Summary
Ai Nakajima is a Helsinki-based software developer and HCI specialist with over a decade of experience bridging front-end craftsmanship, back-end engineering, and design-driven research. With a PhD in Design Engineering and postdoctoral work at Aalto University and The University of Tokyo, she has led web-based research projects in adaptive learning, multilingual systems, and self-optimising web platforms while shipping practical web applications. Currently at CSC and freelancing, she blends UI/UX sensibility, animation/illustration skills, and full-stack implementation to deliver polished, research-informed products. Unusually for a researcher-turned-developer, she pairs deep academic rigor with hands-on branding, 2D/3D animation, and game development experience, making her adept at turning complex interaction research into delightful, production-ready interfaces.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Industrial and Product Design, Industrial and Product Design at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts, Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts at Tokyo Gakugei University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Design, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Design at Kyushu University
Japanese, English, German