Daniel Yuning Fan
Electrical engineering
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Graduation date: Spring 2029
Additional details: Honors student
FURI | Spring 2026
Deterministic Safety of AI Agent-Embodied Robots Using a Model-Based Design Approach and Lingua Franca Open-source Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems.
This research investigates how deterministic and time-predictable behavior can be enforced in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic agents operating within safety-critical cyber-physical systems (CPS). Nondeterministic AI outputs combined with unpredictable human behavior introduce dangerous timing variability in human-in-the-loop (HITL) systems, posing serious risks in real-world environments. Using the Lingua Franca (LF) coordination framework with a large language model (LLM)-based robotic agent in a MuJoCo physics simulation, this approach aims to identify measurable improvements in safety response reliability relative to an uncoordinated baseline. Future work will explore deploying this framework on physical robotic hardware in real-world human-robot interaction scenarios.
Mentor: Hokeun Kim
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Featured project | Spring 2026
This research presents a solution to potential problems with AI-assisted Internet of Things devices that integrates the Lingua Franca coordination language with an LLM-based AI agent in a MuJoCo simulation, ensuring safe, deterministic, and time-predictable machine behavior. By utilizing a coordination language like Lingua Franca, the system prevents unpredictable or insecure AI actions in real-world machinery, enhancing the synergy between machines and humans.
