Xiaoyu He
Massachussetts
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Xiaoyu He, 18, of Acton, contributed to the understanding of rotor-routers as part of his Intel Science Talent Search project in
mathematics. A rotor-router is a deterministic algorithm for moving particles in a network according to rules assigned to each node.
Using computer programming to inform his intuition, Xiaoyu proved that certain types of rules are universal, in the sense that they can
model all other rules, and in the process he gained insight into the symmetries and structure of rotor-routers. Xiaoyu has perfect SAT
scores and attends Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, where he is captain of the math team and volunteers as an assistant coach
for the junior high team. Xiaoyu was awarded a gold medal at the International Math Olympiad in both 2010 and 2011 and competes regularly
at the local and national level. An accomplished artist, Xiaoyu enjoys painting both portrait and Escher-inspired abstract works and has
had his work displayed at local exhibitions. He plans to pursue a career that combines both math and computer science to supplement his
interest in artificial intelligence. Born in China, Xiaoyu is the son of Jiafu He and Can Wang and is fluent in Mandarin.
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