About
Tommy Jing-Tao (/ˈdʒɪŋˈtaʊ/) Liu is a self-taught engineer with 7+ years of industrial experience in web development, UI/UX design, and hardware prototyping – and he's always passionate about learning new things. His areas of interest mainly focus on Human-Computer Interactions, Education Technology, and Robotics.
Instead of entering college, Tommy worked full-time as a software engineer intern after graduating from high school in 2013, co-founded an EdTech startup in 2016, and served as CTO until August 2021. He's currently studying at UIUC Computer Science and affiliated with the Pixel Playgrounds Lab at the College of Education.