Engineering Science
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University of Toronto
Class of 2T9
Boyang
Bobby Xiao
Building at the intersection of AI, Finance, Biomedical Systems, and Accessibility.
Building at the intersection of AI, Finance, Biomedical Systems, and Accessibility.
About
I'm a first-year Engineering Science student at the University of Toronto (graduating 2029), pursuing a major in Biomedical Systems or Math-Statistics-Finance Engineering.
I enjoy building things that bridge disciplines — whether that's an AI agent that reads institutional trading signals before the crowd, a sip-and-puff assistive device for a wheelchair user, or a hackathon prototype that wins a creative design award.
I previously interned at Shenzhen YHLO Biotech as an R&D and Bioinformatics Engineer, where I applied machine learning to diagnose fevers of unknown origin. I hold two Chinese patents for firefighting drone systems.
Fluent in English and Mandarin. Currently based in Toronto.
Projects
Full-stack AI-powered portfolio management web app built with Flask and WebSockets. Features a multi-stage agentic pipeline — investor screening, smart money signals, news analysis, and composite scoring — delivering real-time TRIM / HOLD / ADD recommendations across a personalized holdings dashboard.
An agentic AI system with 6 specialized tools: Options flow detection, Dark Pool volume absorption and flow/price divergence, Institutional Positioning, SEC filings, and Social Buzz. Built to surface institutional trading footprints before retail attention arrives — winner of the GenAI Genesis Hackathon Smart Money track.
Leading a 15-member UTBionic team to develop a sip-and-puff assistive input device for a wheelchair user with unpredictable tonic head movements. The pressure sensor and Arduino-based system enables fully independent device control through breath, mounting on a flexible arm or wheelchair frame for reliable access regardless of head movement.
Designed a transitional oral hygiene device for children with sensory processing disorders (SPD) who experience oral tactile hypersensitivity — affecting 1 in 6 children. Leverages natural chewing as a stimming bridge toward conventional toothbrushing. Won the Most Creative Design Award at SmileHacks × CUBE 2026.
IoT project enabling a disabled client to open their front door using voice commands. Developed software and circuits integrating an ESP32 microcontroller, motor driver, and linear actuator, with GPIO-controlled relay logic for door mechanism actuation.
Built a comprehensive DCF, DDM, and Graham valuation model for FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), arriving at a $350 price target (Equal Weight / Hold). Presented full industry analysis, forward-looking spinoff analysis, and investment thesis at the UTEFA Stock Pitch Competition.
Conducted strategic risk assessment across 4 dimensions — infrastructure, expansion, resource, and concentration risk — using financial metrics (ARR, YoY growth, runway) to deliver an investment recommendation for a design-to-production software platform partnership at the RCAG × UTEFA Case Competition.
Design brief exploring solutions to reduce cable tangling and unstowing time for Engineering Science students. Applied cable stiffness research, tangle probability modelling, and stakeholder interviews. Incorporated accessibility principles for users with upper-limb limitations.
Collaborative bridge design project applying structural engineering principles from CIV102: Structures and Materials. Full iterative design process from diverging explorations through converging selection, documented with engineering calculations, assembly drawings, and design reports.
Experience
FEB 2026 – PRESENT
University of Toronto Bioengineering Design Team (UTBionic)
OCT 2025 – FEB 2026
UTBionic, University of Toronto
JUL 2024 – AUG 2024
Shenzhen YHLO Biotech Co. Ltd.
JAN 2024 – FEB 2024
Shenzhen YHLO Biotech Co. Ltd.
Recognition
Awarded for designing a sensory desensitization toothbrush solution for children with oral tactile hypersensitivity. SmileHacks × CUBE Hackathon.
FEBRUARY 2026"Fire Eagle — Fire Reconnaissance and Control Pioneer Team," Sprout Track. China International College Students' Innovation Competition.
2025
Chinese utility patent for a firefighting drone system.
Patent No. 202420991088.7
Chinese utility patent for a reconnaissance firefighting drone.
Patent No. 202420991086.8