Yiqi Chen - Resume

Education

New York University - Tisch School of the Arts

BFA in Interactive Media Arts

2023 - 2025

Cornell University

M.P.S. in Information Science (Incoming)

Fall 2026

Experience

Design & Development Intern

Dunes Research Institute · Remote

2025 - 2026

Designed and developed an interdisciplinary online dictionary platform from research to deployment.
Built frontend interfaces, backend tooling, and analytics workflows for content publishing and behavioral tracking.
Used Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor to accelerate implementation and debugging workflows.

UX Design Intern

Soulmate Technology · Shanghai

2025

Participated in embodied robotics deployments in commercial and public event environments.
Designed B2B website information architecture and interaction flows for LLM-based products.

Projects

Chirp

System Design · Hardware Interaction

2025

Designed a passive health signal system for elderly individuals living alone in rural areas.
Developed a LoRa-based multi-device system connecting wearables, community dashboards, and operational interfaces.
Iterated from low-fidelity concepts to functional hardware prototypes.

UnderCurrent

UX Research · Product Design

2025

Analyzed 1000+ community posts and conducted 11 in-depth interviews on emotional behavior patterns in online fan communities.
Designed a four-stage interaction framework to externalize systemic pressure and reduce self-blame.

Legends at NYU

Service Design · Gamified Systems

2024 - 2025

Designed a collaborative tabletop game system to reduce participation anxiety among international students.
Validated participation mechanics through multiple rounds of playtesting and iteration.

Skills

Design Figma, Adobe Suite, Fusion 360, Unity

Development JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Python, Tauri, Arduino, R

Languages Mandarin Chinese, English (GRE 330)