Daniel

Haokun Xu

(dhx)

About Me

I'm a BE/MS student studying ECE at Vanderbilt University. I'm interested in FPGA design, RF and wireless systems, and robotics.

In my free time, I deeply enjoy cooking, fermentation, and coffee. I also enjoy making furniture using digital fabrication techniques.

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Centerstage

Advanced FTC robot from the 2023-2024 season. My most involved robot.

Centerstage

DC Motor Simulator

A (mostly) accurate brushed motor simulator built with Web VPython.

DC Motor Simulator

Raycasting Engine

A raycasting engine built with Java in Processing

Raycasting Engine

work experience

August 2025 – Present
Hardware Engineer & Teaching Assistant @ Vanderbilt Digital Fabrication Lab
August 2025 – December 2025
Undergraduate Lab Assistant @ Circuits Lab
Summer 2025
Project Manager @ NYC FIRST
Summer 2024
Engineering Intern @ NYC FIRST

coursework

spring 2026
  • ECE 4334: RF and Microwave Design
  • ECE 4377: FPGA Design
  • ECE 4275: Microelectronic Systems
  • ECE 3235: Electronics
  • HART 2783: NYC Architecture & Urbanism
fall 2025
  • ECE 3233: Electromagnetics
  • ECE 2124: Analog Circuits & Systems
  • DF 3890: Special Topics in Subtractive Manufacturing
  • ES 2100: Technical Communications
  • MATH 2420: Ordinary Differential Equations
  • MATH 2810: Probability and Statistics
spring 2025
  • ECE 2112: Circuits
  • ECE 2123: Digital Systems
  • CS 2201: Data Structures & Algorithms
  • MATH 2410: Linear Algebra
  • MSE 1500: Materials Science I
fall 2024
  • CHEM 1601: General Chemistry
  • DF 2100: Rapid Prototyping
  • ES 1401-3: Introduction to Engineering
  • MATH 2300: Multivariable Calculus
  • PSCI 1150: US Elections