QIYU HU

Making AI
Feel Human

5

Years of HCI Training
@CMU, @Cornell

8

Clients Served
e.g. Google, Roche

20+

Projects Delivered
e.g. 0-1-launch

"Qiyu's superpower is seeing different perspectives and new ways of approaching problems."
--- Emily, Senior UX Designer @Amazon
All
0-1
Strategy
Vision-driven
Shopping doesn’t have to start with a search
0-to-1 app launch (secured 6 business partners) that transforms food exploration into "watch, create, and purchase"
Founding UX Designer  · 1.5 years
E-Commerce
0-1
ToC
AI doesn’t have to be complex
Research-to-design project that yields hi-fi prototypes (SUS 86.3%) to improve product discoverability
UX Designer · 4 months
GenAI
0-1
ToC
AI can be a design tool
An call agent rapidly prototyped with prompt engineering to enhance service personalization
Solo AI Prototyper · 1 week (part of a 8-month team project)
Conversational AI
0-1
ToC
Design can be a research tool
Hi-fi digital & physical prototypes (SUS 90.3%) to drive adoption of a new AI initiative
Service Designer · 4 months
Multimodal AI
ToC
AI can earn human trust
2 research papers on AI as a caregiver (the language and affiliation) in multi-stakeholder healthcare
Research Assistant · 1.5 year (ongoing)
Conversational AI
Responsible AI
AI doesn’t have to stay on a screen
Vision Design (VC fellowship project) embedding physical AI into Roche’s diagnostic workflow to reduce human errors
Service Designer · 1 month
Multimodal AI
Healthcare
ToB
Shopping doesn’t have to start with a search
0-to-1 app launch (secured 6 business partners) that transforms food exploration into "watch, create, and purchase"
Founding UX Designer  · 1.5 years
E-Commerce
0-1
ToC
AI doesn’t have to be complex
Research-to-design project that yields hi-fi prototypes (SUS 86.3%) to improve product discoverability
UX Designer · 4 months
GenAI
0-1
ToC
AI can be a design tool
An call agent rapidly prototyped with prompt engineering to enhance service personalization
Solo Prototyper · 1 week (part of a 8-month team project)
Conversational AI
0-1
ToC
Design can be a research tool
Hi-fi digital & physical prototypes (SUS 90.3%) to drive adoption of a new AI initiative
Service Designer · 4 months
Multimodal AI
ToC
AI can earn human trust
2 research papers on AI as a caregiver (the language and affiliation) in multi-stakeholder healthcare
Research Assistant · 1.5 year (ongoing)
Conversational AI
Responsible AI
AI doesn’t have to stay on a screen
Vision Design (VC fellowship project) embedding physical AI into Roche’s diagnostic workflow to reduce human errors
Service Designer · 1 month
Multimodal AI
Healthcare
ToB
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My Interdisciplinary Background

2019 Q4

Machine Learning

Brain-Computer Interface RA

Invited by Prof. Qu
(top 3% from a CS lecture)

2020 Q1

HTML
JavaScipt
CSS
React

Full-Stack Developer @Elphi

Designed & Implemented a Saas dashboard

2022 Q1

Teaching
Leadership

Teaching Assistant
@PieJob @Cornell

Head TA (INFO 3450 HCI)
TA (COSI 10a)

2023

Mixed-Method
Data Analysis

3 HCI Labs
@CMU @Cornell

Conversational AI; Human-AI Trust; Responsible AI

2024

3D Printing
Laser Cutting
Arduino

Physical Computing

Created a vending machine prototype.. (haha)