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I’m Xinman ᨒ𖠰꙳

Yoyo Liu

I spend my days at the edges — where data meets intuition, research meets building, and technology meets the deeply human act of learning and connection.

Currently an Education Data Science student at Stanford (MS ’26), I draw from HCI, learning sciences, data, and applied AI to build tools that center human judgment, creativity, and care alongside technical capability.

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Hi, I’m Yoyo.

My work spans the full arc of AI x education, vertically from K–12 to higher ed to the workplace, and horizontally from product to data to policy and community engagement.

Lately, this has meant deploying an end-to-end teacher–AI collaborative feedback platform at the Stanford Lytics Lab, shaping curriculum-grounded AI product discovery at Goodnotes Education, and building data annotation pipelines for LLM evaluation at TeachFX.

I also run bootcamps, workshops, and communities of practice on responsible AI in education at Learnest ↗, Minds Studio ↗ and Good Future Foundation ↗.

I seek an intentional breadth that leads toward depth, rather than dilution. Multiple lenses that allow me to engage with AI transformation through its friction, beyond its promise.

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  • CurrentlyStanford · Education Data Science MS ’26
  • Emailxinman@stanford.edu
  • WritingSynaptic Societies ↗
  • Why YoyoMy parents are big Yo-Yo Ma fans... and yes, I play the cello too.
  • JoysMaking breakfast. Nom.
  • Recently asking1. What does it mean to augment feedback rather than automate it?
    2. How do we define success metrics when AI makes a strong product no longer indicative of a strong learning process?
    3. Future-proofing, or future-shaping?
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Research & Design
User Interviews Usability Testing A/B Testing Focus Groups Diary Studies Think-Aloud Affinity Mapping PAR Surveys Figma
Data Science & AI
Python R SQL Machine Learning NLP LLM Workflows RAG Systems Prompt Evals Statistical Modeling JavaScript
Platforms & Tools
Notion Figma Firebase Dify Webflow UserTesting Cursor Unity React

… and many more

Recent
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Nov
2025
Bootcamp
We just wrapped up our 2nd cohort of the Learnest Responsible AI Bootcamp for EdTech Practitioners ↗ !
Oct
2025
Conference
Our paper, Identifying Critical Prompt Elements for Zero-Shot Detection of Notice and Wonder Routines, is accepted for presentation at the AI in Education Summit, Khan Lab School, Mountain View, CA.
Oct
2025
Launch
Our Goodnotes research report, The AI Shift in Schools: Risks, Realities, and Whats Coming Next, was launched at the UK Parliament! ↗
Sep
2025
Summit
Had a truly humbling and fun experience coming together with many curious-minded people at the week-long 2025 Innovative School Summit ↗ in Incheon, Seoul, and Jeju, hosted by the Next Challenge Foundation.
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Open to research
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Whether you're working on responsible AI, learning science, or just want to think out loud about education and technology.

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© 2026 Xinman "Yoyo" Liu
crafted between sips of coffee and a questionable amount of avocado toast