# Irene Cheung

> Product Designer & Researcher | AI Infrastructure & Physical AI | R&D for Hardware Systems

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

I solve the hard problems of Design and R&D. I specialize in collaborating with engineers and AI researchers to make products that are not just usable, but safe and human-centered.

I’m a geek for the things I love. I don’t just work within a job scope; I work to define the right problems. At Meta, I led the UI for internal pipelines managing 300+ camera streams for AI avatars, specifically focusing on the data validation of sensor inputs. I also designed specialized annotation tools for tango dancers. My obsession with experimenting with new workflows has made me an AI-native designer, grounded in a unique perspective that bridges engineering constraints with high-stakes user needs.

Passions: High-density data visualization, hardware-software integration, technical infrastructure, and Trust & Safety.

When I'm not designing or researching, I'm drawing my dog, playing video games, or dancing tango.

## Work Experience
### Researcher, Meta AI Glasses @ Meta
Jan 2026 – Present
•Defined high-fidelity spatial protocols to capture complex human-AI behaviors.
•Calibrated R&D workflows against field constraints, resolving usability issues to optimize foundational AI model performance.

### Product Design & Researcher, Codec Avatar (XR/VR) @ Meta
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | Fremont, CA
•Brought product design logic to the R&D team as the first designer to bridge complex engineering states with intuitive, human-centered interaction frameworks.
•Redesigned a real-time telemetry dashboard to orchestrate 300+ camera and IMU streams, boosting data integrity by 25%.
•Established multimodal error-recovery protocols, mapping end-to-end logic flows to minimize manual intervention and resolve pipeline bottlenecks.

### Product Design Consultant @ Wearitt
Jan 2026 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco, CA
•Strategized the product roadmap and MVP value proposition with the founder, designing an AI-driven suggestion engine that utilizes contextual prompt chips to guide user intent and manage real-time data states.
•Established a foundational UX specification and design system to ensure scalable interface growth.

### Product Designer @ Charlie's Acres
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | Sonoma, CA
•Scaled brand identity by building a unified design system and custom iconography library, ensuring visual consistency across digital platforms and print educational materials.
•Designed the end-to-end UX for a humane education program reaching 5,000+ students, contributing to a 74% growth in participation and 8.5M social impressions.

### Product Designer @ Unknown
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
•Led end-to-end design for 20+ nonprofit and small business clients, delivering digital and print experiences that drove a $30K increase in annual fundraising revenue.
•Transformed web user insights and traffic data into optimized navigation flows, successfully reducing drop-off rates and boosting overall community engagement.

### Product Designer @ Alameda County Community Food Bank
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Oakland, CA
•Led the end-to-end design and handed off of an internal SharePoint learning hub for 150+ staff, streamlining information architecture and cross-team resource accessibility.
•Implemented inclusive design by delivering WCAG-compliant high-fidelity prototypes and co-creation workshops, ensuring seamless usability for a diverse, multi-generational workforce.

### UX Designer @ The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Rockville, MD
•Applied trauma-informed design and storytelling to deliver high-impact infographics, directly influencing the fundraising service model for 4,000+ families.
•Translated complex clinical data and reports into user-friendly educational resources, ensuring all interactive content remained fully accessible to the general public.

### Social Worker Assistant @ PRESTIGE ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE CENTER
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Sunnyvale, CA
•Supported 80+ participants weekly to ensure seamless access to complex government systems, including essential SNAP and Medi-Cal services.
•Designed and led interaction-based programs for Alzheimer’s and depressive patients to reduce cognitive load and improve long-term emotional well-being.

### Research Assistant, Jockey Club Keen and Active Kids (JCKAK) @ The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Hong Kong
•Facilitated user research for neurodivergent children, optimizing environment variables to ensure participant comfort and data integrity for those with ADHD.
•Observed and documented behavioral patterns to develop new interventions, analyzing activity-based interactions to improve long-term developmental outcomes.


## Education
### Master of Design in Human-Computer Interaction Design
California College of the Arts

### Semester Exchange in Social Psychology
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

### Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology & Spanish Language
The University of Hong Kong

### Summer Exchange in Japanese Language and Literature
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/irenemy

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Last updated: 2026-04-13