About

I am a Machine Learning Engineer at EmbodyX, working on efficient AI systems, large model deployment, and embodied AI.

Recently, my work has focused on embodied AI systems, including model deployment on Unitree G1 and UR-series robotic arms. I also have experience with Mixture-of-Experts large language models, including pruning, quantization, efficient decoding, and edge deployment.

Previously, I worked on real-time AI applications such as TTS-integrated chatting avatars and streaming pipelines. Before that, I was a Software Engineering Co-op at Cognex Corporation, where I contributed to VisionPro software.

I received my M.S. from Northeastern University and my B.E. from Beijing University of Technology.

Research Interests

📝 Selected Publications | See All Publications >

Effective MoE-based LLM Compression by Exploiting Heterogeneous Inter-Group Experts Routing Frequency and Information Density

Zhendong Mi, Yixiao Chen, Pu Zhao, Xiaodong Yu, Hao Wang, Yanzhi Wang, Shaoyi Huang

ICML 2026  |  Paper

Are VLMs Ready for Lane Topology Awareness in Autonomous Driving?

Xin Chen, Jia He, Maozheng Li, Dongliang Xu, Tianyu Wang, Yixiao Chen, Zhixin Lin, Yue Yao

ICASSP  |  Paper

Collaborative Compression for Large-Scale MoE Deployment on Edge

Yixiao Chen, Yanyue Xie, Ruining Yang, Wei Jiang, Wei Wang, Yong He, Yue Chen, Pu Zhao, Yanzhi Wang

ICASSP  |  Paper

From Static to Dynamic: a Survey of Topology-Aware Perception in Autonomous Driving

Yixiao Chen, Ruining Yang, Xin Chen, Jia He, Dongliang Xu, Yue Yao

ICCV WDFM-AD  |  Paper

Unsupervised Search for Ethnic Minorities' Disc-Cup Segmentation Training Set

Yixiao Chen, Yue Yao, Ruining Yang, Md Zakir Hossain, Ashu Gupta, Tom Gedeon

ICASSP  |  Paper

Education

• M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University 09/2021 – 12/2023 · Boston, MA
• B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology 09/2017 – 05/2021 · Beijing, China

Experience

• Machine Learning Engineer, EmbodyX Inc. & AIbao LLC 05/2024 – Present
• Software Engineering Co-op, Cognex Corporation 01/2023 – 08/2023 · Natick, MA