SHIXIAOYU

EDUCATION

AWARDS

SKILLS & TOOLS

EXPERIENCE

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen - Research Assistant

• Conducted competitive analysis on time & learning management. Interviewed 5 students to find pain points in the learning experience.• Involved in the detailed design of user interface and interactions of Mobile App TAPE.

Feb 2018 – Jan 2019, Shenzhen, China

An Anti-Procrastination Productivity App for students

• Conducted competitive analysis and user studies to find opportunities and pain points. • Reviewed papers on psychology and cognitive theories for procrastination and habit formation.• Designed and tested the low-fi and high-fi prototypes.

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

METALS Capstone Project - UX Design (ongoing)A Python learning tool for Chinese middle school students

• Lead design activities with users, stakeholders & Cross Domain.• Reviewed papers and analyzed competitors of introductory-level programming learning tools. Collaborate with the researcher to synthesize insights using affinity diagrams.

Jan 2020 – Present

Recap - UX Research & DesignA Q&A based progress tracker for high school PBL class

• Conducted user studies and completed the design of an online platform for CS Innovation class at Winchester Thurston School.• Generated concept models, journey map and storyboards. Iterated the prototype 3 rounds based on user test findings.

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

Junto - UX Design

Carnegie Mellon University

Human-Computer Interaction InstituteM.S. Educational Technology and Applied Learning ScienceMerit Scholarship Recipient

Expected August 2020

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

B.Eng. Computer Science and EngineeringSep 2015 - May 2019 Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data - Design Intern

• Prototyped and developed a demonstration website for the Learning Analytics Project. • Designed multiple data presentation formats and visualizations for student WiFi data sourced from CUHKSZ.• Finished 1st and 2nd iterations and delivered it to the client.

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017, Shenzhen, China

2nd Place, Tecent MOBA Game Design

National Endeavor Fellowship, CUHKSZ, CN

Design Interaction Design, Responsive Website Design, Data Visualization, Wireframing, Usability Testing

ResearchCognitive Task Analysis, Contextual Inquiry / Interview / Focus Group, Think Aloud, Personas, Journey Mapping, Conceptual Mode, Storyboarding

ToolsFigma, Sketch, VoiceFlow, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, Tableau

ProgrammingPython, C#, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, C/C++, MATLAB

PROJECT

A UX designer with a passion for designing experiences for everyday things.