About Me

Hello, I’m Haoyang Li, a first-year electrical engineering student at Georgia Tech, chasing the intricate dance of electrons through circuits, chips, and beyond. I’m “decorating” my path toward a career as a semiconductor researcher or an AI hardware innovator, with a deep interest for nanotechnology, integrated circuits, and PCB design. My journey’s fueled by my curiosity and a Daoist-inspired belief in following nature’s patterns—landing me here at Tech, where I’m diving fast into the world of electronic devices and circuit technology.

Right now, I’m still trying to get accustom to tech’s environment. I’m part of the Energy Club, trying things out with piezoelectric sidewalk breadboards—soldering, testing, and get to know a little bit about PCB design. I’m also immersed in a neural network research project, exploring how to train models to classify neuron activation states (natural, unnatural, actuator) in low-dimensional simulations. Add to that my role in the VIP Agile Communication Architecture team, trying to synchronize remote signals and decoding phase offsets, and you’ll see I’m all about blending hardware and intelligence. Along the way, I’ve sharpened skills in Python (PyTorch, TensorFlow), MATLAB, machine learning, deep learning, and digital hardware.

But my story really starts back in high school, in a physics classroom where I was scoring 50s and nearly failing the class. I wasn’t a bad student—just need something to click me. Then, in 9th grade, a teacher saw something in me. After class, she handed me 11th-grade physics problems, and really try to teach me and drag out my passion about physics. That year, I transformed—devouring books, teaching myself relativity and quantum mechanics, and going from zero to founding a physics club and peer-tutoring a course by the second year of high school. I felt the thrill of cracking a problem after hours of struggle, and it taught me this: passion and persistence can rewrite your limits. Though I pivoted from physics to electrical engineering at the last instance of the college application, that lesson powers my pursuit of circuits and chips today.

Beyond the lab, I’m a ping pong enthusiast, a tennis player, a history lover, and a musician who finds peace and even creativity in the world of classical music. Looking ahead in a short term, I dream of running a tech club here, diving into chip design and electronic related labs, and eventually pursuing a PhD to push the boundaries of semiconductor innovation. For me, it’s about following the pattern—working hard, reflecting deeply, and letting resilience guide me to wherever the current of discovery takes me next.