Huiyu Leong

Huiyu Leong is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in autonomy at Cyngn, focusing on behavior, planning, and controls since September 2025. Prior to this role, Huiyu worked as a Senior GNC Engineer and GNC Engineer at LTA Research from February 2023 to September 2025. Previous experience includes a Robotics Software Engineer position at Kittyhawk, where contributions involved control system architecture experimentation, system identification, stability analysis, and software development for flight simulation and testing. Huiyu's career at the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Singapore spanned from 2014 to 2021, progressing from an intern to an Executive Engineer, Senior Data Scientist, and Data Scientist, with notable achievements in risk assessments, automation, and machine learning for transport systems. Huiyu holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, complemented by studies at Imperial College London.