Steven Gao
Student Researcher at Dynamic and Autonomous Robotic Systems Lab
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Gao is an MS student researcher at UMass Amherst with nine years of hands-on experience building embedded and web systems, blending robotics sensor integration with full-stack software development. He programs microcontrollers (STM32/C++) to synchronize high-fidelity sensor data for legged-robot datasets while also implementing backend and frontend features for popular web projects—contributing to the web adaptation of Secret Hitler. His industry experience includes optimizing client-facing applications at Arcesium (10x page-load improvements and fine-grained authorization) and building real-time Android UIs for radiation detectors at RMD. Comfortable across firmware, cloud services (Athena/UDFs, Lambda), and frontend UX, he excels at turning complex hardware constraints into reliable software pipelines. Known for thoughtful collaboration in lab and cross-team settings, he combines academic rigor (CS with a 4.0) with practical shipping experience that spans research prototypes to production-facing systems.
9 years of coding experience
Newton North High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 4.0 at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chinese, English, Spanish
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
game-development10
react10
socket-io-client9
nodejs9
socket-io9
socket9
videogames8
gameplay8
css7
html7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
cozuya/secret-hitler
Feb 2020 - Jan 2022
A web adaptation of the social deduction board game Secret Hitler. https://secrethitler.io
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 32 PRs, 53 comments in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Steven contributed to various aspects of the Secret Hitler web application. They addressed backend issues by modifying the blacklist feature and game logic, and updated frontend components such as the game list and chat functionality. The user also implemented bug fixes, added validation to socket endpoints, and improved UI elements by re-adding the emote button.
secret-hitlergamehidden-rolesdeductionsocial-deduction
stevenruidigao/jupyterlab-kite
Jul 2021 - Nov 2024
Kite Autocomplete Extension for JupyterLab
Contributions:6 PRs, 11 pushes, 9 branches in 3 years 4 months
jupyterlab-extensionpyodidejupyterlabjupyterkite
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