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| Name: | Alan L. Liu |
| Birthdate: | May 7 |
| Birthplace: | Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Location: | Seattle, WA |
| School | |
| Education: |
Third year Ph.D. student at the University of Washington Computer
Science & Engineering department. M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, June 2005. B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, May 2003. |
| Research interests: | Ubiquitous computing applications in healthcare and rehabilitative medicine. |
| Extracurriculars: | Nowadays: Tennis, intramural softball, Underdog kickball. Back in the day: Volunteer science fair mentor of 4th and 5th graders at Bryant Elementary School. Weight-lifting, Eta Kappa Nu activities, Kumdo (kendo), Cal Animage Alpha showings. |
| Interests | |
| Music: | 1990s alternative, punk, classic rock, drum 'n bass, big beat, house, trip-hop, anime & some j-rock/pop. |
| Computers: | Operating systems (esp. Debian GNU/Linux), toys (PDAs, AR systems), games (FPS, RPGS, and Minesweeper), the World Wide Web. |
| Anime: | Favorites include Cowboy Bebop, Dual!, Fruits Basket, Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou, Kodomo no Omocha, RahXephon, Rurouni Kenshin, Vandread 2nd Stage, Naruto, Bleach. |
| Reading: | Neal Stephenson, Kurt Vonnegut, Terry Pratchett, sci-fi classics, seminal CS research papers |
| Love: | :^) |
| Plans | |
| Fun: | |
| Etcetera: | Other stuff that I will eventually do, in theory. |
