About Me

EdTech · learning products · responsible AI

I focus on educational technology—translating learning goals into pragmatic products alongside teaching data science at the university level. My work blends discovery and delivery: AI-assisted tooling, learner-focused UX, NLP and document intelligence where they improve outcomes, and reliable full-stack implementations from prototype to operations.


Email:

yiyubruceliu@gmail.com

Whatsapp:

+43(660) 347 9079

Freelance:

Available

Coffee:

Addicted

My Experience

Higher education, assessment-focused EdTech, and enterprise delivery — four highlights.

Where I've Worked

A decade of building across startups, enterprises, and academia.

PerspectiveMind AI

University of Pretoria

Pretoria High School for Girls

Modul University of Vienna

ThutoPele Center

Discovery

AutoSense

Genesys

FashionTouri

Venew

{type}Dev

Odynn

ImpactCAT

Vitality UK

Pattern Matched Technologies

Zero21 Club

SA Innovation Summit

PawMatcher.App

Unwritten.click

IoDSA

Skills

I'm a generalist — I can do the whole stack.

UI/UX Development
90%
NLP & NLU
97%
Data Science
98%
Python
97%
React
96%
SQL
94%
React
96%
Docker
94%
DevOps
96%

Recommendations

Voices from collaborators and students — more on LinkedIn.

"He brings academic depth, entrepreneurial insight, and practical delivery together in a way that elevates every project. Discovery entered development with fully formed requirements — and almost no rework."

Hanno van der MerweDigital strategy · TypeDEV

"Bruce is the kind of person who takes your vague idea and turns it into working software without losing the human touch. Our student success rate has doubled since he joined."

Clarissa WolferProfessor, UVa

"Bruce's work on PUMA is nothing short of impressive. He built a platform from scratch that now serves thousands of students, and he didn't even look at it with any arrogance about it."

How I Can Help

EdTech and learning-focused delivery — tell me about your learners, constraints, and success metrics.

Learning Sites · Portals

Course and programme sites, info architecture, Bootstrap or component libraries — readable, accessible UX for learners and faculty.

EdTech Applications

Custom learning tools: assessment workflows, dashboards, integrations — typically Python/Flask, React/Next.js, or C# where it fits existing stacks.

Data · Integrations

Backend services, OData/SQL pipelines, institutional data guardrails — the plumbing that lets EdTech scale without surprises.

Learning UX · Discovery

Learner and educator journeys, journey maps, requirements and specs from ideation through handoff — strategy aligned with instructional intent.

Recommendations

Voices from collaborators and students — more on LinkedIn.

"He brings academic depth, entrepreneurial insight, and practical delivery together in a way that elevates every project. Discovery entered development with fully formed requirements — and almost no rework."

Hanno van der MerweDigital strategy · TypeDEV

"Bruce is the kind of person who takes your vague idea and turns it into working software without losing the human touch. Our student success rate has doubled since he joined."

Clarissa WolferProfessor, UVa

"Bruce's work on PUMA is nothing short of impressive. He built a platform from scratch that now serves thousands of students, and he didn't even look at it with any arrogance about it."