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Yu-Hsaun Cheng's Portfolio
About Me.
My name is Yu-Hsuan (Maxine) Cheng, and I am a passionate and dedicated postgraduate interaction design student at UTS. I have contributed to multiple and diverse HCD, ECD, UCD, and Lean UX projects in HCI and Human-Centred Design Research projects helped me develop a unique toolkit of skills and knowledge.
Whilst experience in the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) allows me to apply comprehensive creative design thinking and problem-solving skills, my strong empathy and well-rounded communication and collaboration skills also benefit me in working with and get along with people from different backgrounds and skill sets to design empathetic products, which fulfill human needs, desires, and enhance their life, experience and well-being.
Education
2023-2024
Master of Interaction Design
University of Technology Sydney
I have a graduate research project as a sub-major, research on the impacts of reflecting memories of childhood and adolescence with family and friends on understanding one’s personality and fostering self-growth. I'm also actively involved in the Lucy Mentoring Program and Apple Foundation Program @UTS. In UTS Tech Festival 2024, I was awarded the UTS Rapido Hackathon - the Rapido & Streetkind Hackathon: Rapido Innovation Excellence Award with StreetKind.co and the Rapido & Marintec Hackathon: Rapido Award with Marintec and Navantia Australia.
2018-2022
Bachelor of Bachelor of Arts in Applied Foreign Languages
Tatung University
My bachelor's degree inspired me to change my study path to pursue my passion for learning. After finding the spark in the field of User Experience and Interaction Design, I studied hard to get a scholarship to study abroad for my master's degree.
Experienced in UCD, HCD, ECD, Lean UX and user interface (UI) innovative design
Skilled in building personae, wireframing, and prototyping using Figma
Strong empathy for human needs, interactions, and well-being
Skilled in user research and conducting qualitative, semi-structured interviews
Strong communication and collaboration skills, stay flexible and high adaptability