ABOUT ME
Xinyi Zhu is a designer who builds AI-powered systems that augment human expression and agency, translating invisible computational systems into felt, playful experiences. Her work explores new ways to weave computation into the creative process to dissolve the boundaries around us, physical to virtual, human to machine, language to language. Her work has been published at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems and featured in Rest of World.
She is currently leading the design of a speech-to-speech AI translation platform at Speechlab, an AI startup incubated by Andrew Ng’s AI Fund.
EXPERIENCE
Founding Designer | Speechlab
Mar 2023 - Present
Mar 2023 - Present
+ Lead the end-to-end design and launch of two speech-to-speech AI translation products, Dubbing and Live, from 0 to 1.
+ Work closely with the cross-functional engineering teams, and engage directly with enterprise customers to ensure seamless user experience.
+ Work closely with the cross-functional engineering teams, and engage directly with enterprise customers to ensure seamless user experience.
Creative Technologist Intern | AKQA
June 2022 - Aug 2022
June 2022 - Aug 2022
+ Designed and developed websites and UI components using JavaScript, ReactJS and Storybook for the first AKQA intranet.
+ Participated in Future Academy Ignition projects, sponsored by Robinhood and Jiffy Lube.
+ Participated in Future Academy Ignition projects, sponsored by Robinhood and Jiffy Lube.
UI/UX Designer | Shamiri Institute
Nov 2021 - May 2022
Nov 2021 - May 2022
+ Lead the product design for Shamiri Health, an affordable mental health platform for enterprises in Africa that provides dynamic and personalized wellness solutions for their teams.
+ Create high-fidelity prototypes using Figma for a mobile app launched in Spring 2022.
+ Create high-fidelity prototypes using Figma for a mobile app launched in Spring 2022.
HCI Researcher | Berkeley Institute of Design
June 2021- May 2022
June 2021- May 2022
+ Designed and implemented an interactive Virtual Reality system prototype GeneratiVR and an interactive web-based system prototype LOGiCS, both of which allow human designers to explore and control generative design systems for a range of application domains.
+ Co-authored a paper and got accepted to CHI 2022 Late-Breaking Work.
+ Co-authored a paper and got accepted to CHI 2022 Late-Breaking Work.
Design Research Intern | frog
Jul 2020 - Mar 2021
Jul 2020 - Mar 2021
+ Organized participatory workshops and conducted user interviews to identify user needs and improve product experience.
+ Designed and implemented tools using Python, Tableau and React which resulted in improved data analysis and data visualization throughout multiple projects.
+ Designed and implemented tools using Python, Tableau and React which resulted in improved data analysis and data visualization throughout multiple projects.
Data Analyst | iQIYI
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
+ Boosted video content business, including movie, TV drama, reality show and animation, using data-driven solutions and mathematical models.
+ Maximized content indicator system resulting in improved evaluation and predictive analysis of content performance with data product teams.
+ Maximized content indicator system resulting in improved evaluation and predictive analysis of content performance with data product teams.
EDUCATION
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
Master of Design
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Sep 2014 - May 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
New York University
New York University