CHIME
About Me
Yanru is a Ph.D. Candidate in Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). She works with Prof. Tajana Rosing in the Systems Energy Efficiency Lab (SEELab). Outside of her academic work, Yanru enjoys singing and won the Audience Favorite Award in Jilin University singer competition.
🔥 News
- 2026.03 Passed Ph.D. Qualifying Exam; advanced to Ph.D. Candidate.
- 2026.03 GEN-Graph — submitted to Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD).
- 2026.02 HDDB — accpeted to DAC 2026.
- 2025.11 CHIME — accepted by DATE 2026.
- 2025.11 RAPID-Graph — accepted by DATE 2026.
- 2024.09 Awarded Jacobs Fellowship.
Curriculum Vitae
Download CV (PDF)📘 Educations
Jilin University
2017 – 2021
B.S. in Electronic Science and Technology
Jilin University
2018 – 2020
B.A. in International Economy and Trade
Tsinghua University
2021 – 2024
M.S. in Electronic Information
University of California, San Diego
2024 – 2027
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
✨ Highlighted Projects
📝 Publications
Processing-in-Memory & Graph / LLM
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CHIME: Chiplet-based Heterogeneous Near-Memory Acceleration for Edge Multimodal LLM Inference
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RAPID-Graph: Recursive All-Pairs Shortest Paths Using Processing-in-Memory for Dynamic Programming on Graphs
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HDDB: Efficient In-Storage SQL Database Search Using Hyperdimensional Computing on Ferroelectric NAND Flash
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GEN-Graph: A Heterogeneous PIM Architecture for Diverse Computational Patterns in Graph-based Dynamic Programming
Wearable Sensors & Materials
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Wearable Acetone Gas Sensor for Measuring Exhaled Breath of Diabetes Patients · ACS Advanced Materials & Interfaces, Oct 2024
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Enhanced Conductivity in Laser-Induced Graphene–Silicon Carbide Laminated Nanosheets for Flexible Strain Sensors and Pulse Wave Velocity Assessment · IEEE MEMS 2024 (0115)
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Enhanced Strain Resistance of Fractal Fiber Laser-Induced Graphene for Flexible Electrodes Via Annealing and Plasma Etching · (Poster)
🎤 Presentations
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Quantifying Microvascular Alterations Due to a Pharmacological Agent
IEEE EMBC 2020 Oral Presentation (2044) -
Fractal Dimension-Based Texture Analysis of CT Perfusion Imaging
IEEE EMBS 2020 Oral Presentation (2037) -
Enhanced Conductivity in LIG-SiC Laminated Nanosheets for Flexible Strain Sensors and PWV Assessment
IEEE MEMS 2024 Poster Presentation (0115)
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Enhanced Strain Resistance of Fractal Fiber Laser-Induced Graphene for Flexible Electrodes
IEEE Transducer 2025 Poster Presentation
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Enhanced Conductivity in LIG-SiC Laminated Nanosheets for Flexible Strain Sensors and PWV Assessment
WOLIT ’24 Oral Presentation (16)
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Enhanced Strain Resistance of Fractal Fiber Laser-Induced Graphene for Flexible Electrodes
MRS 2024 Fall Poster Presentation (EN09.05.16)
🧩 Experiences & Internships
Shenzhen Hanit Industrial Technologies Co. · Jun 2023 – Oct 2023
- Manufactured wearable flexible strain sensors
- Developed feature extraction algorithms
- Simultaneously recorded carotid and femoral pulse wave signals
- Built a compact wearable Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) system
Shenzhen Vivolight Medical Device & Technology Co. · Jun 2020 – Aug 2020
- Designed test plans and wrote test cases
- Led product testing processes to ensure high-quality results
- Analyzed test outcomes and improved test specifications
- Participated in requirements, schematics, and PCB reviews
- Developed the test platform and tools
MITACS Internship (online) · Jan 2020 – Aug 2020
Through MITACS at University of Western Ontario, I contributed to a neuroscience project using texture analysis to extract microvascular signals from mouse heart videos and reconstructed 3D images—enabling cardiac blood flow heterogeneity diagnosis.
Presented two papers at EMBC 2020: “Quantifying Microvascular Alterations Due to a Pharmacological Agent” and “Fractal Dimension-Based Texture Analysis of CT Perfusion Imaging.”
Summer School at NUS & NTU, Singapore · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
Visited School of Mathematical Sciences and School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at NUS and NTU. Attended lectures on advanced semiconductor materials and had discussions with professors. Experienced Singapore culture.
Summer School at HKU, HKUST & CityU · Jun 2018 – Aug 2018
Attended workshops on micromaterials and devices at HKU, HKUST, and CityU. Learned from Prof. Li-Hsing Chen on brain-machine interfaces, visited 5G research labs, and saw MIT Robotics Atlas demonstration. This experience broadened my interdisciplinary research perspective.