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Basics
Name | Sirui Tao |
Label | Researcher and Engineer |
s1tao@ucsd.edu | |
Url | https://dylantao.github.io |
Summary | A master's student in Computer Science and Engineering at UCSD, focusing on HCI and Graphics, with a background in data science and statistics, passionate about combining AI with design and technology. |
Education
Academia
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2023.12 - Present La Jolla, CA, USA
Graduate Researcher
UCSD, Protolab
Investigating generative models for contextual multimodal documents to aid designers and support collaborative scenarios.
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2023.08 - Present La Jolla, CA, USA
Graduate Researcher
UCSD, Tzu-Mao Li’s Lab
Combining neural methods and traditional graphics pipelines to enable flexible and fast-forward physical interaction prediction; studying inverse physical prediction using diffusion-based models.
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2022.11 - 2023.05 La Jolla, CA, USA
Undergraduate Researcher
UCSD, HDSI
Developed GraphHSCN, a novel graph neural network architecture for long-range interaction modeling.
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2021.01 - 2022.06 La Jolla, CA, USA
Undergraduate Researcher
UCSD, CogTools Lab
Contributed to Physion and Physion++, focusing on data analysis and designing 3D stimuli for non-rigid physical interactions.
Teaching
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2024.09 - 2024.12 La Jolla, CA, USA
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2024.06 - 2024.09 La Jolla, CA, USA
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2024.03 - 2024.06 La Jolla, CA, USA
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2024.01 - 2024.03 La Jolla, CA, USA
Work
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2024.01 - 2024.04 La Jolla, CA, USA
Garage Startup Intern
MAVERiC Studio
Explored virtual world creation, metaverse audience engagement, and AI tools. Built 'Not A Good Driver'. Try it here.
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2023.01 - 2023.08 Remote
Data Engineer
SchedGo
Built data infrastructure and conducted analytics; developed marketing data analytics to identify key user groups; designed a survey model for front-end user feedback.
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2022.11 - 2023.08 La Jolla, CA, USA
Deep Learning Engineer Intern
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Implemented scalable multi-GPU hyperparameter tuning using Ray Tune on HPC infrastructure. Investigated data-centric MLOps solutions to improve time and resource efficiency in experimentation.
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2022.06 - 2022.09 Fremont, California, USA
Data Scientist Intern
Tesla
Developed lossless image compression solutions and advanced statistical process control tools.
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2021.07 - 2021.09 Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Data Scientist Intern
Bühler Group
Initiated MLOps image-labeling features for defect detection and prototyped cross-functional innovation tools.
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2021.06 - 2021.07 Shanghai, China
Analyst Intern
J.D. Power
Optimized workflow for quality analytics by automating data processing and report pipelines.
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2020.08 - 2020.11 Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Data Analyst Intern
Bosch
Developed Tableau dashboards for manufacturing analytics; reduced bottleneck diagnosing time by 80%.
Awards
- 2023.2024
IGE Shah Fellowship
UCSD, Institute for the Global Entrepreneur
One of two Shah Fellows of the year, awarded for outstanding research contributions and entrepreneurial potential. The Shah Family Entrepreneur Fellowship is a program launched by the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE), a collaboration between the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Rady School of Management. The program's goal is to teach engineers to be entrepreneurs and leaders.
- 2023
Participant of The Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research School
Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Institute
Selected to participate in the prestigious pre-doctoral research school focused on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, held in August 2023.
- 2022
HDSI Research Scholarship
UCSD, Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute
One of 20 students to be awarded the competitive $2,500 Undergraduate Research Scholarship from HDSI for outstanding research contributions in data science.
- 2022
TRELS Research Scholarship
AEP, UCSD
Recognized for academic excellence and research innovation, receiving a $1,000 quarterly research grant.
- 2021
HDSI Research Scholarship
UCSD, Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute
One of 20 students to be awarded the competitive $2,500 Undergraduate Research Scholarship from HDSI for outstanding research contributions in data science.
- 2021.2022
Data Science Student Representative
HDSI, UCSD
Elected as the student representative for the Data Science program at HDSI, representing student interests and helping provide peer advising.
- 2020
TRELS Research Scholarship
AEP, UCSD
Recognized for academic excellence and research innovation, receiving a $1,000 quarterly research grant.
- 2019.2023
Provost Honor
Warren College, UCSD
Consistently recognized for academic excellence throughout undergraduate studies.
Publications
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2025 HotSpot: Screened Poisson Equation for Signed Distance Function Optimization
In submission to Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2025
A study on optimizing signed distance functions with screened Poisson equations.
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2025 DesignWeaver: Dimensional Scaffolding for Text-to-Image Product Design
In submission to Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2025
Explores dimensional scaffolding to enhance designer workflows in generative AI.
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2023 Physion++: Evaluating Physical Scene Understanding with Objects Consisting of Different Physical Attributes in Humans and Machines
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
Evaluates physical scene understanding in humans and machines with varying physical attributes.
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2021 Physion: Evaluating Physical Prediction from Vision in Humans and Machines
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems
A study on evaluating physical prediction from vision in humans and machines.
Skills
Software | |
Python | |
R | |
SQL | |
Angular | |
D3.js | |
PyTorch | |
Clickhouse | |
FireStore | |
DevOps | |
Agile |
Data Science | |
Scalable Analytics | |
Data Visualization | |
MLOps | |
Recommender Systems | |
Data Mining | |
Database |
Mathematics | |
Probabilistic Reasoning | |
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics | |
Stochastic Processes |
AI/ML | |
LSTM | |
GAN | |
GNN | |
NeRF | |
3D Gaussian Splatting | |
Reinforcement Learning | |
LLM |
Languages
English | |
Fluent |
Chinese | |
Native |
Interests
Research | |
Design | |
HCI | |
Graphics | |
Creativity | |
Generative AI | |
3D Understanding | |
Human & Embodied Autonomous Systems | |
Accessibility | |
Fairness |
Real ones | |
Workout | |
Cats & Dogs | |
Cooking | |
Climbing | |
Nature | |
Movie | |
Game | |
Badminton | |
Travel |
References
Professor Steven P. Dow | |
Master Advisor for my research in HCI. |
Professor Tzu-Mao Li | |
Master Advisor for my research in Graphics. |
Professor Judith E. Fan | |
Undergraduate advisor for my research in Intuitive Physics. |
Projects
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Tree-of-thoughts Context-aware Encoding for LLMs
Developed a context-aware encoding algorithm for LLMs to improve retrieval and contextual understanding.
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