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 engineering, i think a lot about data viz, software testing, and design principles.

experiences

Jan '25 - Present

Co-Head of Engineering

Foundations of SWE Teaching Team, COMP423

Sept '24 - Present

Software Engineer

The Daily Tar Heel

Nov '23 - Present

Research Assistant

Data-Driven EnviroLab

Apr - Aug '24

Instructor Assistant

Kode with Klossy, Mobile App Dev

Jan - May '24

Teaching Assistant

Intro to CS Teaching Team, COMP110

May 23' - Dec '23

Student Assistant

UNC Libraries

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

  • Computer Organization
  • Files and Databases
  • Modern Web Programming
  • Computational Sociology

at unc

  • Foundations of SWE
  • Algorithms and Analysis
  • Theory and Models of Computation
  • Visual Analytics

at NUS/Yale-NUS

  • Intro to AI
  • Software Verification and Validation

Skills

super serious

coding

  • typescript
  • html/css/js
  • R
  • java

libraries

  • angular.js
  • d3.js
  • pytest
  • swiftUI

tools/others

  • figma
  • docker
  • git
  • github

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 :)

cake topped with whipped cream and pistachios