Luo Yihan
AI Product Designer · Creative Technologist · Curator Email: luoyihan17@gmail.com · WeChat: sakuraluo
Education
University of Southern California - M.A. in Interactive Games and Media
- GPA: 3.94; graduated with honors. Focused on interdisciplinary interactive media, games, and applied research.
- Advisor: Marientina Gotsis, Director, USC Creative Media & Behavioral Health Center.
ArtCenter College of Design - B.S. in Interaction Design
- Dean's List (GPA > 3.8/4.0); recipient of a multi-year scholarship; graduated with honors.
Work Experience
Tencent Music Entertainment - AI Product Designer
AI Music Creation Projects
- Designed AI-powered music creation experiences that expanded QQ Music beyond listening into accessible AI-assisted creation and monetization opportunities for creators.
- QQ Music AI Creation: Owned product positioning and core experience design for AI songwriting, AI singing, conversational song creation, image-to-song, and AI-powered adaptation; the conversational creation experience was granted a design patent in China.
- Vemus: Co-created the independent AI music creation app from concept to launch, defining its core product architecture and creation flows; launched in late 2025 and reached 1M+ DAU and RMB 100M+ in cumulative revenue.
- AI × Design System: Applied AI to identify interface patterns, organize component taxonomies, and consolidate design guidelines, reducing design documentation time by approximately 50%.
AI-Powered Gamified Experiences
- Developed AI-assisted coding workflows for gamified campaign experiences and in-app operations, replacing static campaign pages with lightweight playable experiences.
- Artist & Fan Mini-Games: Initiated a new direction combining artist IP, music, and gameplay; led gameplay definition, interaction design, AI-assisted prototyping, and launch execution for collaborations with Lay Zhang, aespa, BIGBANG, and other top-tier artists.
- Campaign Operations: Extended AI-assisted coding into recurring seasonal and cultural campaigns, including Children's Day, Qixi Festival, and back-to-school events, creating a reusable, low-cost framework for playable content.
USC World Building Media Lab - VR UX Designer & Researcher
- Led VR interaction design and UI for World In A Cell, an educational cell biology experience integrated into USC biology courses in Fall 2023.
- Conducted 30+ usability and scenario-based tests, translating findings into experience improvements in collaboration with scientists and developers.
DORA - AI Product Design
- Redesigned key website flows and interfaces to improve product clarity, brand credibility, and conversion performance.
- Researched nearly 100 target users, developed user personas, and informed three core feature iterations through user feedback and A/B testing.
Tsinghua Future Laboratory - Interaction Design & Research Intern
- Designed interfaces for Tsinghua University's autonomous vehicle management system, supporting campus testing and supervision of seven vehicles.
- Contributed interaction, UI, and motion design for an Alibaba virtual mall collaboration.
- Supported research on older adults' use of smart products, EEG sleep studies, and interactive art, contributing to three academic papers.
Curatorial Experience
International Robotics and Art Design Biennale - Curator
- Developed the exhibition's curatorial theme, content framework, and narrative from the ground up, connecting robotics, AI, art, and visions of future living.
- Curated works by artists, designers, and technology teams across robotic installations, interactive media, video art, and concepts for future living.
- Coordinated government partners, artists, technology teams, venue stakeholders, exhibition communications, visual presentation, and jury processes.
Publications & Awards
- IF: Inclusive Futures - Co-author, 2021.01 - 2021.06.
- Awards: iF Design Award 2025, French Design Award 2025, MUSE Design Awards - Gold, 2024 & 2025, IDA Design Award 2025, Core77 Design Award 2023.
Skills
- AI product design, interaction design, VR UX, user research, A/B testing, usability testing, design systems, multi-platform experience design
- AI-assisted coding and prototyping, mobile web campaign experiences, music player experiences, curation, exhibition experience design