I bring research and visual thinking to AI product design.

I’m a product designer and researcher based in Redmond, Washington. I design AI products and visual systems that make emerging technology clearer, more useful, and more human.

My practice connects product thinking, human–machine collaboration, and cultural visual systems—drawing on a PhD in Visual Communication and hands-on experience building digital products.

  • Product Designer & Researcher
  • PhD · Tsinghua University
  • Redmond, WA
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Practice

Curious by training, visual by instinct, systematic in practice.

Human–Machine Collaboration

I study how AI can participate thoughtfully in creative decisions, visual production, and everyday professional workflows.

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Cultural Visual Systems

I reinterpret Chinese characters, traditional symbols, and cultural memory as living systems for contemporary experiences.

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Speculative AI Design

I use AI as a medium to explore materiality, memory, authorship, and the changing boundary between people and machines.

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Background

A practice shaped across disciplines.

My path moved from visual communication and cultural research into human–machine collaboration and AI products. That mix helps me see both the system behind an experience and the small visual details that make it feel approachable.

Selected Experience

  1. Product Designer

    Rockhood.ai

    Leading brand, interface, and product design for an AI-powered conversational real estate platform.

  2. UX Designer

    Tsinghua Future Lab

    Designing user journeys and AI tools for senior care and natural-language interaction.

  3. Design Intern

    Baidu · Alibaba · SenseTime

    Explored large-scale product systems and AI-driven interfaces across cross-functional teams and industry contexts.

Education

  1. PhD, Visual Communication

    Tsinghua University

    Research in intelligent design, ancient-character innovation, and speculative AI interfaces.

  2. MA, Visual Communication

    Tsinghua University

    Focused on revitalizing traditional culture through virtual exhibitions and visual systems.

  3. BA, Visual Communication

    Tsinghua University

    Trained in identity, typography, packaging, and motion design.

Research record

Writing, exhibitions, and recognition.

A selected record of research and creative work across AI, design philosophy, and cultural visual systems.

Publications

  1. Transformation with AI: Zhuangzi’s “Wuhua” Theory Inspires AI-Generated Art Development

    Thinking Skills and Creativity (Elsevier) · 2026 · with H. Yang and U. Amnueypol

  2. Covered with AI: The Speculative Design

    Chinese Art · Issue 3 · 2024 · with Jiang Xiangwei

  4. Harmonizing with Machines: Development and Challenges of Human–Machine Collaborative Design

    Design Research · 14(5), 11–16 · 2024

  5. Research on the Application and Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Visual Communication Design

    PhD dissertation · Tsinghua University · 2024 · Advisor: Prof. Chen Nan

  6. Creating Cultural Sculpture: Analyzing the Value of Traditional Chinese Sculpture Based on the Five Levels of Human Cognition

    International Journal of Arts Theory & History · 18(2), 21–42 · 2023 · with H. Yang and U. Amnueypol

  7. Design Philosophy Under the Compulsion of Technology: Materiality, Holism, and Creativity

    Journal of Oriental Design · 3(4), 83–87 · 2023

  8. Virtual Zoo Design Based on Animal Imagery in Traditional Chinese Culture

    Master’s thesis · Tsinghua University · 2019 · Advisor: Prof. Chen Nan

Exhibitions

  • National Graphic Design Exhibition

    Selected / Finalist · China Artists Association · 2025

  • Tianjin Youth Art Season

    Selected work · Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts · 2025

  • Moments in Sound and Image — Tsinghua Alumni Boston Art Festival

    North America Federation of Tsinghua Alumni Association · 2025

  • Chinese Character Interactive Festival

    Macao · 2022

Awards

  • Shenzhen Global Design Award

    Excellence Award (Kunpeng Award) · Shenzhen Municipal Government · Shenzhen Innovation & Creative Design Development Office · 2024

  • BIAF Busan International Art Festival

    Silver Award · Busan Metropolitan City · BIAF Organizing Committee · 2024

  • Asia Vanguard Art and Design Competition (AVADC)

    First Prize · 2024

Conference

  • Visualization of Dreams: An Analysis of Artificial Intelligence in Surrealist Art Creation

    Presentation proposal · Nineteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society · Hanyang University, Seoul + Online · May 24–26, 2024

Activities

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Let’s make complex technology feel more human.

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