Horace Chan

Resume

Resume

This page summarizes my current academic and engineering profile. A formal downloadable PDF resume will be added later.

Profile

Horace Chan
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student
Also appears as Horace Chen in some public profile materials.

I am interested in connecting mechanical engineering, robot systems, and AI-assisted research workflows. My current learning path focuses on embodied AI, Vision-Language-Action models, robot control, and practical engineering tools.

Education

China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Undergraduate Student, Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Embodied AI and intelligent robotic systems
  • Vision-Language-Action models
  • Robot control and robotics fundamentals
  • AI-assisted workflows for learning, research, note-taking, and academic information retrieval
  • Mechanical design for intelligent systems

Skills

  • Mechanical design: SolidWorks, 3D CAD modeling, mechanical structure design
  • Programming: Python, C, C++, TypeScript
  • AI and robotics: machine learning basics, deep learning basics, VLA, embodied AI, robot control
  • Workflow and documentation: Git, GitHub, VS Code, Markdown, LaTeX, Astro, Hexo
  • Research workflow: paper reading, technical note-taking, structured knowledge organization, AI-assisted learning systems

Projects

AI_RETRIEVAL_X / Information-Retrieval-Tool
An LLM-powered search query generator that turns natural language into optimized Boolean queries for academic databases such as CNKI, Web of Science, PubMed, and Ei Compendex. Built with TypeScript, Vite, and multi-model API support.

AI-assisted learning workflows
Ongoing work on using AI tools to support technical learning, paper reading, knowledge organization, and long-term research workflows.

VLA / Embodied AI learning system
Ongoing study project around Vision-Language-Action models, embodied AI papers, datasets, benchmarks, and open-source implementations.

Mechanical design and CAD projects
Mechanical engineering and SolidWorks-based design work, to be documented with design goals, model overviews, and engineering reflections when ready for public presentation.

Workflow / Tools

My current workflow combines GitHub-based project documentation, Markdown notes, LaTeX when needed, Astro for the new personal website structure, and structured reading notes for AI, robotics, and mechanical engineering topics.