Hey

!

Welcome.

I'm

Alex(Tze-Yu) Chen.

I drink

coffee

,

make

films

and build

products

.

I hold a Master of HCI + Design from the University of Washington. Before that, I studied Management Science and Computer Science at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan.

I am currently using LLM to translate academic papers into more digestible formats at Prosocial Computing Group, University of Washington

About me

I’ve had the privilege of exploring the design, business, and technology aspects of UX. It enables me to tackle challenges from multiple perspectives and deliver well-rounded solutions.

From Discovery to Shipping

I shipped my first product in 2020 and have been designing, researching, and prototyping ever since.

I believe a strong design process integrates all three elements seamlessly.

Good Designs Tell Stories

Despite my terrible jokes, I understand the importance of engaging storytelling as well as stakeholder communication in driving team success, especially in the field of UX.

Iced Americano

I drink iced americano exclusively. My personal record is 5.5 large cups in a day (equivalent to 11 espresso shots).

I routinely drink coffee after 6PM.

HDR

I love exploring the technical side of photography and videography.

I have been exploring using HDR(High-dynamic range) technology to create true immersive experiences.

Experience

Researcher & UX Designer

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University of Washington

Aug. 2023 - Present

Researcher & UX Designer

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University of Washington

Aug. 2023 - Present

Researcher & UX Designer

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University of Washington

Aug. 2023 - Present

UX Designer

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BORING Design Lab

Oct. 2022 - May 2023

UX Designer

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BORING Design Lab

Oct. 2022 - May 2023

UX Designer

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BORING Design Lab

Oct. 2022 - May 2023

Student Researcher

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NYCU

Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2022

Student Researcher

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NYCU

Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2022

Student Researcher

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NYCU

Oct. 2019 - Dec. 2022

User Experience Intern

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Public Digital Innovation Space

Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021

User Experience Intern

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Public Digital Innovation Space

Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021

User Experience Intern

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Public Digital Innovation Space

Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021

UX Designer

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Horizone Studio

Jul. 2020 - Nov. 2020

UX Designer

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Horizone Studio

Jul. 2020 - Nov. 2020

UX Designer

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Horizone Studio

Jul. 2020 - Nov. 2020

Awards

HCI & UX

1st Place

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HCII 2024 Student Design Competition

Jun. 2024

Honorable Mention

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Best Paper Award, ACM CHI' 22

May 2022

Film

Official Selection

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2022 Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival

Ogygia (2022) - Director of Photography & Colorist

May 2022

Official Selection

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2021 Sydney Indie Short Festival

Ogygia (2022) - Director of Photography & Colorist

Jun 2021

Shortlisted, Best Film

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2021 Chiayi International Video Competition

THe Escape (2021) - Director of Photography & Colorist

Feb. 2021

Publications

Co-author

CAMPUS: A University Crowdsourcing Platform for Reporting Facility, Status Update, and Problem Area Information. In Companion Publication of the 2022 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW'22 Companion). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 59–62. https://doi.org/10.1145/3500868.3559447

3rd Author

How to Guide Task-oriented Chatbot Users, and When: A Mixed-methods Study of Combinations of Chatbot Guidance Types and Timings. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 488, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3501941

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me.

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