Mingze Wu

HCI Researcher & Creative Engineer

+86 173-6403-7659lawtedwu@gmail.comWebsiteGitHub

Education

Harvard University

2026-09 — 2028-07

Master in Design Engineering (MDE), Design Engineering

Queen Mary University of London

2019-09 — 2023-07

BSc (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

2026-01

ACM 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

2025-09

Awwwards 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

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