Hui Tao is a cross-disciplinary researcher focused on applied machine learning and causal inference for cyber-physical systems, with a particular interest in safer autonomous systems. She completed the Master of Computing & Innovation (MCI) at University of Adelaide, where she applied causal methods to examine mechanisms underlying educational inequity; this work has been accepted for presentation at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (2025).
Prior to returning to academia, she worked for over a decade in China’s real estate marketing sector, leading teams and delivering close to ten projects with multi-million-RMB budgets. This industry experience informs her research style—problem-driven framing, practical delivery, and outcome-focused evaluation.