ENGINEERING · RESEARCH · PROJECTS

Hi, I’m
Yuemeng Li

Turning ideas
into working solutions.

I study Control Science and Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. I build and test systems that bring together hardware, data and AI.

Beijing · ChinaMaster’s · Class of 2027

01About me

A LITTLE CONTEXT

An engineering background.
A hands-on approach.

I’m a master’s student at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, where I also earned my bachelor’s degree in Automation. My research uses MEMS microchips to study RNA in single cells. I design and make chips, run experiments and work with the data.

My internships at AAC Technologies, Foxconn and Yuansen Optoelectronics covered new product development, factory automation and market research. Outside the lab, I also build an AI tool for personal investment research.

02Experience

LEARN. BUILD. ITERATE.

Education01—02

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Master’s in Control Science and Engineering · Admitted by recommendation

Sep 2024 — Jul 2027 (expected)

Researching microchips for single-cell RNA studies, with a background in control engineering.

MEMSTop 5%
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  • GPA: 3.53 / 4.00; top 5% of the cohort.
  • Key courses: Modern Sensing Technology, Microelectromechanical Systems, System Identification and Modeling.

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Bachelor’s in Automation

Sep 2020 — Jun 2024

Built a foundation in automatic control, electronics and hands-on engineering.

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  • GPA: 3.52 / 4.33; top 5% of the cohort.
  • Key courses: Automatic Control Principles, Modern Control Theory, Process Control, Analog Electronics and Digital Electronics.

Internships01—03

AAC Technologies

Project Management Intern

Jun 2026 — Jul 2026

Helped prepare a new microphone module for production, from engineering tests to production planning.

NPIProject coordinationRisk tracking
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  • Updated the project schedule and tracked key tasks across design, materials, manufacturing, equipment and production lines.
  • Organized trial-production and quality-test results. Tracked risks and followed up on problems until they were resolved.
  • Supported the project as the sample scale grew from about 11,800 to 20,000 and the product specifications became more settled.

Foxconn Technology Group

Anodizing Line Control Intern

Jul 2022 — Aug 2023

Developed automatic chemical dosing logic and helped test controls on an anodizing production line.

Automation−16%
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  • Used chemical concentration data to build automatic dosing logic. Reduced concentration fluctuations by about 16% and lowered the need for manual dosing.
  • Helped test the automated crane that moves products between chemical baths, checking its routes and stop times.

Shenzhen Yuansen Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

Product Intern

Jul 2021 — Aug 2021

Studied competing LED and optical products in Europe and suggested product improvements.

Competitive analysisProduct improvement
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  • Collected features and prices for over 30 competing products. Compared performance and studied how price changes could affect demand.
  • Suggested improvements based on gaps in competing products. Helped develop pricing and promotion plans for Europe.

03Selected projects

IDEAS INTO PRACTICE
AI AGENTS / DATA ANALYSIS01

AI assistant for investment
research and decision support

2025 — Present · Independent Developer

Building a personal research tool that brings together financial data, AI analysis and portfolio tracking to support investment decisions.

Research → Decision → ReportAI teamwork · Backtesting · Web interface
Pythonpi-aiLLMMA / MACD / RSIBacktesting
Project details
  • Designed the system in Python with pi-ai. Set up separate Research, Decision and Report agents to automate market research, decision support and report writing.
  • Combined stock and ETF prices, financial news and policy updates. Used indicators such as MA, MACD and RSI with a language model to assess market trends over different time frames and suggest portfolio changes.
  • Built portfolio tools that account for current holdings, available funds and risk limits. Added position-size suggestions, tests on historical data, decision records and an interactive web interface.
MEMS / BIOINFORMATICS02

Microchips for
single-cell RNA research

Sep 2024 — Present · Project Lead

Designing and testing MEMS microchips to collect RNA from individual cells, then processing the sequencing data.

FROM CHIP TO DATAChinese invention patent application filed
MEMSL-EditPDMSPythonLinux
Project details
  • Designed chip layouts, made molds, cast PDMS chips and tested their performance. Used the results to improve the chip design and experiments.
  • Wrote Python scripts on Linux to process sequencing data. Used Cutadapt, STAR and featureCounts to clean reads, match sequences and measure gene activity.
  • Chinese invention patent application no. 2025115308827.
PLC / AUTOMATION03

Adaptive traffic lights
with PLC control

Sep 2023 — Oct 2023 · Project Lead

Built a traffic-light controller that responds to vehicles and pedestrian requests, with both timed and sensor-based modes.

Timed + sensor-based controlVehicle detection · Pedestrian requests · Safety checks
PLCDigital I/OTimers / CountersInterlocks
Project details
  • Programmed the PLC and configured digital inputs and outputs for vehicle sensors, pedestrian buttons and signal lights. Set up the red, amber and green light sequence for both road directions.
  • Used timers, counters and interlocks to handle each pedestrian button request in a single crossing cycle. Added safe signal switching and a counter for pedestrian requests.
  • Used vehicle sensors to adjust green lights based on traffic presence. Added switching between fixed timing and sensor-based control so the lights could respond to current traffic conditions.
COMPUTER VISION / AUTOMATION04

Smart camera tracking
for basketball broadcasts

Nov 2022 — Dec 2023 · Project Lead

Built a system that detects players and the ball, chooses where the camera should look and controls a motorized camera mount.

96%+Detection accuracy · Average detection latency < 50 ms
PythonYOLOv7Object detectionGimbal control
Project details
  • Built a labeled basketball dataset, trained a YOLOv7 player-and-ball detection model and deployed it on a mobile device.
  • Designed a method to choose a camera target from the positions and detection confidence of players and the ball. Sent the target wirelessly to a controller that moved the camera mount.
  • Recognized as a national-level undergraduate innovation project. Won third prize in the Beijing division of the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition.

04Skills & tools

MY TOOLKIT
01

Automation & control

PLCPIDMATLAB

Control-system design, PLC programming, inverted-pendulum modeling and hands-on PID tuning.

02

Chip design & fabrication

MEMSL-EditAutoCADPDMS

Chip layout design, soft lithography, packaging, bonding and performance testing.

03

Programming & data

PythonCLinuxpi-aiLLMSTARfeatureCounts

Python data processing, sequencing analysis and AI-assisted research workflows.

04

Communication & coordination

CET-4CET-6OfficeWPS

English communication, project schedules, risk tracking and teamwork. Passed CET-4, CET-6 and the National Computer Rank Examination Level 2.

05Honors & campus life

BEYOND THE LAB

Special-grade & First-grade Graduate Academic Scholarships

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2024 — 2025

BUCT–Wanji Technology Scholarship

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2025

China International College Students’ Innovation Competition · Beijing Third Prize

Intelligent basketball broadcasting project

2024
CAMPUS LEADERSHIP

Academic and Technology Department Lead

Sep 2025 — Aug 2026

Led a department in the graduate student association. Planned academic and technology events, organized resources and worked with different teams to deliver university- and school-level activities.

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