate haptic sensors and motors
  • Construct a simulation environment based on Gazebo and ROS, facilitating hardware-software interface emulation
  • Supervised by Prof. Liangjing Yang

⚙️Skills

• Languages: Python, C++, Latex
• English: TOEFL: 107, CET4: 680, CET6: 604
• Miscellaneous: Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, PyTorch, Arduino, Fusion 360, Solidworks

🔖Selective Awards

• Provincial Scholarship (3%), Zhejiang Provincial Government, 09/2024 & 09/2025
• Participant, HKUST Summer Camp for Elite Students (hosted by Dept. of IEDA), 07/2024
• Silver Metal, China International College Students’ Innovation Competition, 11/2023
• Second Prize, Zhejiang University Student Scholarship, 09/2023 & 2024
• First Prize, Zhejiang University Student Winter Vacation Social Practice, 05/2023
• Honorable Mention, Mathematical Contest In Modeling, 02/2023
• Second Prize, The Chinese Mathematics Competitions, 11/2022

🖇️Projects

• Integrated report, “Multi-dimensional Comparison Report Between Chengdu and Hangzhou, 05/2023
  • After field inspection and interview, we summarize a multi-dimensional comparison report between the two “semi-tier-one” cities in China. The aim is to provide a guide for younger generation while faced with the question of where to settle down. As living expenses are rocketing in the traditional tier-one cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou & Shenzhen), more and more people are moving out and seeking more economic choices.
  • The report was awarded with the First Prize among other contestants of the Zhejiang University Student Winter Vacation Social Practice in 2023.
• Integrated report, “Prediction and Analysis of the Wordle Game”, 02/2023
  • We predict the results counts and the difficulty distribution of the famous Wordle game. Entropy-alike familiarity is defined to program a human-alike game solver, while regression and clustering algorithms are used to categorize candidate words.
  • The report was awarded with the Honorable Mention among other contestants of the Mathematical Contest In Modeling in 2023.