Hey there!


I'm Yan. You could also call me Kate. I come from Shanghai, China, and I'm currently a second year graduate student in Ann Arbor.
I 'm an engineer, and also a designer. My name '妍' means aesthetic in Chinese. I'm passionate about creating elegant interfaces and efficient products through innovative technical solutions.
Welcome to my world.
Experience
May 2024 - Oct 2024
Full-Stack Software Engineer Intern
Developed a customized automotive software documentation tool based on the Sphinx framework. Designed and realized the home page to give out introduction as well as the instructions for the developed tool. Packaged the tool with Docker and deployed it using UAES’s internal Kubernetes environment on Alibaba Cloud.
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Frontend Developer Intern
Refactored the code for the company’s middle-office platform, optimizing system login, data filtering, and display, boosting performance web page by 70%. Configured the project settings using Rspack, improving launching efficiency and flexibility.
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Education
2023 - 2025
M.S. UX Research & Design
Lead Developer in "Design for Participation" - Art Engine
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
2020 - 2024
B.S. Electrical Computer Engineering
Shanghai JiaoTong University