Summary
Shuyao Zhou is a software engineer with 11 years of experience, currently at Adobe, who combines industry-grade engineering with research-driven HCI and graphics expertise. They hold an MSE in Computer Science from Princeton and a BA from UC Berkeley, and have contributed to research at Princeton HCI Lab and Berkeley AI/Design while interning at Adobe, The Trade Desk, and Kuaishou. Unusually, Shuyao has taught both Programming Systems (COS 217) and Computer Graphics (COS 426), giving them a rare ability to bridge low-level systems thinking with polished visual and interaction design. Their personal site (annyzhou.github.io) and GitHub motto "attentive illumination" hint at a thoughtful, detail-focused approach to turning research prototypes into scalable product features.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Beijing National Day School
MSE, Computer Science, MSE, Computer Science at Princeton University
English, Chinese