full stack developer interested in human-centered technologies

hi! i'm Alicia Bao, a computer science & sociology student, interested in working on projects that help people. in addition to software engineering, i think a lot about data viz, software testing, and design principles.

experiences (past & present)

Nov '23 - Present

Research Assistant

Data-Driven EnviroLab

Feb '26 - Present

Engineer

modeep.org

Open source search engine optimized for precise visualization and traversal of manually curated, high-value Internet links

May '25' - Present

HackNC Lead Director

UNC CS

Aug - Dec '25

Teaching Assistant

Modern Web Programming Teaching Team, COMP426

May '25 - Aug '25

Technology Developer Intern

Barclays

Jan '25 - May '25

Co-Head of Engineering

Foundations of SWE Teaching Team, COMP423

Sept '24 - Dec '25

Software Engineer

The Daily Tar Heel

Apr - Aug '24

Instructor Assistant

Kode with Klossy, Mobile App Dev

Jan - May '24

Teaching Assistant

Intro to CS Teaching Team, COMP110

Warning: Cheesy statement about computer science ahead!!

The second best part of tech is listening to cool people all the time. The best part is doing cool stuff.

let's connect

Relevant Coursework

at the present

  • Sociological Theory
    • Visualization Design Methods

at unc

  • Algorithms
  • Data Structures
  • Foundations of SWE
  • Modern Web Programming
  • Files and Databases
  • Cryptography

at NUS/Yale-NUS

  • Intro to AI
  • Software Verification and Validation

Skills

super serious

coding

  • typescript
  • python
  • sql
  • html/css/js
  • R

libraries

  • react
  • angular
  • d3.js
  • next.js

tools

  • figma
  • docker
  • git
  • jira
  • trello

fun

adobe

  • photoshop
  • illustrator
  • indesign
  • lightroom

My Links

Up Next

plein air painting, baking a super cute pistachio dessert, carrying around my camera, and working with super cool people over the summer :)