Hao Yan

Curr: Calgary, AB

Currently

  • SWE @ TraceRoot.AITraceRoot.AI ( Y CombinatorYC S25)
  • AI @ CorallCorall
  • Software Engineering @ McMaster UniversityMcMaster University
  • AI/ML at McMaster EcoCAR
  • Embedded Software at McMaster Exoskeleton
  • Exploring how transformers "guess" — probing entropy, priors, and zero-context inference
  • Reading Neural Networks and Computing Learning Algorithms and Applications by Chow, Tommy W. S.

Previously

  • Autonomous & Mechanical Engineer — VEX Robotics Team 3388NVEX Robotics Team 3388N
    • 6th of 200 teams at Canada's largest VEX tournament; built full autonomous nav stack in C/C++
  • Robotics Coach at Western MechatronicsWestern Mechatronics
  • Created Neurinese — Grammarly/Copilot for handwritten Chinese
  • International BaccalaureateIB Diploma Graduate