Award-winning AI Product Designer bridging design & engineering.

Award-winning AI Product Designer bridging design & engineering.

6+ years of AI product design experience

Dual Master’s in Design & Engineering

Currently @BMW

6+ years of AI product design experience

Dual Master’s in Design & Engineering

Currently @BMW

5 Awards in Open Innovation Challenge

Designer and AI strategist turning data and ML insights into award-winning creative concepts.

Previous clients / employers
Independent UX/UI and media interaction designer (2018-2023), building and shipping diverse interactive product experiences.

United States (California & Michigan)

South Korea (Seoul)

People love working with me!

Have a look at what my managers and team-mates have to say about me and my work.

Nigel Melville

Associate Professor

@U of Michigan, Ross Business School

Youngeun has done an outstanding job and is one of the best RAs that I have had in my two decades at the Ross School of Business...


Youngeun is responsible, creative, very motivated, and is super intelligent...


Overall, I would very highly recommend Youngeun.

Lillian Yang

Interaction Designer

@Bloomberg LP

Youngeun's strong foundation in UX research and design, coupled with her energy and grit, has been instrumental in driving projects forward.


Most importantly, she uses her visual design skillsets to turn research findings and ideas into tangible solutions.


Youngeun's deep understanding and passion in UX and UI design, coupled with her hands-on research skills, make her an invaluable asset to any product team.


I highly recommend her for any UX Design / Research role!

SeungYoung Oh

Front-end Developer

@Kakao.corp

What sets Youngeun apart is her ability to work cross-functionally. She collaborates seamlessly with engineers, aligning on constraints and finding solutions that balance usability and feasibility.


She takes ownership, moves fast, tackles complex challenges, and is one of the most reliable UX designers I’ve worked with.


If you're looking for a UX designer who drives meaningful impact, works effortlessly with devs, and elevates your product, Youngeun is the one.

Publications

*All first-authored

#AI Product Design

2022 Journal of the HCI Society of Korea

#Human-AI Collaboration

2022 ACM Conference on Information Technology for Social Good

#Interactive AR Design

Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022

#AI Product Design

2020 Korea Society of Design Science Conference

#AI Usability

2020 Korea Society of Design Science Conference

5 Awards in Open Innovation Challenge

Product Designer turning data and machine-learning insights into award-winning creative concepts.

1st Place

1st Place

Junction Asia Hackaton

Junction Asia Hackaton

Featured on NY Times

Featured on NY Times

AI Song Challenge

AI Song Challenge

3rd Place

3rd Place

AI Art Challenge

AI Art Challenge

2nd Place

2nd Place

Tour Data App Challenge

Tour Data App Challenge

2nd Place

2nd Place

Motion Graphic Challenge

Motion Graphic Challenge

Selected Works

Selected Works

Previous clients / employers
Independent UX/UI and media interaction designer (2018-2023), building and shipping diverse interactive product experiences.

United States (California & Michigan)

South Korea (Seoul)

Previous clients / employers
Independent UX/UI and media interaction designer (2018-2023), building and shipping diverse interactive product experiences.

United States (California & Michigan)

South Korea (Seoul)

People love working with me!

People love working with me!

Have a look at what my managers and team-mates have to say about me and my work.

Have a look at what my managers and team-mates have to say about me and my work.

Nigel Melville

Associate Professor

@U of Michigan, Ross Business School

Youngeun has done an outstanding job and is one of the best RAs that I have had in my two decades at the Ross School of Business...


Youngeun is responsible, creative, very motivated, and is super intelligent...


Overall, I would very highly recommend Youngeun.

SeungYoung Oh

Front-end Developer

@Kakao.corp

What sets Youngeun apart is her ability to work cross-functionally. She collaborates seamlessly with engineers, aligning on constraints and finding solutions that balance usability and feasibility.


She takes ownership, moves fast, tackles complex challenges, and is one of the most reliable UX designers I’ve worked with.


If you're looking for a UX designer who drives meaningful impact, works effortlessly with devs, and elevates your product, Youngeun is the one.

Lillian Yang

Interaction Designer

@Bloomberg LP

Youngeun's strong foundation in UX research and design, coupled with her energy and grit, has been instrumental in driving projects forward.


Most importantly, she uses her visual design skillsets to turn research findings and ideas into tangible solutions.


Youngeun's deep understanding and passion in UX and UI design, coupled with her hands-on research skills, make her an invaluable asset to any product team.


I highly recommend her for any UX Design / Research role!

Previous clients / employers
Independent UX/UI and media interaction designer (2018-2023), building and shipping diverse interactive product experiences.

United States (California & Michigan)

South Korea (Seoul)

Publications

*All first-authored

#AI Product Design

#AI Product Design

2022 Journal of the HCI Society of Korea

#Human-AI Collaboration

#Human-AI Collaboration

2022 ACM Conference on Information Technology for Social Good

#AI Product Design

#AI Product Design

2020 Korea Society of Design Science Conference

#Interactive AR Design

#Interactive AR Design

Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022

#AI Usability

#AI Usability

2020 Korea Society of Design Science Conference

5 Awards in Open Innovation Challenge

Product Designer turning data and machine-learning insights into award-winning creative concepts.

1st Place

Junction Asia Hackaton

Featured on NY Times

AI Song Challenge

3rd Place

AI Art Challenge

2nd Place

Tour Data App Challenge

2nd Place

Motion Graphic Challenge

Publications

*All first-authored

#AI Product Design

2022 Journal of the HCI Society of Korea

#Human-AI Collaboration

2022 ACM Conference on Information Technology for Social Good

#AI Product Design

2020 Korea Society of Design Science Conference

#Interactive AR Design

Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022

#AI Usability

2020 Korea Society of Design Science Conference

Selected Works

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Award-winning AI Product Designer bridging design & engineering.

6+ years of AI product design experience

Dual Master’s in Design & Engineering

Currently @BMW