My Research

Three spotlight papers,
one human–AI loop.

Vision‑language, video understanding, and the human‑in‑the‑loop systems that make modern multimodal models actually useful.

CVPR'24 · SynData

GenAI‑Bench

Evaluating and improving compositional text‑to‑visual generation.

★ Best Short Paper
NeurIPS'25 · D&B

Camera Motions, Anywhere

Towards understanding camera motions in any video — dataset and benchmarks track.

✦ Spotlight
CVPR'26

Precise Video Language

Building a precise video language with human–AI oversight — the loop powering Moodio.

✦ Spotlight
About

Founder, designer,
full‑stack builder.

I move between research, product strategy, AI workflows and high‑fidelity craft — building 0‑to‑1 across B2B and B2C.

Bio

Hi :‑D — I'm a full‑stack Product Designer, Program Manager and AI‑startup founder based in Menlo Park. I have 4+ years leading 0‑to‑1 product design, agent workflows, and cross‑functional execution across B2B and B2C.

Strong background in UX/UI, product strategy and user research, with hands‑on expertise in using AI to prototype and execute across design, product and data pipelines. Track record of improving operational efficiency, driving product growth, and contributing to top‑tier academic research.

M.S. from Carnegie Mellon (Integrated Innovation for Products & Services, 2022). BFA from Parsons (Communication Design, 2021, Merit Scholarship).

Experience

DataPizza · Co‑founder / CPO2025 — Now
Microsoft Azure · PM II2025 — 2026
SOCA · Lead UI/UX + PM2023 — Now
CGI · Product Designer2022 — 2023
Alibaba · UI/UX Designer2021
Xiaomi · UI/UX Design Intern2020
United Nations · Creative Designer2019 — 2020
Saatchi & Saatchi · Art & Design Intern2019

Awards

Reddot · 2023
Brands & Communication Design — XYG Window
Top Design Award · 2022
Product Design — Miles Trips Page Redesign
C2A · 2022
Creative Communication Award — Miles Trips Page Redesign

Education

Carnegie Mellon UniversityM.S. — MIIPS, Integrated Innovation 2021 — 2022
Parsons School of DesignB.F.A. Communication Design · Merit Scholarship 2017 — 2021

Skills

User Research
Contextual Inquiry User Interviews Survey Design Usability Testing Heuristic Evaluation Competitor Analysis Affinity Mapping Persona Development Journey Mapping Information Architecture
Product & Design
Product Strategy Interaction Design Wireframing Prototyping User Flows Design Systems A/B Testing Illustration Branding
AI‑assisted Workflows
Rapid Prototyping Research Synthesis Spec Drafting Workflow Automation Cross‑functional Execution
Tools & Technologies
Figma Adobe Creative Suite Miro Notion Azure HTML / CSS

Let's make something memorable.

Open to collaborations on AI products, agent workflows, and 0‑to‑1 design partnerships. Menlo Park · O‑1B · 72‑hour reply.