Yifan Wu
Mechatronics & ML · Brisbane, Australia
About Me
I am an undergraduate in mechatronics and machine learning, interested in the boundary where machines meet the physical world — robotics, embedded systems, and the low-level engineering that makes intelligent hardware work.
I am drawn to problems where machines need to operate in human environments — adaptive control, online learning, and behavioural algorithms that are robust enough to handle unpredictable real-world conditions.
Underlying this is a question I often return to: whether anything like subjective human experience can be meaningfully represented in a machine. It's mostly an analytic philosophy interest rather than a research direction, but it shapes how I think about what these systems are actually doing.
Projects
A protocol for enabling Bitcoin transactions in environments without direct Internet access, leveraging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks with economic incentives.
Talks & Presentations
Bare Metal Meets Rust
April 2026Rust Brisbane Slides
A brief overview of the emerging role of Rust in bare-metal development, highlighting its core capabilities and exploring how its safety, memory model, and zero-cost abstractions align with the constraints and design philosophy of embedded systems.