Summary
Claire Liu is a research software developer with 12 years of hands-on experience building applied systems at the intersection of distributed systems, security, and human-centered research. Currently pursuing a master's in computer science while developing clinical research software at UC San Diego Health, she delivers end-to-end solutions—from wearable-integrated mobile apps and clinician web portals to automated patient-care generation tools. Her background spans industry and academia, including contributions to surgical robotics ML/NLP tooling at Intuitive and VR/AI research for cyber-archaeology at UCSD’s Qualcomm Institute. Comfortable across low-level software and high-level hardware, she brings a hardware-hacker mindset to software problems and a practical focus on privacy and secure data flows. Known for improving developer workflows and production reliability, she has led teams, reduced onboarding time, and automated tedious tasks to scale research deployments. Based in Champaign, IL, she pairs curiosity about cryptography and embedded systems with a talent for translating research needs into usable, polished applications.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Vista del Lago High School