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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
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With a mix of CS, HCI research, and a knack for "weird ideas" , I turn the same technology into Limitless possibilities with real impact.
"Qiyu's superpower is seeing different perspectives and new ways of approaching problems."
--- Emily, Senior UX Designer @Amazon
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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)

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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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)

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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
Backed up by
My Interdisciplinary Background

2019 Q4
Brain-Computer Interface RA
Invited by Prof. Qu
(top 3% from a CS lecture)

2020 Q1
Full-Stack Developer @Elphi
Designed & Implemented a Saas dashboard

2022 Q1
Teaching Assistant
@PieJob @Cornell
Head TA (INFO 3450 HCI)
TA (COSI 10a)

2023
3 HCI Labs
@CMU @Cornell
Conversational AI; Human-AI Trust; Responsible AI

2024
Physical Computing
Created a vending machine prototype.. (haha)
You've Found
A Strange Designer
so much so that I am
🏆 1 of 8 AI Design Fellows @Strange Ventures
who said, "Strange today, Innovative tomorrow."