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Qinyi Zhou's Curriculum Vitae
General Information
| Full Name | Qinyi Zhou |
| Languages | Chinese (Native), English (Fluent, TOEFL 100) |
Education
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sep 2023 Docent: Digital Operation-Centric Elicitation of Novice-friendly Tutorials
- Authors: Yihao Zhu, Qinyi Zhou
- UIST SIC 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Programming
- Python (Skilled)
- Arduino (Skilled)
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Design Software
- PS, AI, PR (Highly skilled)
- Figma (Highly skilled)
- Rhino (Highly skilled)
- Keyshot (Highly skilled)
- Blender (Proficient)
Honors and Awards
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2023 - Future Design Education Competition Gold Award
- UIST Student Innovation Contest Honorable Mention
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2022 - Outstanding Graduate of Tsinghua University
- Outstanding Graduation Design Award
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2020 - Tsinghua University Social Practice Gold Award
Social Practice
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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
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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