I am currently a master's student at Northeastern University. My research and design work spans across HCI, Experience Design, Psychology, AI, and VR.







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VR Game Development & Interactive Design
VR Treasure Hunt Game
I was responsible for several key aspects as a developer to ensure that the player's experience in the virtual world was both smooth and engaging.
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Experimental Research & VR Game Development
VR Ping Pong Game
My motivation for creating a virtual reality (VR) ping pong game came from a 20-day experimental research I carried out with 30 participants to look at the mental health effects of playing ping pong in real life versus VR.

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iOS & Android / Desktop / Product Design
AI Office Assistant
It is one of the largest platforms in employee service. By training the robot to automate workflows and address asked employee questions, administrators can largely increase work efficiency and improve work-life balance.
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Industrial Design / Mechanical Engineering Design
Crossing Distances
It is a smart device that connects to apps and displays the weather and temperature in your city and hometown in real time. It can help you feel closer to your hometown and reduce mental stress.
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Teaching Experience
My Students' Artworks
In 2018, I established an art studio, developed and implemented a curriculum, and taught oil painting and drawing to over 200 undergraduate students. I am about to apply these teaching skills to my PhD teaching assistantship.
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Research / User Testing / Design / Engineering
AI Assistant for Early-Stage Diabetics
An AI assistant for early-stage diabetes patients, which collects patient data daily for monitoring, personalizes diet and exercise plans, supports online doctor appointments, and also provides voice reminder services.
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StoryTelling / Character Model / Storyboard
An Interactive Story Game
I designed an interactive story game based on images. Features character design using 3D models, and combines synthesized audio with online materials to create the game's audio.
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Web Design / User Research
Gateway Usage Analytics
Gateway Usage Analytics provides employees in Citi a lot of data to have a better understanding of clients' usage in Citi Gateway, in order to increasing clients experience, engagement and order rate in the future.



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iOS & Android / Product Design
Customer AI Robot
Customer AI Robot is used to automatically handle questions from customer returns, refunds and complaints. The robot recommend suitable items to users, answer various questions about items.
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Website Design / iOS & Android / Desktop
Visual Design
This part shows some visual designs including data, advertising, mascot and other website designs, which were interspersed in previous work.
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