I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
— Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
— Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Bio -
Xi Yu is an assistant professor in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks at Arizona State University. She previously worked as a postdoc researcher at the GRASP Lab at University of Pennsylvania, and an assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University. With expertise in multi-robot systems, autonomy in extreme environments and autonomous systems, Yu is passionate about bridging the gap between engineering concepts and real-world applications.
Education -
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Ph.D. in System Engineering (Fall 2025 - now)
Ph.D. in System Engineering (Fall 2026 - now)
MS in Robotics and Autonomous Systems with Concentration in AI
BS in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
West Virginia University Blimps Team Alumni
Class of 2023:
Kevin Scott Blankenship (Leader '23, ME/AE, *currently AeroE grad student at UMich-Ann Arbor),
Joshua Caswell (ME/AE, *currently ROBO Master student at UPenn GRASP Lab),
Zachary Roney (ME/AE), Travis Mueller (CS/Physics), Grant Stumpf (CPE)
Class of 2024: Kendal McCutcheon (Leader '24, ME/AE), Kevin Lang (ME/AE), Ethan Wright (CS)
Class of 2025: Christ Smith (ME/AE), Ava Milano (EE), Tucker Wilson (EE)
Class of 2026: Tryston Freeman (ME), Ryan Jefferies (ME/AE)
Class of 2027: Aiden Ballard (CS)
Graduate Student Collaborators (at GRASP)
Li Shen (UPenn), MEAM Master 2022, annual winner of Penn MEAM Outstanding Research Award
Peihan Li (UPenn), MEAM Master 2022, currently Ph.D. candidate at Drexel University
Graduate Students Alumni
Austin Sponaugle M.S. 2025, West Virginia University [LinkedIn]
Prajjwal Dutta M.S. 2025, Arizona State University