→ A multidisciplinary designer who blends imagination with grounded rationalism.

She is open to picking up any technology necessary to bring her visions to life.

Selected works

'23 - Present

2024

Dr. Tate

Dr. Tate is a conceptual UX and XR healthcare design project that addresses children’s dental anxiety by combining research-driven insights with immersive, child-friendly experiences across the dental journey.

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2025

Virtual Sapiens Web Redesign

This is a web design and rebranding project, collaborated with Virtual Sapiens, a B2B AI-powered communication coaching platform. By developing a cohesive visual identity and restructuring the landing experience, the new design strengthens credibility, improves narrative clarity, and better aligns the product with the expectations of B2B professionals.

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2023

Waiting Experience Research at Xfinity Center

This project was developed in collaboration with Live Nation, focusing on the Xfinity Center as a case study. The goal was to enhance the audience experience by improving waiting moments at concert venues through user research and design interventions.

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2024

Empathy Conversation across species

This project combines environmental data with LLM technology, creating an interactive installation/web where visitors engage in conversations with endangered species, transforming abstract ecological issues into emotionally resonant experiences.

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2025

Master Thesis: Bridging the Generation Gap

This master’s thesis explores how age gaps shape communication between parents and their adult children (18–29). Using experience design and qualitative research, it identifies key conflicts and transforms them into opportunities to improve intergenerational understanding.

Thesis Link

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Selected works

'23 - Present

2024

Dr. Tate

Dr. Tate is a conceptual UX and XR healthcare design project that addresses children’s dental anxiety by combining research-driven insights with immersive, child-friendly experiences across the dental journey.

Read More

2025

Virtual Sapiens Web Redesign

This is a web design and rebranding project, collaborated with Virtual Sapiens, a B2B AI-powered communication coaching platform. By developing a cohesive visual identity and restructuring the landing experience, the new design strengthens credibility, improves narrative clarity, and better aligns the product with the expectations of B2B professionals.

Read More

2023

Waiting Experience Research at Xfinity Center

This project was developed in collaboration with Live Nation, focusing on the Xfinity Center as a case study. The goal was to enhance the audience experience by improving waiting moments at concert venues through user research and design interventions.

Read More

2024

Empathy Conversation across species

This project combines environmental data with LLM technology, creating an interactive installation/web where visitors engage in conversations with endangered species, transforming abstract ecological issues into emotionally resonant experiences.

Read More

2025

Master Thesis: Bridging the Generation Gap

This master’s thesis explores how age gaps shape communication between parents and their adult children (18–29). Using experience design and qualitative research, it identifies key conflicts and transforms them into opportunities to improve intergenerational understanding.

Thesis Link

Read More

HIII

I love daydreaming. Sometimes my thoughts feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, and my ideas bubbling up like little floating bubbles, 

For me, design has always been a mix of research-driven thinking and creativity, a belief I continue to hold.

I love daydreaming. Sometimes my thoughts feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, and my ideas bubbling up like little floating bubbles, 

For me, design has always been a mix of research-driven thinking and creativity, a belief I continue to hold.

Here are ten little things about me →

If you want to learn more about me, try clicking each sticker.

Here are ten little things about me →

If you want to learn more about me, try clicking each sticker.

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Monday, 4/6/2026

Let's yap →

cao.zheng1@northeastern.edu

Linkedin

Monday, 4/6/2026

Let's yap →

cao.zheng1@northeastern.edu

Linkedin