October 2026Semantic discovery
OtherWise
A discovery system and Chrome extension that connects familiar interests with new topics using keyword embeddings and interactive topic maps.
Computer Science + Mathematics at UIUC
Baoren Liu
I enjoy figuring out how systems work and building useful software, from web applications to AI and robotics research.
Open to internship opportunities
Fourier sketchpad
Draw a loop. Rotating circles trace it back.
01 / Selected work
Highlighted projects
October 2026
Maintained side projectCampus ridesharing
RideList
A bilingual ridesharing app with privacy-preserving ride matching, real-time messaging, and a self-hosted PostgreSQL database secured with mTLS.
02 / Work and research
Experience & research
July 2026 — Present
HCESC-XR Lab, UIUC
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Building Python simulation environments and an Isaac Sim benchmark for AI agents.
June 2024 — Present
Mass General Brigham
AI Research Intern
Working on clinical retrieval augmented generation, multi-agent support tools, and deployment automation.
Research preprint ↗September 2026 — Present
NOBE, Illinois Chapter
Software Engineer
Software engineering in UIUC’s National Organization for Business and Engineering Technology Division.
03 / My toolkit
Skills
Languages
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
C++
SQL
Technologies
React
Next.js
FastAPI
Flask
AI & data
PyTorch
LangChain
LangGraph
Hugging Face
Databases
PostgreSQL
pgvector
PostGIS
Cloud & platforms
Docker
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Firebase
Developer tools
Git
GitLab CI/CD
Codex
Systems & automation
SSH
Webhooks
cron
Methods
RAG
Prompt engineering
Building with AI
Token activity
04 / Outside of school
Games and music
I play Clash of Clans, Asphalt Legends Unite, and Genshin Impact. Here’s what I’ve been playing and listening to lately.
Outside the editor
Clash of Clans
Connecting…
The coding soundtrack
On repeat
My top tracks over the last four weeks.
Connecting…