Hi, welcome to my webpage! My name is Yilin "Harry" Lu (汉字： 鲁亦霖), and I’m pursuing my bachelor’s degree with honors at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I'm a triple-major Computer Science, Mathematics, and Quantitative Economics student. I also minor in Statistical Science. Before college, I studied Mathematics at San Diego State University through the Dual Enrollment Option and graduated from Torrey Pines High School in California, USA.
My current research interests are human-computer interactions, visualization, natural langauge processing, and AI for science. In the summer of 2026, I joined University of Pennsylvania as a fully-funded research intern, advised by Prof. Andrew Head and research topic is Autonomous HCI Research Simulation. Simultaneously, I also holds a funded research assistant under Prof. Jessica R Hullman's supervision at Northwestern University on Human-AI Complementary in Scientific Research. I’m primarily working with Prof. Qianwen Wang at the University of Minnesota as a research & engineering lead on Explainable AI for Non-expert Users. I was also work with Prof. Qingyun Wang at the College of William and Mary on Autonomous AI Scientists. During my first freshman semester at the UMN, I was a science intern at TURBO Telescope Group at the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, where my work was Crowdsourcing Systems for Science Discovery, and my advisors were Prof. Patrick Kelly and Dr. Mandeep SS Gill.
In my free time, I enjoy studying finance in high tech industries, visual arts (sketch & watercolor), prototyping, and game design (especially strategic and simulation games). If we have any common research interests, please feel free to reach out to me!
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Degree: Bachelor of Arts with Honors
Years: Fall 2023 - Fall 2026 (Graduate in 3.5 Years with a Triple Major)
Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics, and Quantitative Economics
Minor: Statistical Science
GPA: 3.8/4.0
Honor Thesis in Computing: Visual Exploration and Explanation of Graph Neural Networks
Capstone Paper in Mathematics: Extending Partial Orderings: From Binary Relations to Linear Orderings
Capstone Paper in Economics: Geometry and Topology in Scientific Innovation Networks
Cornell University
Degree: Visiting Student
Years: Winter 2025
Majors: Economics
GPA: 4.3/4.3(A+)
San Diego State University
Degree: Dual Enrollment Option
Years: Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Majors: Mathematics
Torrey Pines High School
Degree: High School Diploma
Years: Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Majors: Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics
3rd Place at the Travelers Predictive Modeling Competition, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Apr 2026.
1st Place at the Economic Writing Competition ($750), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Jan 2026.
Undergraduate Research Award ($1,800), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Sept 2025.
University Honor Program, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Jan 2024.
Dean's Lists, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 2025, 2024, 2023.
Programming Languages: Typescript/JavaScript, Python, R, C/C++
Web Programming: React.js, Next.js, D3.js, Three.js
Game Programming: Unity 3D, Phaser, GameMaker Studio 2
ML/AI Programming: PyTorch, Transformers, LangGraph, LangChain, OpenCV, Huggingface
Data Science Skills: Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, ggplot2, tidyverse
Server Programming: Flask