Yifan Yang
About Yifan Yang
Yifan Yang is a Senior Perception Engineer currently employed at Motional in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With a background in autonomous driving and perception engineering, Yang has previously worked at Aptiv and Delphi, and holds advanced degrees in Robotics and Mechanical Engineering.
Work at Motional
Yifan Yang has been employed at Motional as a Senior Perception Engineer since 2020. In this role, Yang focuses on developing perception systems for autonomous vehicles. The position is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Yang applies expertise in perception engineering to enhance the capabilities of self-driving technology.
Previous Experience at Aptiv
Before joining Motional, Yifan Yang worked at Aptiv as a Senior Autonomous Driving/Perception Engineer from 2017 to 2020. During this three-year tenure in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, Yang contributed to the advancement of autonomous driving technologies, focusing on perception systems that are critical for vehicle navigation and safety.
Experience at Delphi
Yifan Yang was previously employed at Delphi as an Autonomous Driving/Perception Engineer from 2016 to 2017. This role lasted for one year in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, where Yang worked on projects related to perception technologies for autonomous vehicles.
Education and Expertise
Yifan Yang holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Robotics from the University of Pennsylvania, where studies were completed from 2014 to 2016. Prior to this, Yang earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Machine Design, Manufacturing, and Automation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, Yang obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham from 2012 to 2014.
Research Assistant Role
In 2016, Yifan Yang served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania for a duration of three months. This position involved supporting research initiatives in the field of robotics, contributing to the academic environment and gaining practical experience in engineering research.