Designing with empathy. Building with technical depth.

UX Designer with a Computer Science background, focused on human-centered AI tools, workflow design, and interactive systems. I combine research, interface design, and frontend implementation to create digital experiences that are clear, thoughtful, and useful.

Education

  • B.S. in Graphic Design, University of California, Davis, USA, 2021-2023

  • M.S. in Computer Science, University of Southern California, USA, 2024-2026

Experience

UX/UI Design Intern, Feastech Inc., Sacramento, USA, June 2023 — October 2023

  • Led a 4-person team to build a unified design language for an internal business management system

  • Designed 32 complex web pages and partnered with managers, developers, and users to improve UI consistency and production hand off

Skills

  • Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Framer Motion.

  • Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.

  • Ability to conduct comprehensive user research and usability testing.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Framer.

  • Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.

  • Ability to conduct comprehensive user research and usability testing.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Projects

  • Grad Meeting Scheduler - Lead UI/UX Designer
    Designed an explainable scheduling tool with heat-map views, ranked suggestions, and fairness-focused user flows
    Built and tested a React/Vite prototype with recommendations, preference editing, and conflict alerts

  • Intelligent Video Segmentation Player - UX/UI Designer
    Led UX/UI and front-end design for an AI-powered video player with timelines,
    Designed content-skipping controls to help users navigate long videos more efficiently .while connecting back-end AI outputs to front-end interactions

  • AI Code Review Research- UX Research Lead
    Designed and led a mixed-methods UX research study examining how junior developers interact with and learn from AI-powered code review tools
    Surveyed 30 CS students and conducted 11 in-depth interviews to identify key themes around trust, feedback clarity, usability, and learning support

  • Event Search Web App- UX/UI Designer
    Designed a responsive event search app with structured filters, dynamic search results, event detail views, and an intuitive browsing experience
    Improved the search-to-detail flow with clearer layouts, interactive states, expandable venue information, and enhanced usability throughout the user journey

Personal qualities

  • Curious and interdisciplinary thinker with a strong foundation in Computer Science and UX Design.

  • Human-centered designer focused on making complex technical systems clear, intuitive, and trustworthy.

  • Detail-oriented problem solver who enjoys refining ideas through research, prototyping, testing, and iteration.

  • Collaborative team player who communicates clearly across design, research, and engineering contexts.

  • Passionate about human-centered AI, interactive systems, and designing tools that support real user workflows.

Interests

  • Cosplay and character styling, with a strong interest in visual storytelling, costume presentation, and creative self-expression.

  • Drawing and painting, including digital illustration, oil, acrylic, charcoal, and watercolor.

  • Dance, photography, and creative content creation, with an interest in how visuals, movement, and personality come together.

  • Piano and guitar, as creative outlets for music, emotion, and personal expression.

Interested in connecting?

Let’s talk projects, collaborations, or anything design!

Interested in connecting?

Let’s talk projects, collaborations, or anything design!

Interested in connecting?

Let’s talk projects, collaborations, or anything design!

Copyright 2026 by Xinhe Wang

Copyright 2026 by Xinhe Wang

Copyright 2026 by Xinhe Wang