The best design
builds trust,
especially when
the stakes are high.
I’m Shihui, a UX designer specializing in AI-driven products for complex, high-stakes environments. I lead design end-to-end, from deep user research to polished interfaces people rely on every day.
Battlefield Burn Triage: Cart to Handheld
Adapted DeepView’s AI burn assessment from a hospital cart to a medic’s handheld device, shifting the core question from wound-healing prediction to rapid TBSA triage at the point of injury.
AI Wound Healing Prediction Tool
Led end-to-end design of an AI-driven clinical application that predicts wound healing outcomes, enhancing clinician trust through transparent, accessible result visualizations.
Georgia Tech CoC Website Redesign
Led research, synthesis, and design for a navigation overhaul serving 2,000+ daily users, validated through A/B testing and expert heuristic evaluation across 4 dimensions.
Automobile · VUI
Usability score: 64% → 85%, sponsored by GAC Motor
Voice Interface Design for Automobile
Sponsored by GAC Motor: surveyed 55 real-world cases, built a design toolkit made for voice, and used it to design a new in-car assistant that scored 21 points higher on usability testing than what’s on the road today.
The best design builds trust, especially when the stakes are high.
I’m a Sr. UX Designer at Spectral MD, Inc., where I lead the design of AI-driven wound healing prediction tools for clinical settings. My background spans both Industrial Design (Donghua University) and Human-Computer Interaction (Georgia Tech, GPA 3.75), which gives me a sharp eye for both aesthetics and behavior.
I run focus groups, usability testing, and accessibility audits, then translate what I find into interfaces that work for busy clinicians, older adults, and color-blind users alike. I maintain Figma design libraries across 4 product lines and collaborate closely with engineers to make sure what ships matches what was designed.
Beyond the screen
When I’m not designing interfaces, I’m usually making something with my hands, or going very fast.
3D Printing
Turning digital models into physical objects. FDM printing to prototype ideas: the same problem-solving mindset as UX, just layer by layer.
Biking
Two wheels and open road. Whether cruising trails or exploring the city, it’s where I do my best thinking. My reset button.
Leather Art
Carving, stitching, finishing goods by hand. Working with materials that have texture, weight, and permanence has a meditative quality unlike anything digital.
Crafts
Paper-cutting, mixed media, you name it. Making things with my hands keeps my visual instincts sharp and my patience intact through every iteration.
Formula 1
Engineering precision meets split-second decisions. F1 is basically UX at 220mph. I follow every race, the technical regulations, and the strategy closely.
Good UX is earned through rigor, not assumed from instinct.
I design for the decision, not the data
AI output is only useful if someone can act on it. I start from the decision a user has to make and work backward.
I make trade-offs in the open
When the ideal design isn’t feasible, I find the best available one and say what we gave up.
I design every state, not just the happy path
Empty results, errors, edge cases: that’s where trust is won or lost.
I don’t stop at handoff
I verify what ships against what was designed, and use what we learn to shape the next release.
Let’s make something
worth clicking on.
I’m most energized by new technologies, new products, AI interfaces, multimodal interaction, research-heavy work where design decisions carry real stakes. If that sounds like your projects, I’d love to hear about it.
shihuiruan@outlook.com