Litao Qiao
Graduate Student Researcher
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLitao Qiao is a graduate student researcher and PhD candidate in Computer Engineering at UC San Diego with nine years of hands-on experience spanning data analysis, teaching, and applied machine learning. He combines deep academic training (BS, MS, progressing to PhD) with industry stints including a Machine Learning Scientist role at Wayfair and a co-op at Skyworks, focusing on Android development, web design, and ML-driven systems. At UCSD he has balanced research with teaching (Spark TA) and data analyst work, demonstrating an ability to translate research ideas into practical tools and instructional materials. Based in San Diego, he brings a practical engineering mindset to research problems and a track record of contributing to team-driven production and prototyping efforts. An under-the-radar strength is his cross-layer fluency—from embedded/Android interfaces to web front-ends and ML pipelines—which helps him bridge devices, services, and user-facing experiences.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Github Skills (23)
sequence8
san8
scanner7
java7
spring-boot7
diego7
spring7
tiled6
image-segmentation6
python6
image-processing6
data-analysis5
computer-vision5
podcast5
data-science4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Joeyonng/joeyonng
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:47 commits, 70 pushes, 3 branches in 10 months
Joeyonng/joeyonng-backyard
Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:17 commits, 12 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
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