Yanyu Chen
UX Designer at Alibaba Group
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang, China
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Yanyu Chen is a UX designer with 11 years of experience who blends a strong psychology foundation with human-centered design, currently pursuing an MS in Human-Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. She has applied rigorous quantitative and qualitative research across roles at Alibaba and Walmart eCommerce, and in healthcare and nonprofit projects, translating behavioral insights into product experiences that nudge user behavior. Known for collaboration with product and engineering teams, she ships practical designs using tools like Figma and has experience synthesizing complex datasets from academic and industry research. Fluent in cross-cultural contexts from studies in Hong Kong, Maastricht, and Boston, she brings a thoughtful, evidence-driven approach to behavior change through design.
11 years of coding experience
Semester Exchange, Psychology and Neuroscience, 88/100, Semester Exchange, Psychology and Neuroscience, 88/100 at Maastricht UniversitySummer Exchange, Psychology and Sociology, 4.0/4.0, Summer Exchange, Psychology and Sociology, 4.0/4.0 at Boston UniversityMaster's degree, Human Computer Interaction, Master's degree, Human Computer Interaction at University of Washington Human Centered Design & EngineeringBachelor's degree, Psychology, First Honour, Bachelor's degree, Psychology, First Honour at City University of Hong Kong
Spanish, Chinese, English
Github Skills (72)
countdown10
mvp10
sqlite-database10
databinding10
textureview10
gradle-plugin10
side-bar10
stack10
one2many10
android-view10
retrofit10
algorithm10
derived10
apt-repository10
one-to-many10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
CaMnter/Robotlegs4Android
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:21 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
CaMnter/EasyRecyclerView
Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
🎞 Easy recyclerview for Android
Contributions:33 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
androidrecyclervieweasyrecyclerviewdecorationrecyclerview-adapter
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