About
Chao Yu is the Founder and CEO of LoopX, a Canadian startup based in Sudbury and Toronto that develops robotics and AI systems for the mining industry. He previously worked at General Motors for over eight years as an Engineering Group Manager in Shanghai and Michigan, leading projects in vehicle electrification and autonomous driving. Yu holds a PhD in autonomous driving from the University of Waterloo, with a focus on machine learning, motion planning, and control technologies for intelligent vehicle systems.
Founder at LoopX Innovation Inc. Website
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Experience
- LoopXFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSudbury, Ontario, Canada
- University of WaterlooGraduate Student Research Assistant2020 — 2023Waterloo, ON, Canada
- SAIC General MotorsEngineering Group Manager2016 — 2020Shanghai, China
- SAIC General MotorsElectrification Software Engineer2013 — 2016Shanghai, China
- SAIC General MotorsElectrification Calibration Engineer2012 — 2013Shanghai, China
- General MotorsSenior Control System Engineer2018 — 2019Detroit Metropolitan Area
- UnileverSummer Intern2010Shanghai, China
Skills & more
MATLAB12Python11Simulink1C++1RTCCarSim11Rational DOORS1Functional Safety2IBM Rational Rhapsody2CANoe1AMESim1ETAS INCA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chao Yu, PhD?
- Chao Yu is the Founder and CEO of LoopX, a Canadian startup based in Sudbury and Toronto that develops robotics and AI systems for the mining industry. He previously worked at General Motors for over eight years as an Engineering Group Manager in Shanghai and Michigan, leading projects in vehicle electrification and autonomous driving. Yu holds a PhD in autonomous driving from the University of Waterloo, with a focus on machine learning, motion planning, and control technologies for intelligent vehicle systems.
- Where does Chao Yu, PhD work?
- Chao Yu, PhD is Founder of LoopX Innovation Inc. Website.
- What companies did Chao Yu, PhD found?
- Chao Yu, PhD founded LoopX Innovation Inc. Website.
- Where did Chao Yu, PhD go to school?
- Chao Yu, PhD studied at University of Waterloo (Master's degree, Part-time Master of Business); University of Waterloo (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Autonomous Driving，Vehicle Dynamics and Control，Machine Learning); University of Michigan (Non-Candidate for Degree Student, Modeling Analysis and Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles).
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