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I'm Luyao.

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Luyao Han (pronounced Loo-yow-Hahn)

About
I'm a technology enthusiast and firmware engineer, passionate about bridging hardware and software with efficient solutions that eventually deliver experience to product users. Taking on new challenges pushes me to grow and keeps me motivated, both in work and in life. Throughout my career, I have embraced opportunities that test my skills and expand my knowledge, believing that continuous learning is key to success. I’m grateful for the mentors, colleagues, and my family who have supported me along the way and look forward to tackling future challenges with the same dedication and curiosity.

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Real-time embedded systems, IoT solutions, computer architecture, signal processing, system engineering.

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Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of California, Santa Barbara
B.S. Computer Engineering

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Top roping, gym and fitness, and photography!

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Climbing Up

Spring 2025

My first climbing experience — the fears, the lessons, and techniques.

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Deep Dive: Context Switching in YesRTOS

Spring 2025

As part of building my own RTOS, I had to deeply understand ARM v7-M/v8-M supervisor call and exception model. Here's a deep dive into the internal mechanisms.

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Modular CMake - Why It's Good Practice

Summer 2025

In large engineering projects, modularity in CMake enables clean architecture, parallel development, and fast builds. This article shows how it helps create to create scalable, maintainable software pipelines.

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RISC-V Emulation on MacOS

Summer 2025

Reflecting on challenges and solutions in porting a project to RISC-V on macOS, setting up cross-compilation, fixing linker issues, and running it on QEMU.

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