• Jun 2016 - present Software Engineer, LinkedIn, Mountain View, CA
• Jan 2012 - May 2016 Ph.D. student, Department of Computer Science, RPI, Troy, NY
• Aug 2007 - Jun 2011 B.S. student, Department of Modern Mechanics, USTC, Anhui, China

Robotics, Multibody Dynamics, Complementarity Problems, Optimization, Parallel Computing

• Algorithm development and analysis for Complementarity problems in multibody dynamics
• Standard interface for solver comparison with collection of benchmarking problems based on HDF5
• Nonlinear optimization with application in the Complementarity problems
• High performance simulation using parallel computing with both CPU and GPU

Here is a survey of multibody dynamics software that I have maintained: Survey of Multibody Dynamics Software

• J. William, Y. Lu, J. Trinkle, PEG: A geometrically accurate contact model for polytopes in multibody simulation, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics (special issue), 2016
• Y. Lu, J.C.Trinkle, Comparison of Multibody Dynamics Solver Performance: Synthetic Versus Realistic Data, ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE), Boston, 2015
• S. Peters, J. Hsu, Y. Lu, Simple benchmarks for speed and accuracy of rigid body dynamic simulators, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Barcelona, 2015
• C. Lacoursiere, M. Linde, Y. Lu, J. Trinkle, A framework for data exchange and benchmarking of frictional contact solvers in multibody dynamics, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Barcelona, 2015
• Y. Lu, J.C.Trinkle, On the Convergence of Fixed-point Iteration in Solving Complementarity Problems Arising in Robot Locomotion and Manipulation, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Chicago, 2014
• Y. Lu, J.William, C. Lacoursiere and J.C.Trinkle, A framework for problem standardization and algorithm comparison in multibody system. ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE), Buffalo, NY, 2014
• J.William, Y. Lu and J.C.Trinkle, A complementarity based contact model for geometrically accurate treatment of polytopes in simulation. ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering (IDETC/CIE), Buffalo, NY, 2014
• J.William, Y. Lu, S. Niebe, M. Andersen, K. Erleben and J.C.Trinkle, RPI-MATLAB-Simulator: A tool for efficient research and practical teaching in multibody dynamics, Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation (VRIPHYS), Lille, France, 2013
• Y. Lu, C. Lacoursiere, J. Williams, and J.C. Trinkle. Standard interface for data analysis of solvers in multibody dynamics, 4th Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (CanCNSM ), Montreal, Canada, 2013
• J. William, Y. Lu, J.C.Trinkle, RPI-MATLAB-Simulator, extended abstract accepted at ECCOMAS Multibody Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, but withdrawn, 2013

• Informs 2015 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Nov. 2015
• Grace Hopper Conference 2015, for Women in Computing, Houston, Texas, Oct. 2015
• ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, Aug. 2015
• 22nd International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP 2015), Pittsburgh, Jul. 2015
• DARPA Robotics Challenge, Finals, Fairplex, Pomona, Jun. 2015
• ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas annual meeting, Chicago, Mar. 2015
• IEEE Region 1 Student Leadership Training Workshop, New Jersey, Dec. 2014
• Grace Hopper Conference 2014, for Women in Computing, Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 2014
• 5-day workshop: Computational Contact Mechanics: Advances and Frontiers in Modeling Contact, Banff, Canada, Feb, 2014
• The Grace Hopper Conference, Minneapolis, Oct, 2013
• National Robotics Initiative PI's meeting, Washington, Oct, 2013
• Standard Interface for Solver Comparison in Multibody Dynamics, 9th annual New England Manipulation Symposium (NEMS), Harvard University, May, 2013
• Standard Interface for Data Analysis of Solvers in Multi-body Dynamics, School of Science Graduate Symposium, April, 2013
• High Performance Multibody Dynamic Simulation for Robot Traction Characterization, 8th annual New England Manipulation Symposium (NEMS), May, 2012
• DARPA Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) annual PI meeting, July, 2012

• Machine Learning; Robotics 2; Computer Graphics
• Computer Algorithms; Complexity and Computability; Parallel Computing
• Nonlinear Optimization; Computational Linear Algebra
• Computer Operating System

• Introduction to Algorithms, Fall, 2012, instructor: David E. Goldschmidt
• Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design, Fall, 2011, coordinator: Jeff Morris
• Thermal & Fluids Engineering 2, Fall, 2011, instructor: Diana Borca

• IEEE RAS Robotics History Project, Mar. 2015
• Volunteer for Exploring Engineering Day (EED), Feb. 2013
• Member and initializer of Women in CS club at RPI, Oct. 2013
• Volunteer for technology week for high school student, Oct. 2009
• Volunteer to support education in poor areas in China, 2009-2010
• President for Love Club at USTC, 2009-2010

• Grace Hopper Scholarship 2015
• Grace Hopper Scholarship 2014
• Cyrus Tang Scholarship 2007-2011
• Outstanding Student Scholarship (Grade 1) 2010
• Goodwill Scholarship for Excellent Student 2010
• Silver Medal in TRANSCOSMOS Contest 2009
• Outstanding Leadership Award 2009