Youwei Yu 于有为

I study autonomous robotic navigation, with a focus on scene reconstruction, SLAM, and sim-to-real autonomy for fast and uneven terrain.

I am advised by Professor Lantao Liu at Indiana University. I also lead state estimation and LiDAR perception for autonomous racing.

youwyu at iu dot edu
Portrait of Youwei Yu

Notes

Dec 2025 Statistical Learning

Updates

  1. Recognized as a Top Reviewer at NeurIPS 2026.

  2. Received a CoRL 2026 Travel Award.

  3. Received a Lambda Research Grant.

  4. Story: We pushed the race car to speeds up to nearly 130 mph at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway time trial.

  5. Story: Our AI-driven, 1,400-pound race car reached speeds up to nearly 130 mph at the Indy Autonomous Challenge.

  6. I started my PhD at Indiana University, advised by Prof. Lantao Liu.

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