Qi Yang
Senior Research Scientist, HCI at GN ReSound
Greater Chicago Area United States
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Top SchoolQi Yang is a Senior Research Scientist in HCI with 11 years of experience building interactive systems that bridge creative expression, accessibility, and measurable social impact. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, Qi has led applied research and product-focused R&D at GN ReSound after a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, where they developed multi-touch programming environments and gesture-based musical interfaces. Their background spans full-stack web and iOS development for clinical research, sensor-based epidemiology studies, and speech recognition, reflecting a comfort with diverse toolchains from Django and Python to C++ and OpenFrameworks. Qi combines rigorous user studies and prototyping with production-minded engineering to translate novel interaction concepts into real-world assistive technologies. An understated strength is the ability to move between academic research and industry deployment, ensuring designs are both theoretically grounded and practically adoptable.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of MichiganBachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at University of Toronto - University of Trinity College
English, ChineseGithub contributions (1)
utterances/utterances.github.io
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Contributions:27 commits in 10 days
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