ABOUT ME

Studying
Master of Engineering
Pratt School of Engineering
Computer Science & Visual Media background
Education
Duke University
Grad.
2027
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Skylar Knight
About me

I’m a Master of Engineering student at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering (2025–2027), with a background in Computer Science and Visual & Media Studies. I’m originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m interested in the intersection between design and technology, particularly augmented and virtual reality, spatial computing, and artificial intelligence. On MR Blueprint, CinemaScout, and Draft USA, I’ve served as team lead, product manager, product designer, and engineer.

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Work
Experience

XR / Product / Software Engineering / Research

LinkedIn

  • Applied Materials
    Software Engineer Intern | May – Aug 2026
    Austin, TX · AR/VR Development team.

  • Duke University

    Duke Intelligent Interactive Internet of Things (I3T) Lab
    Research Assistant | Sept 2025 – Present

  • Mastercard
    Software Engineering Intern  | Jun - Aug 2025
    Backend development for Commercial Acceptance and Client Experience.

  • Major League Baseball
    Software Engineering Intern  | Jun - Aug 2024
    Gaming and Virtual Reality Department

  • Duke Co-Lab VR Lab · Duke Office of Information Technology
    Student Lab Manager | Aug 2026 – Present
    Augmented Reality Developer | 2023 – Present
    Research and development for innovative AR/VR technology and applications.

  • Duke University

    Duke University
    Teaching Assistant | Fall 2026
    Graduate-level Fundamentals of Game Development.

Coursework

Computer Science & Product
AI Product Management, Computer Architecture, Digital Systems, Graphics Software Architecture, Data Structures and Algorithms, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Computational Vision
XR & Interactive Systems
Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing Design, Advanced Game Development, Software Engineering & Systems for Game Development, Programming for Game Development, Constructing Immersive Virtual Worlds, Virtual Realities
visual media
Cinematography, Cinematography II, Editing for Film and Video, Graphic Design in Motion, Cinematography Capstone
Other experiences
activities, volunteering, & extracurriculars
activities & societies
Duke University
Student Orgs

‍Division I Fencing Team, Women in Science & Engineering, Social Chair for Illyria SLG, DTech, Freewater Productions, Founder + President of Skate Club, Duke Puppy Kindergarten, Virtual Realities Fictional Worlds and Games FOCUS Cluster, Club Figure Skating, Club Gymnastics, Duke Combat Robotics, Duke Chronicle Photographer

Personal training
Certified Personal Trainer

‍Certified Personal Trainer (ISSA)  Fitness & performance training. CPR-AED
‍Coaching Assistant for youth sports, volunteer & paid roles
‍Flipdog & Friends   Outdoor youth fitness program during public health crisis

Fencing
Duke Fencing
Team USA

I’ve been fencing competitively for over fourteen years. I’m currently part of Duke’s NCAA Division I team and a member of Maximum Fencing Club in Los Altos, California. I’ve represented the United States internationally in World Cup and Grand Prix events, and have medaled both nationally and internationally.

Volunteering

Rocket Dog Rescue, Thai government elephant conservancy, Election 2020 (Santa Clara County), Abilities United summer program for children

Honors & awards

AWE DesignXR Hackathon — 1st Place Grand Prize
MR Blueprint, a mixed reality physics-authoring and simulation sandbox for Meta Quest and Logitech MX Ink.

Worlds in Action Hack [02-LA] — CinemaScout
1st Place, Best Spatial Reconstruction Project — XGRIDS
1st Place, Best App Running on Emulator — PICO
Runner-Up, Best Interactive World Experience — World Labs
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DevStudio 2026 by Logitech — Semifinalist
MR Blueprint · Top 50 teams

Team USA × Google Cloud Hackathon — Honorable Mention
Draft USA

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Merit Scholarship • Duke University Pratt School of Engineering Mission Scholarship • Scholarship Recipient for 2024 Tapia Computing Conference • All-ACC Fencing Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2024) • USA Fencing All-Academic First Team (2021) • AP Scholar with Distinction Award

Content creation
Online Personality

Content creator and personality on YouTube, Twitch, & Instagram. Amassed 1.38MM total views on reels and 1.7K Instagram followers, affiliate status on Twitch with 370 total followers and 4.1k total views, and a YouTube channel with 103 followers and 13.3K views within 10 months.

Travel
Countries I've Visited

Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, El Salvador, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Ukraine, Virgin Islands

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