Education
Umeå Institute of Design, MFA Interaction Design
08/2023 – 06/2026 | Umeå, Sweden

Courses: Communication Design for co-creation; Form Workshop; Skills and Techniques, IxD

Aalto University, Exchange Semester in Collaborative and Industrial Design
08/2024 – 12/2024 | Espoo, Finland

Courses: Design for Social Change; Design Culture Now; Technology, Tools and the Human Agency; Designing for services

Tsinghua University, BFA Craft Art
08/2019 – 06/2023 | Beijing, China
Skills
Prototype (Figma, Protopie, HTML, CSS, Three.JS, Framer), User research (Interview, stakeholder map, workshop, storyboard, usability test), 3D modelling/animation (Blender, Rhino, Spline), Graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), Video editing (Capcut, Premiere), Sound design (Vital, Garage band)
Languages
English — Fluent
Mandarin — Native
Project Experience
Master's thesis in collaboration with BMW
01/2026 – 06/2026 | Munich, Germany
  • •Designed and prototyped gaze interactions focusing on multimodal interaction and micro-interactions with the UI
  • •Conducted usability tests along with expert interviews to evaluate gaze interaction experience, exploring the effects of timing, transitions, visual feedback, and steering-wheel integration
  • •Synthesized quantitative and qualitative research findings to refine interaction strategies and iterated design concepts
    • Project in collaboration with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
    04/2024 – 05/2024 | Umeå, Sweden
  • •Conducted guerrilla interviews and sacrificial prototype tests to clarify attitude towards the service and intervention directions
  • •Planned and facilitated co-creation workshop to gather ideas while further understanding the needs around the service
  • •Ideated touchpoints and illustrated storyboards
    • Internship Experience
    BMW Group, UIX Designer Intern in Innovation Department
    08/2025 – 01/2026 | Munich, Germany
  • •Designed end-to-end user flows and high-fidelity prototypes for multimodal in-vehicle experiences using Figma and ProtoPie
  • •Designed interaction patterns for an AI assistant
    • BMW Group, Interaction Designer Intern in BMW Skylab
    03/2025 – 08/2025 | Shanghai, China
  • •Designed user journeys, interaction flows, and hi-fi UIs for the head-up display for in-car entertainment functions, and planned and facilitated usability studies to evaluate design concepts
  • •Facilitated ideation workshops exploring future in-car experience
  • •Prototyped AI voice assistant interactions and visual feedback
    • Gaddr, UXUI Designer Intern
    10/2024 – 02/2025 | Sweden(remote)
  • •Designed wireframes for an AI data management platform
    • Volkswagen Group, UXUI Designer Intern
    12/2024 – 03/2025 | Shanghai, China
  • •Built design systems and UI component libraries
    • Red Brick Art Museum, Exhibition Facilitator Intern
    06/2022 – 08/2022 | Beijing, China
  • •Guided tours during the digital art exhibition Image Supermarket