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Qitian Cao (goes by Bruce)

Qitian Cao (goes by Bruce)

Duke CS student — VR developer, product & visual designer

Durham, North Carolina
Joined November 2025

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Summary

Multidisciplinary technologist-design student: Qitian (Bruce) combines a formal Computer Science education at Duke with visual/media studies and hands-on product design practice, bridging engineering and creative production. linkedin+2
Product and visual design focus: active in product-design training (SVSD) and has taken lead design and illustration roles for Liberata, producing iconography, explainer animations, and UX-focused deliverables for an academic‑publishing platform. svsd+2
VR and technical-art practice in research contexts: contributes to Duke's Dig@Lab as a VR developer / technical artist, applying real-time engines and visualization techniques to digital‑heritage and research projects. duke+2
Campus leadership & tooling advocacy: serves as an Adobe Student Ambassador and has taken on short‑term AI consulting work with OpenAI-related initiatives at Duke, showing interest in tooling, community education, and tech outreach. adobeforeducation+1

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Hobbies

Filmmaking, photography, and short-form narrative projects (shares film stills and related creative work on Instagram). instagram

Illustration and motion/animation for communication and explainer media (contributed illustrations/animations for Liberata). liberata