Steven Cao
AI researcher and software engineer building systems thatunlock and scale human capability.

I'm a researcher and software engineer focused on software development, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure.

I'm an undergraduate studying Computer Science and Mathematics at UC Irvine, where I work on perception research with Prof. Xiaohui Xie and biometrics research with Prof. Hung Cao. I've interned at Meta through the MLH Fellowship and at Crusoe in Summer 2025.

When I'm not coding or training models, you can find me outdoors hiking, running, biking, or indoors playing table tennis and writing blogs.

Or if I'm online: linkedin; github; codeforces.

Things I've been working on recently:

2024 LAILA: An AI assistant that turns natural-language commands into automated web actions.
View project on GitHub · View Devpost.

2024 TagAlong: An AI-powered platform that matches people to local activities and companions.
View project on GitHub · View Devpost.

2024 Geoflare: A real-time wildfire response platform that uses computer vision to assess risk and help plan response actions.
View project on GitHub · View Devpost.

2024 Notive: A note-taking app that uses AI to capture key points and generate study materials.
Read coverage ( ICS, UCI News, CHOC) · View front-page screenshot.

2022 EEG Biometric Identification: A secure, low-cost approach to authentication using EEG signals that remains reliable over time.
Read publication · View research code.