# Victor Yunqi Hu

> Co-Intelligence

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/victoryunqihu

A  designer, prototyper and entrepreneur passionate about XR and AI.

## Work Experience
### AR & AI Software @ Apple
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area

### AR Design Lead, Pokémon Go @ Niantic, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California
- Shape vision and roadmap for AR in Pokémon GO
- Lead AR design in Pokémon Go. Highlight of shipped AR projects: 
AR buddy multiplayer, 
AR photo reality blending, 
AR world mapping, 
Global persistent AR experience
- Deeply embedded in full lifecycle of feature development from product defining, design, prototyping, user testing, development, QA to shipping
- Collaborate with XFN teams to shape Niantic's AR platform - Niantic Lightship

### CEO, Founder @ Magic Ideation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Magic ideation is an AR ideation application

### Product Designer @ Reside Real Estate
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Led design and user research of multiple features supporting online real estate transaction
- Led part of the design system creation

### Founding Product Manager, AR @ Wanderful
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
- Led product design of several core features for a mobile AR social application
- Conducted comprehensive user research in U.S. and Chinese market
- Managed design and development process using agile methodologies
- Shipped a beta version in Chinese market

### UX Design Intern, VR @ Jaunt XR
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, CA

### Research Associate @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Pittsburgh Area

### Research Associate @ Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Chongqing City, China


## Education
### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction
University of Michigan
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

### Visiting Researcher in Computer Vision
Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/victor-yunqi-hu

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Last updated: 2026-03-25