Xin Yao

Research Engineer in Computer Vision, XR, and Real-Time AI Systems

I build applied systems at the intersection of computer vision, mixed reality, robotics, and healthcare, with a particular focus on human motion analysis and real-time intelligent systems.

M.Sc. in Computer Science · Politecnico di Torino
Swiss B Permit Holder · Based in Zurich, Switzerland

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About Me

I am a Research Engineer specializing in computer vision, XR (VR/AR/MR), and real-time AI systems, with a focus on healthcare and human motion analysis.

I hold a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Politecnico di Torino, where my thesis was published at IEEE COMPSAC 2023. My work focuses on building applied systems that combine machine learning, computer vision, and XR technologies for rehabilitation, robotics, and intelligent environments.

Previously, I worked as a Robotics Engineer at the Institute of Intelligent Equipment in Suzhou, developing robotic systems involving SLAM, perception, and human–robot interaction. I am currently open to opportunities in XR, computer vision, AI engineering, and related PhD positions in Switzerland and across Europe.

Computer Vision XR / VR / AR / MR Human Pose Estimation Human Motion Analysis Robotics Perception Digital Health Real-Time AI Systems Unity / OpenXR

Education

Master of Science, ICT for Smart Societies
Politecnico di Torino, Italy · Oct. 2019 – Oct. 2022

Bachelor of Science, Electronic Science and Technology
Southwest University, China · Oct. 2013 – Jun. 2017

Work Experience

Research Engineer

Lake Lucerne Institute, Switzerland · Oct. 2024 – Dec. 2025

Clinical software, human motion analysis, pose estimation, and rehabilitation-focused intelligent systems.

Software Engineer Intern

Syncroweb, Italy · Feb. 2023 – May. 2023

Android development, backend integration, and application testing.

Robotics Engineer

Institute of Intelligent Equipment, Suzhou, China · Oct. 2017 – Sep. 2019

SLAM, robotic perception, human–robot interaction, and system deployment in real-world environments.

Featured Projects

Selected projects in mixed reality, computer vision, robotics, and applied AI.

Full Body Tracking and Animation for Immersive Mixed Reality

Project Work · 2024

Developed full-body motion reconstruction methods for VR/AR using sparse XR tracking signals, Unity, and learning-based pose estimation, with real-time recording and visualization on Meta Quest.

Unity Meta Quest XR Pose Estimation

Demo

MUNet for Blind Compressed Image Enhancement

NTIRE Challenge, CVPR 2024

Developed a residual UNet-based model for compressed image enhancement, improving PSNR and contributing to the NTIRE CVPR 2024 challenge report.

PyTorch Image Restoration Deep Learning

Code Project

YOLOv9 for Dense Object Detection and Counting

Project Work · 2024

Built a dense-object detection and counting pipeline for industrial scenarios using YOLOv9 on real production data, achieving 98% accuracy.

YOLOv9 Computer Vision Industrial AI

Project Code

QuestTeleop: Robotic Teleoperation using a Meta Quest Headset

Project Work · 2023

Developed an immersive teleoperation system for robotic manipulators using Unity, Meta Quest, hand pose capture, and inverse kinematics.

Meta Quest Teleoperation BioIK Robotics

Project

Robotic Search and Rescue with a Simulated Ground Robot

Project Work · 2023

Developed a ROS/Gazebo-based search-and-rescue simulation integrating teleoperation, SLAM, Gazebo environment customization, YOLO-based detection, and rosbag analysis.

ROS Gazebo SLAM YOLO

Code Project

Machine Learning Methodologies for Airfare Prediction

Master Thesis · 2022 · IEEE COMPSAC 2023

Compared traditional and deep learning methods for airfare prediction and proposed a Bayesian neural network framework published at IEEE COMPSAC 2023.

Machine Learning Bayesian Models Publication

Project Paper Thesis

Selected Publication

Comparative Analysis of Neural Networks Techniques to Forecast Airfare Prices
IEEE International Conference on Computers, Software, and Applications (COMPSAC), 2023

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Awards

Scholarships

University Scholarship · 2014
National Inspirational Scholarship · 2015
National Scholarship · 2016

Technology Innovation

Grand Prize, The Second Mobile Robot Contest · 2015
National Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program · 2015
Meritorious Winner, International Contest in Modeling (ICM) · 2016
Second Prize at Southwest University, Research on a Serpentine Robot Device · 2016