# Cora Yilin Zhu

> 2 years of AI PM and 5 years + in UI/UX, Human-AI Interaction explorer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/corayilinzhu

With 5+ years experience (& 1+ years working experience) in UI/UX Design, User Research, and HCI
A generalist UI/UX designer and digital media artist
Passionate about both designing and teaching, known for exceptional empathy and patience
A violin & viola player in Symphony Orchestras, 1 year of concertmaster experience

## Work Experience
### AI Product Lead @ Collov AI
Jan 2025 – Present

### AI Product Manager @ Collov AI
Jan 2025 – Present

### UI/UX Designer @ Collov AI
Jan 2024 – Present | Beijing & San Francisco

### Consultant @ HD EDU
Jan 2020 – Present | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

### UI/UX Designer @ Alterea, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States

### UI/UX Designer @ SeeM
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

### Playtest Coordinator @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

### Stanford University Academy Camp Instructor @ iD Tech Camps
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Stanford, California, United States

### UX Designer @ Style3D
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
◦ Official Website Manager: Responsible for Style 3D Official Website (https://www.linctex.com/) and worked together with Tlaloc Alda, Global Art Director of Style 3D and Founder of The Aliens Model Agency.
◦ UI/UX Designer: Prototyped and designed every page’s interface and interactions of the company’s official website, which provides services that empowers fashion designers and enterprises to work with real time 3D simulation
◦ UI Component Library Designer: Constructed a set of standards for design and code along with components that aligns with the company’s style.

### Experience Designer Intern @ Alibaba Cloud
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
◦ User Researcher: Completed an in-depth user study to understand user requirements; reached out to 150 people with disabilities, and conducted surveys and interviews with them.
◦ Prototyping: Created design prototypes to accommodate user requirements

### UX Designer and Journalist Intern @ Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
◦ UX Designer: Originated operation strategies and promotion activities to improve user experience.
◦ User Researcher: Interviewed local people from different backgrounds, and created interactive media posts on websites and new media platforms such as WeChat official accounts and Litchi News App.


## Education
### Master of Entertainment Technology in Entertainment and Interactive Technology
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Communications and Media Production
New York Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Digital Media Technology
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cora-yilin-zhu-067889235
- Website: https://yilinzhu.net/

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Last updated: 2026-04-08