Hanyu Zhang
DESIGNER · BUILDER · RESEARCHER

Making intelligence
feel more human.

I’m Hanyu, exploring how people think, feel, and act—and building technologies that understand them.

Human cognition
Affective computing
Embodied intelligence
01 / SELECTED PROJECTSFrom understanding intent to embodied interaction.
02 / RESEARCHQuestions behind the prototypes.

Understanding people.
Shaping what comes next.

I study how intelligent systems can respond to human priorities, emotional context, and everyday behavior.

FIRST-AUTHOR RESEARCH · SUBMITTED TO CHI 2027

What Stays,
What Goes?

How can turn-level behavior reveal the information each user values?

29Formative participants18Within-subject study
Explore the study ↗
Paper figure showing matrix updating and relation ablation results

Research focus: behavioral evidence, personalized value modeling, comparative evaluation, and correction-policy ablations. System architecture and prototype demonstration are presented separately in CarryForward ↗.

03 / EXPERIENCEAcross disciplines, into practice.

Research curiosity.
A builder’s instinct.

INTERNSHIP · PM & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT↗

MythLink

Natural gestures. Intent-aware assistance.

Smart-ring interactionIntent-aware notes
MythLink and Rokid product launchExplore my work ↗
2025–PRESENT · TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Data Science & Information Technology

Master’s student · Pervasive Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory

2026–PRESENT · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Technology Innovation

Master of Science · Robotics Track

04 / TECHNICAL TOOLKITFrom modeling to making.
Python
C
Arduino
Figma
Blender
Unity
Photoshop
01

AI & software

Python · C · SQL

LLM integration · RAG · Agent workflows · Intent inference · Machine learning · DSP · Edge Impulse

CarryForward / SwingSense / Notes
02

Embedded & hardware

Arduino · ESP32-S3 · IMU · Microphones · Pressure sensors

Sensor integration · Edge model deployment · Haptic actuation · Soldering · FDM 3D printing

Circuit Breaker / SwingSense / Forest Jar
03

Design & prototyping

Figma · Unity · Blender · Rhino · Grasshopper

Photoshop · InDesign · SketchUp · V-Ray · CAD modeling · Physical / digital interaction design

VR / CAD / INTERACTIVE PROTOTYPES
04

Research & product

User interviews · Study design · Comparative evaluation

Research framing · Cognitive modeling · Interaction flows · Gesture-to-action mapping · Prototype testing

What Stays, What Goes? / MythLink
Hanyu Zhang
A LITTLE ABOUT ME

From spaces people inhabit
to systems people interact with.

My background in architecture taught me to think through human experiences. Today, I bring that perspective to AI products, interactive hardware, and applied research—from framing the problem to building and testing a prototype.