EDUCATION

 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)                                                            Computational Media and Arts

Master of Philosophy                                                                                                                                                                     Guangzhou, China

         09/2022 – NOW

Arizona State University                                                                                                                   Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Master of Science in Design                                                                                                                                                                    Tempe, U.S.

                                               08/2017 – 12/2019

Wuhan University                                                                                                                                                                  School of Urban Design Bachelor of Arts | Product Design                                                                                                                                                      Wuhan, China

                                                          09/2013 – 06/2017

        

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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Wuhan Donghu University                                                                                                                                                          02/2021-07/2022

• Lecturer in the School of Media and Art Design and the School of International Education.

• Responsible for the Chinese-English bilingual teaching animation design class.

Bright Dream Robotics                                                                                                                                                               06/2020-07/2021

• UX Designer and user researcher

• Responsible for the UX experience design and some user research work of the AGV robot restaurant, using qualitative and quantitative research methods, such as semi-structured interviews and surveys. Build Persona, service blueprints, and storyboards to optimize user experience in the AGV robot restaurant by designing for the robot’s movement, appearance, interactive interface, etc.

Electronic Arts                                                                                                 06/2018-08/2018(Intern);12/2018-02/2020(Full-time)

• Work as UI&UX Designer

• Responsible for the user experience design of the Play-Later Game Recommend System

Arizona State University                                                      01/2018-05/2018

• Teaching Assistant

• Responsible for teaching and grading of Design Awareness class

The Sixth Construction Company Ltd.                                         06/2018-08/2018

• Graphic Designer Intern 

 

PUBLICATIONS

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Zhang, S., Wang, Z., Zhou, Y., Cui, H., Fu, S., Wang, Z. & Fan, M. (2023)OdorV-Art: An Initial Exploration of An Olfactory Intervention for Appreciating Style Information of Artworks in Virtual Museum. The 16th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI’23) [Accepted, In press]

Zhang, S., Lin, W., Jiang, R., Liang, C., Li, Z. & Fan, M. Beadwork Bridge: Exploring the Opportunities of Beadwork for Enriching the Blind and Low Vision Education. [Under submission to CHI 24]

Zhang, S., Chen, Q., Li, M. & Fan, M. ``Screen Reader Tells Me Blocks of Texts, But I Can Hardly Piece Them Together'': A Study of Everyday Infographics Reading on Mobile Devices Among Blind and Low Vision People. [Under submission to CHI 24]

Zhang, S. (2020) How Does Design Affect Social Relation：A Case Study On Gamification Intervenes Long-Distance Romantic Relationships. Creativity and Innovation vol.4, NO.10.

Jiang, C., Wu, Z., Zhang, S. & Cai, T. How to Evaluate the Performance of Haptic Feedback and its Effect on Virtual Reality. [Draft]

 

AWARDS & HONORS

The International Student Scholarship awarded by Arizona State University                10/2018

The Excellent Prize in the 8th National Advertising Art Design Competition for College Students                                                   

09/2016

The Excellent Prize in the China Universities Industrial Design Competition in Hubei Province

08/2016

The 3rd Scholarship in School of Urban Design                                         10/2014         

LEADERSHIPS

Jianxin Primary School in Xinqin Town in Teng County in Guangxi Province             05/2021

• Organized and sponsored by Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Shunde.

• To provide high quality learning support throughout the school that caters for the individual needs of children with specific learning difficulties in Jianxin Primary School in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.

Clear Channel Outdoor Billboard Project                                                 2017

• Sponsored by Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.

• Worked as the leader of second design team.

Jiuji Junior Middle School in Jiuji Town in Nanzhang County in Hubei Province  03/2014-06/2014

• Serve as the support teacher.

SKILLS

Software Experience

• Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Axure, Alias, Sketch, CAD, Rhino,

Programming language

• Python (basic knowledge from courses)

Language                                                            

• English (Fluency)

• Chinese (native speaker)