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Qinyi Zhou's Curriculum Vitae

General Information

Full Name Qinyi Zhou
Languages Chinese (Native), English (Fluent, TOEFL 100)

Education

  • 2022 - 2025.6.30
    Master's Degree in Product Design
    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    • GPA: 3.98
    • Courses: Human-Computer Interaction Technology, History & Theory of Design Research, Frontier of Information Technology & Design Application, Interdisciplinary Creative Thinking & Practice
  • 2018 - 2022
    Bachelor's Degree in Product Design
    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    • GPA: 3.82
    • Courses: Product Interface Semantic Design, Design Thinking, User Research Methods, Integrated Design Expression, 3D Modeling Basics, Ergonomics, Computer-Aided Design, Cross-Disciplinary Design Practice

Experience

  • Oct 2023 - Apr 2024
    Research Intern
    Microsoft Research Asia
    • AI4Design, human-AI co-creation: Utilizing LMs to augment human's creative thinking
    • Natural Human-AI communication system
  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
    Interaction Design Intern
    Meituan Home Delivery Division
    • Improved the search page interface based on user and merchant needs to enhance user experience and search results
    • Redesigned the shopping cart-to-order process based on user purchasing habits
  • Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
    Interaction Design Intern
    Midea Global Innovation Center
    • Part of the UXI team in Midea's Household Air Conditioning Business Unit's Industrial Design Center
    • Involved in interaction design for Midea Home APP and graphic design for Midea Disney series air conditioner panels

Publications

  • Sep 2024
    ProductMeta: Supporting Ideation in Metaphorical Product Design through Multimodal Large Models
    • Authors: Qinyi Zhou, Jie Deng, Yu Liu, Yun Wang, Yan Xia, Yang Ou, Zhicong Lu, Scarlett Li*, Yingqing Xu*
    • Submitting to CHI 2025
  • Sep 2023
    Docent: Digital Operation-Centric Elicitation of Novice-friendly Tutorials
    • Authors: Yihao Zhu, Qinyi Zhou
    • UIST SIC 2023
  • April 2024
    The Application and Development of Artificial Intelligence in the Design Industry
    • Authors: Yingqing Xu, Qinyi Zhou, Jie Deng, Yu Zhang, Xinyi Fu*
    • Packaging Engineering

Projects

  • Oct 2023 - Now
    ConversAI
    • Enhancing Group Discussion through Proactive AI Engagement and Multimodal Interaction
    • Developed a novel context-aware CA designed to actively participate in group discussions
    • Leveraging GPT-4V's advanced multimodal detection and dialogue analysis
  • Nov 2023
    Speaking Across Time with Da Vinci
    • Created a media work employing virtual human technology
    • Enabled cross-temporal conversation between Leonardo da Vinci and modern students
    • Explored the intersection of history, art, and AI technology
  • Jan 2023 - Sep 2023
    Multimodal Book Design for Children with Dyslexia
    • Winner of the 2023 Future Design Education Competition Gold Award
    • Incorporated physical interactions, tactile, and auditory perceptions
    • Led user research, interaction design, storyline design, and product iterations

Skills

  • Programming
    • Python (Skilled)
    • Arduino (Skilled)
  • Design Software
    • PS, AI, PR (Highly skilled)
    • Figma (Highly skilled)
    • Rhino (Highly skilled)
    • Keyshot (Highly skilled)
    • Blender (Proficient)

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Future Design Education Competition Gold Award
    • UIST Student Innovation Contest Honorable Mention
  • 2022
    • Outstanding Graduate of Tsinghua University
    • Outstanding Graduation Design Award
  • 2020
    • Tsinghua University Social Practice Gold Award

Social Practice

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2021
    Tracing the Origins in Xi'an: Summer fieldwork
    • Interviewed inheritors of intangible cultural heritage
    • Completed research on modernization of cultural heritage
    • Received Tsinghua University Social Practice Gold Award
  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
    Volunteered Teaching Art in Hainan
    • One-month art and art history teaching at Innovative School in Lingao County
    • Received commendations from school and fellow students