Sirui Tao
Graduate Student Researcher
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSirui 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.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Scholar Computer Science, Visiting Scholar Computer Science at The Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research SchoolEssentials of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Essentials of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at UC San Diego Extended StudiesBachelor of Science - BS Data Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Data Science at Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, UC San DiegoJiangsu Tianyi High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human Computer Interaction at UC San Diego Design LabMicroMBA Business Administration and Management General, MicroMBA Business Administration and Management General at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of ManagementTechnology Management and Entrepreneurism Fellow Business Technology, Technology Management and Entrepreneurism Fellow Business Technology at Institute for the Global Entrepreneur, UCSDMaster of Science - MS HCI & Graphics, Master of Science - MS HCI & Graphics at UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE)University of California, San DiegoStartup School Graduate, Startup School Graduate at Y CombinatorPrecollege Summer Residential Program Computer Science & Engineering, Precollege Summer Residential Program Computer Science & Engineering at Cornell University
Chinese, English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (29)
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
responsive9
github-pages9
prediction8
benchmark8
html6
microsoft-teams6
mixer6
python6
datasets6
deep-learning5
topological-data-analysis5
particle-physics5
pytorch4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DylanTao/dylantao.github.io
Jun 2021 - Nov 2024
My personal website
Contributions:4 PRs, 201 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years 5 months
reactnextjs
GraphHSCN/GraphHSCN.github.io
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:18 commits, 17 pushes in 22 days
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