Shihan Zhang
04/5.28
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Sept.2022-Jul.2026
- Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), China
· Relevant Coursework: Information Design Methodology, Perceptual Interaction Design, Parametric Design
· 2024-2025 China National Scholarship
- Sept.2016-Jul.2022
- The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University Experimental School
PERSONAL SUMMARY
- Interdisciplinary background in AI product innovation and experience design, with strengths in user insight generation, competitive analysis, and end-to-end experience design for enterprise and productivity products
- Proficient in LLMs, AIGC toolchains, AI workflow construction, model fine-tuning, and deployment, capable of translating AI capabilities into production-ready product solutions
- Strong awareness of cutting-edge developments in LLMs / Agents / Multimodal AI; highly self-driven, structured thinker, and experienced in cross-functional collaboration and reusable product methodology development.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
- Insta360 | Jan 2026- Apr 2026 | Product Experience Design Intern | Shenzhen,China
Summary: Drove end-to-end product workflow design and cross-functional execution for integrated hardware-software products, with hands-on experience in complex system decomposition, stakeholder alignment, and enterprise product delivery.
· Consumer Drone Flight Control System: Structured and defined end-to-end interaction logic for a highly ambiguous flight-control product module by decomposing complex user and system workflows; established a standardized product framework spanning architecture, parameter tuning, connectivity, and flight operations, enabling cross-team alignment and supporting on-schedule launch.
· Enterprise Device Management Platform: Owned product workflow planning and prototype design for core modules of a cloud + on-premise enterprise device management platform; prioritized MVP scope under constrained timelines/resources, coordinated requirement alignment across stakeholders, and delivered scalable solutions for user management, dashboards, and space administration.
· Process Optimization: Abstracted repeatable workflow-decomposition frameworks from project practice and documented reusable design-to-delivery methodologies to improve team efficiency and consistency across future product iterations.
- La Passion (Beijing) International Culture & Media Co., Ltd. | Jul 2023-Mar 2024 | AI Creative Intern | Jul 2023-Mar 2024
Summary: Applied generative AI technologies in creative and product workflows, with hands-on experience in AI capability optimization, workflow design, and AI-driven product experimentation.
· AI Digital Human Training: Participated in optimization of digital human “Guilinger”; built ComfyUI workflows and generated training datasets to improve lip-sync accuracy and character consistency. Achieved 40%+ improvement in lip-sync accuracy and 90% consistency in expression/tone performance.
· AIGC Workflow Design: Designed and implemented AI-assisted creative production workflows integrating Midjourney and ComfyUI; developed prompt strategies and generation pipelines to accelerate concept exploration and improve creative output efficiency for enterprise branding projects.
· Knowledge Systemization: Authored internal documentation on prompt engineering strategies and AI workflow best practices, establishing reusable standards for future AI-driven creative and product initiatives.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1.China International College Students’ Innovation Competition | Oct.2024-Nov.2025
Supervisor: Zhen LI, Director, Public Art and Space Design Studio, School of City Design, CAFA
· Led user research and product definition; proposed digital-physical integrated communication loop addressing low youth engagement in traditional cultural heritage content.
· Defined product architecture and designed integrated Web + AR interaction workflows for a cloisonné educational experience bridging digital content and physical learning materials.
· Managed interdisciplinary team, driving milestone planning and iterative product delivery.
· Led commercialization and growth operations; achieved 1,000+ livestream viewers, 5,000+ social impressions, and validated small-scale commercial traction through pre-sales and university partnerships.
2. Emotion Recognition & Empathetic Inquiry System | May 2025- Aug 2025
Personal Project, Wearable System + AI Automated Inquiry
· Conducted user research and problem framing for high-sensitivity / high-stress user groups; defined product value proposition and functional boundaries.
· Independently built a 1,000+ sample emotional dialogue dataset; fine-tuned DeepSeek-R1 using LoRA + SFT and deployed empathetic inquiry AI to cloud with 90%+ response accuracy.
· Designed and implemented an end-to-end human-AI interaction prototype integrating physiological sensing, anomaly detection, emotional inference, and automated inquiry workflows, achieving <1s emotion recognition latency.
3. Shenzhen Metro Public Art Project (Selected & Implemented) | Feb.2025-Sep.2025
Supervisor: Zhen LI, Director, Public Art and Space Design Studio, School of City Design, CAFA
· Conducted contextual research across spatial, cultural, and public-user dimensions to define design requirements and independently develop a site-specific public art proposal for metro deployment.
· Managed end-to-end project execution from concept development through 3D modeling, material specification, production planning, and on-site implementation.
· Coordinated with government stakeholders, contractors, and fabrication teams to align requirements, manage execution milestones
· Final work successfully installed at Guangmingcheng Metro Station, Shenzhen.
4. Shanghai East Hub Public Art Project | Apr.2025
Supervisor: Zhong WANG, Former Dean and Doctoral Advisor, School of City Design, CAFA
· Conducted in-depth research on Shanghai’s local cultural phenomenon, synthesizing findings into conceptual strategies for public art integration.
· Developed a comprehensive cultural research report and public art proposal, followed by detailed 3D modeling and visual renderings.
5. Independent Learning
Completed Coursera courses and earned honors certificates in UX & Service Design, Extended Reality, Programming, Management, Modern Art, and Psychology.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & AWARD
- 2024-2025 China International College Students’ Innovation Competition, Outstanding Project
- 2024-2025 CAFA Outstanding Student Award
- 2024-2025 CAFA Excellent Coursework, Winner
- 2025 Xiaomi Auto Super Factory & CAFA Youth Sculpture Competition, 2 Works Are Shortlisted
- 2025 “One River, One Line · Co-Creating with Nature” Public Education & Community Activity, Planner
- Jan.2024 Peking University International Elite Interdisciplinary Program, Outstanding Student
- 2024 Women’s 4×100m Relay-CAFA Autumn Sports Meet, Champion
- 2024 Women’s 400m-CAFA Autumn Sports Meet, Runner-up
- 2022-2025 Tsinglin Public Welfare Project, Participant
PERSONAL SKILLS
AI / GenAI Tools: AI Productization / Workflow Design
1. AI-Assisted Development: VS Code + Codex, Claude Code, Cursor
2. Generative AI: Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, Jimeng AI, Sora, Runway, Flova, Pika
Design & Technical Tools:
1. Design / Prototyping: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, TouchDesigner, Rhino
2. Development / Data: SQL, Arduino, Python (Basic)
3. Cloud / Deployment: Supabase, Vercel, Render
VALUES THAT SHAPE MY CREATIVITY
- EMPATHY & SENSITIVITY & CREATIVITY: My creativity unfolds from empathy and an attentive observation of everyday life. I could be a “sorcerer” to transform inspiration into creations that produce immersive experiences, combining emotional resonance and narrative drive
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HUMAN-CENTERED & SOICAL VALUE: I place human emotion at the heart of design, “Design exists to make life better for people” — and that has always been the pursuit that guides me.
- INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING & SYSTEMIC THINKING: To build truly resonant solutions, I pursue design not in isolation but through cross-domain knowledge and structured exploration.