Originally from China, Xiao Xiao lived in New Orleans for 10 years before settling at MIT where she majored in Computer Science, minored in Architecture, and worked as a UROP in the Tangible Media Group during her undergraduate years. Xiao Xiao is now a Master's student in TMG, where she is inventing user interfaces related to remote social interactions and musical performance. In her spare time, Xiao Xiao plays the piano, draws in her Moleskine, and spins poi on fire.