Record
Honours, publications, meets and service — every entry dated so it can be checked.
honours
Nov 2025
HackHarvard 2025 China — 1st Place
1st Place Overall, "Best Overall Hack" Winner.
Mar 2026
HackMIT China 2026 — 3rd Place (Education Track) & Outstanding Impact Award
Podium finish out of 300+ participants during the 2026 HackMIT China Challenge. Built Nomad in 36 hours.
Feb 2026
USACO Gold division
Achieved 1000 / 1000 in the USACO Silver contest to be directly promoted to USACO Gold.
Feb 2026
Excellence Award | Alpine Robo Games 2026
Won Excellence Award for VEX Robotics Swiss qualifications and qualified for VEX Worlds in Dallas, Texas. Issued by VEX Robotics.
Oct 2025
HackHarvard 2025 — Compile the Decade (Invitational)
Invited as one of only two high school teams to attend HackHarvard 2025.
2025
Empower 3.0 Hacks — 3rd Place
3rd Place, "Coding" track; 450+ participants in total.
2025
Swiss Group of International Schools Math Competition 2025 — 2nd Place
publications
2026
forthcoming
Training AI for Pragmatics Assessment
Xiao, F., Taguchi, N., Li, S. & Shen, A.
Cambridge University Press
presented at CALICO — Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium · Jun 15, 2026
2026
accepted · forthcoming
API endpoint and its value in Chinese international education
Xiao, F. & Shen, X.
Journal of Research on International Chinese Teaching and Learning Resources, Vol. 3, pp. 111–118
Sep 2026
conference paper
Luduan.ai: A System Solution to AI-Enhanced Pedagogy
Xiao, F., Wojnicki, H. & Shen, X.
The 4th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Research in Applied Linguistics · Columbia University
appointments
Sep 2023 – present
Studious
founder
- Designed scalable infrastructure with sockets (Pusher.js), Supabase read replication, Render with load balancer, and Vercel for minimized geographical latency.
- Created the Studious School Development Program, intended to bring modern learning to underprivileged communities.
- Led frontend development with Next.js.
- Led backend development with tRPC and React.
Aug 2025 – present
Scribe
SWE and co-founder
- Worked as frontend and backend developer with AI-driven workflows.
- Led frontend redesign.
- Developed backend infrastructure.
- Assisted in inferencing infrastructure and design.
Feb 2026 – present
Luduan.ai
frontend and UI/UX design contributor
- Assisting in frontend rebuild ideation and architecture (unpublished).
- Working on migrating features to a new codebase to serve 30+ U.S. institutions.
Sep 2025 – present
VEX Robotics
engineer and programmer — 15520X (MECH_IT_HAPPEN)
- 3rd place skills and 3rd place qualifiers at Alpine Robo Games 2026.
- Ranked 4th Skills, 7th Overall at Swiss Regional Competition (Santa Clash @ ISBasel).
- Assisted in robot creation and design.
- Engineered autonomous control mode.
- Programmed interface for human interactions (controller).
education
2022 – 2027
Institut Le Rosey
IB diploma · Rolle, Switzerland
Jul 2026
University of Pennsylvania — Engineering Summer Academy (ESAP)
AI and its mathematics · three-week intensive · Philadelphia, PA
Aug 2014 – Sep 2022
Singapore American School
K–10 · Singapore
swimming
competitive swimmer for Le Rosey since 2023 — fourteen medals, one school record, team mvp two years running.
meet by meet
Events
Individual Medley, Freestyle (100 m, 200 m relay, 50×4 IM relay), Medley Relay, Open Water
ADISR 2025 EHL
Silver 50 m Free; Gold 4×50 Free
MLS 2025 June/July
Silver (IM); Gold — 100 m Free | 200 m Freestyle Relay | 200 m Medley Relay
ADISR 2024 EHL
Bronze — 100 m Free; Gold — IM Relay & Freestyle Relay
MLS 2024 Beau Soleil
Silver — 50×4 IM Relay (Freestyle leg)
MLS 2024 Lake Swim Relay
~150 m per lap; Team 1st Place
ADISR 2023 EHL
1st Place (Moyen Category) — 3 Gold Medals + 1 New School Record (Le Rosey)
service
Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
disaster & humanitarian relief
Casa Draga Casa Concept Association Beius
student volunteer
- Built and worked on multiple housing units with 10 classmates in rural Romania (Oradea).
- Visited orphanages and the local liceul for cultural exchange.
- Prepared and performed violin music for the Liceul De Arte Oradea and orphanages.
- Initiated the Studious Student Development Program, bringing AI-empowered education to two local schools.
- Wrote a song and performed it for 60+ students to raise awareness.
Oct 2025 – May 2026
environment
The Lost Food Project
educator & developer
Led a team of 4 students building a web-based game for Earth Day to spread awareness about food waste — 3+ hours of playtime across 30+ players, with largely positive feedback.
Apr 2023 – Jul 2023
poverty alleviation
Association Sur Le Chemin de l'école
student volunteer
- Researched the needs and situation of children in Dharia, India, raising 2,500 CHF.
- Organised a school-wide fundraising event with 3 classmates.
- Hosted a 120-student cadet talent show, organised Indian Night and themed decoration.