Grace Li
Co-Founder at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGrace Li is a Co-Founder and product-minded engineer with nine years of experience building AI-driven consumer and research tools, currently scaling Design Arena to 1.4M+ users across 190 countries through Arcada Labs. A Harvard CS and Neuroscience graduate and MS student, she bridges connectomics research and production ML—contributing to super-resolution work at Harvard’s Visual Computing Group while shipping features at Apple that were showcased to senior leadership. Her background spans full-stack engineering, computational neuroscience, and product leadership, with internships at Apple, Palantir, and quantitative experience at Virtu and Jane Street programs. Grace combines academic rigor (published NBER co-author and funded MRI/ML research) with startup execution and a knack for translating complex AI into delightful user experiences.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - Computer Science, Master of Science - Computer Science at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma at Bayview Secondary SchoolCross-Registered Student, Cross-Registered Student at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyManagement and Technology Summer Institute, Management and Technology Summer Institute at University of PennsylvaniaComputer Science Neuroscience Economics, Computer Science Neuroscience Economics at Harvard University
English, French, ChineseProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
GracieChristine/CodeWars
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:251 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
GracieChristine/codewar-learning
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
A space for me to learn and get familiar with different language, while also get a refresher.
Contributions:33 PRs, 16 pushes, 37 branches in 9 days
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