Erkai Yu
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Erkai Yu

Computer Science Graduate Student
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

I am a second-year master's student in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My research focuses on software testing and operating system testing under the supervision of Professor Darko Marinov.

Working Experience

Research Assistant
UIUC & Boeing
May 2025 - Augest 2025 • Urbana, IL
Conducted research on operating system testing, covering topics such as emulation, hypervisors, and hardware execution profiling.
Research and Development Intern
Momenta
February 2024 - June 2024 • Shanghai, China
Conducted research and development in autonomous driving technology.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant
CS 101: Introduction to Programming for Scientists and Engineers
UIUC • Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
Assisted in course instruction, grading, and student support for introductory programming course.
Teaching Assistant
ECE 220: Computer Systems and Programming
ZJUI • Spring 2024
Provided instructional support for computer systems and programming course.
Teaching Assistant
CS 101: Introduction to Programming for Scientists and Engineers
ZJUI • Fall 2023
Assisted in course instruction, grading, and student support for introductory programming course.
Course Assistant
ECE 391: Computer Systems Engineering
UIUC • Spring 2023
Supported course operations and provided technical assistance for computer systems engineering course.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2024 - Present
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2020 - 2024
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering
Zhejiang University
2020 - 2024

Contact Information

I'm always looking for opportunities to make meaningful changes:

erkaiyu2@illinois.edu