Ruanqianqian Huang
Project Lead & UX Researcher, LLM-Powered Assistants For Education
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRuanqianqian Huang is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at UCSD who blends UX research, programming languages, and generative AI to build practical education-focused products. With eight years of experience leading cross-functional teams, she designed and scaled an LLM-powered AI tutor from prototype to large-scale deployment while grounding decisions in survey and log analysis. Her work spans end-to-end human-centered programming research, supervising students and producing publications that bridge HCI and PL. Internships at Apple and Microsoft reflect hands-on prototyping and participatory design for novice-friendly ML and client-side educational tooling. She teaches core CS courses and has a consistent track record of turning research insights into classroom and product impact.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of EngineeringBachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science (with Honors) & Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science (with Honors) & Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Summa Cum Laude at Wellesley College
English, Chinese, French, Chinese, hokkien
Github Skills (5)
vscode-extension6
vscode6
visual-studio5
typescript5
visual-studio-code5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rlisahuang/vscode
Aug 2020 - Jan 2024
Visual Studio Code
Contributions:1 release, 1 PR, 34 pushes in 3 years 6 months
visual-studio-codevscodevscode-extensiontypescriptvisual-studio
lei-ucsd/ai-tutor-cse8a-client
Aug 2023 - Nov 2023
UI for the self-explanable CSE8A interactive textbook.
Contributions:29 PRs, 38 pushes, 27 branches in 3 months
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