Summary
Sirui Tao is an incoming Ph.D. student in Human–Computer Interaction at UCSD who blends eight years of industry and research experience building human-AI interfaces, generative design tools, and spatial computing for XR. Currently a graduate researcher, she has driven projects from prototype to evaluation—ranging from physics-aware image forensics and light-field reconstruction to scalable MLOps and hyperparameter tuning on HPC. Her background spans data science roles at Tesla and Bosch, startup product analytics, and immersive metaverse prototyping, giving her a rare mix of production-grade engineering, user-centered design, and product strategy. She teaches usability and design courses, translating research into accessible tools that boost creativity and inclusion. Notably, she pairs deep statistical and ML expertise with hands-on XR and UI development, enabling practical research that ships.
9 years of coding experience