About me
I am an Autonomous Driving Software Engineer at Isuzu in Mountain View, California, specializing in motion planning and machine learning.
I hold a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, where I was a member of the Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab. During my time there, I conducted independent research focused on online trajectory generation for adaptive scanning under the supervision of Prof. Mark Draelos.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Biomechatronics Engineering from National Taiwan University (NTU). While at NTU, I collaborated with Prof. Ping-Lang Yen on agricultural robotics projects in the Robots and Medical Mechatronics Lab and had the privilege of contributing to the development of Taiwan’s first human-robot collaborative tea harvesting vehicle.
Outside of my academic pursuits, I am a singer with over 5 years of experience in acappella and chorus. Additionally, I have a passion for playing golf, enjoying scenic drives, and traveling.
Publications
Journal Publications
• D. M. Rajani, F. Seghizzi, Y.-L. Lai, K. G. Buchta, and M. Draelos, “Dynamics-aware deep predictive adaptive scanning optical coherence tomography,” Biomed. Opt. Express, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 186, 2025.
• Y.-L. Lai, P.-L. Chen, T.-C. Su, W.-Y. Hwang, S.-F. Chen, and P.-L. Yen, “A collaborative robot for tea harvesting with adjustable autonomy,” Cybernetics and Systems, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 4-22, 2022.
Conference Publications (Peer-Reviewed)
• Y.-L. Lai, P.-L. Chen, and P.-L. Yen,“A human-robot cooperative vehicle for tea plucking,”in 2020 IEEE 7th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), 2020.
Conference Publications (Abstracts)
• D. M. Rajani, F. Seghizzi, Y.-L. Lai, K. G. Buchta, and M. Draelos, “Adaptive scanning OCT with scene prediction and dynamics-aware scans,” in Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXVIII, 2024, pp. PC128302O.
• D. M. Rajani, F. Seghizzi, Y.-L. Lai, K. G. Buchta, and M. Draelos, “Low-latency surgical scene imaging with scene prediction and dynamics-aware scans,” Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 5920-5920, 2024.
Book Chapter Publications
• P.-L. Yen and Y.-L. Lai, “Coordinated Mechanical Operations in Fields,” in Encyclopedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies, Springer, 2023, pp. 1-8.
Patents
• P.-L. Yen, H.-Y. Hsu, Y.-L. Lai, P.-L. Chen, and H.-Y. Chan. 2020. “Supporting Vehicle System.” Taiwan Patent I737348, filed June 2020, and issued December 2021.