Susie Suyang Li
Visualization · AI/ML · Interaction · Design · Research
Education
Tufts University
PhD, Computer Science
Boston, MA
Aug. 2025 — pres.
Tufts University
BS/MS, Computer Science
Boston, MA
Sept. 2020 — Aug. 2025
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Architecture Design Discovery (Studio)
Cambridge, MA
Jun. 2024 — Aug. 2024
Columbia GSAPP
Architecture Studio
New York, NY
Jun. 2024 — Aug. 2024
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Cross Registration, Data & Info Visualization
Boston, MA
Sept. 2020 — May 2025
Research Experience
Apple
Research Intern, AI/ML Visualization Team
Cambridge, MA
May 2026 — pres.
Tufts University
Graduate Research Assistant
Boston, MA
Aug. 2025 — pres.
Awards
IEEE VIS 2025 SciVis Contest
Honorable Mention — AlloyLens
Vienna, Austria
Nov. 2025
Information is Beautiful Awards
"What does Boston smell like in November?" Boston Scentscape: Data Mapping as a Creative Practice
Boston, MA
Feb. 2025
Information is Beautiful Awards
A Female Constellation: 100 Years of Curatorial History at the MoMA
Boston, MA
Feb. 2025
Dean's List
Tufts University
Boston, MA
2020 — 2024
Teaching
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Computer Graphics (CS175), Instructor: Remco Chang
Boston, MA
Fall 2025
Teaching Assistant
Big Data (CS119), Instructor: Jitendra Singh
Boston, MA
Spring 2024 — Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant
Big Data (CS119), Instructor: Andrew Winslow
Boston, MA
Fall 2023
Teaching Assistant
Big Data (CS119), Instructor: Jitendra Singh
Boston, MA
Spring 2023
CSS25 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Bootcamp
Tufts Derby Entrepreneurship Center
Boston, MA
Summer 2022
Invited Talks + Lectures
Visualization as Translation: Controlling Latent Spaces with Visualization
Tufts University, Visual Analytics (CS178), Instructor: Prof. Remco Chang
Boston, MA
Apr. 2026
Three.js: WebGL for Interaction, Storytelling, & Experimental Graphics
Tufts University, Computer Graphics (CS175), Instructor: Prof. Remco Chang
Boston, MA
Dec. 2025
Hierarchical Scene Graph and Animation
Tufts University, Computer Graphics (CS175), Instructor: Prof. Remco Chang
Boston, MA
Nov. 2025
AlloyLens: Visual Analytics for High-Throughput Alloy Inverse Design
IEEE VIS 2025 Scientific Visualization Contest
Vienna, Austria
Nov. 2025
AlloyLens: Human-In-the-Loop Inverse Alloy Design
NSF HDR Institute for Data-Driven Dynamical Design (ID4) Conference
Golden, CO
Oct. 2025
Skills
Programming
Python, HTML / JavaScript / CSS, C++
Design software + tools
Rhino + Grasshopper, Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop, Figma
Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese
Service
Conference Reviewer
IEEE Visualization (VIS)
2026 — pres.
CodeToPhd
Hosted monthly 1-1 meetings to mentor undergraduate students applying to CS / related PhD programs.
2025 — pres.
Tufts Admissions Interviewer
Conducted interviews with Tufts undergraduate applicants.
2024 — pres.
Tufts Undergraduate Law Review
Law Journal Editor
2024 — 2025
Varsity Debate Judge + Coach
Judged / coached at tournaments including Harvard Invitationals, Stanford Invitationals, ToC, NSDA Nationals.
2019 — pres.