Mingze Wu
HCI Researcher & Creative Engineer
Education
Harvard University
2026-09 — 2028-07Master in Design Engineering (MDE), Design Engineering
Queen Mary University of London
2019-09 — 2023-07BSc (Engineering), Telecommunications Engineering and Management
Experience
Stanford University (Cohen & Sahami Lab, Stanford HAI)Research Assistant
2025-04 — 2026-04- Led research on HCI and AI-supported student motivation, focusing on long-term academic goal pursuit.
- Designed and ran controlled experiments with CS and Psychology faculty.
- Contributing to a forthcoming paper on scalable, human-centered AI systems.
Tsinghua HCI LabResearch Intern
2025-01 — 2026-04- Conducted research on proactive AI agents for collaborative academic writing.
- Supported experimental design and evaluation of writing assistant interfaces.
- Co-authored a paper accepted to ACM CHI 2026 (Papers), to appear.
AlibabaFront End Engineer
2022-12 — 2025-06- Developed the UI and IA for an enterprise-level data management platform.
- Built a multi-language SQL editor with real-time syntax feedback functionality.
- Built a TailwindCSS design system, streamlining UI and internal workflows.
MinimaxFull-Stack Engineer Intern
2022-10 — 2022-12- Joined as the second frontend engineer on the team.
- Independently led the initial frontend development for Glow, a ChatGPT-like AI mini-program.
- Integrated Umeng analytics for user behavior tracking and product iteration.
TencentFull-Stack Engineer Intern
2021-04 — 2022-10- Designed and developed platforms, streamlining workflows for the AI and algorithm teams.
- Collaborated with algorithm researchers to create intuitive UI for parameter tuning.
- Built the platform using reusable components, integrating design principles to ensure scalability.
Projects
Proactive AI for Collaborative Story Writing (CHI 2026 Papers)Research Project
2026-01ACM CHI 2026 Papers
- Owned the end-to-end build of a Wizard-of-Oz experimental platform for proactive AI writing assistance, including study workflow, interface logic, and data instrumentation.
- Partnered on research ideation and manuscript iteration.
Immersive Personal Website (lawted.tech)Independent Project
2025-09Awwwards Honorable Mention
- Designed and developed a 3D interactive portfolio site with motion, storytelling, and WebGL.
- Merged design and engineering to build international visibility for personal brand.
Skills
AI & Programming:
Python, TypeScript, OpenAI API, LangChain
Design & Prototyping:
Figma, Blender, Spline, WebGL
Full Stack Development:
React, Next.js, Three.js, Node.js, Supabase
Research & Methods:
Human-Centered Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing