Hi, I’m Yating. A product designer and hands-on builder.

I design products and experiences that balance user needs, business goals, and technical complexity—shaped by 5 years at Microsoft, 3 years in startups, and building my own apps.

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MICROSOFT · AI BROWSER
Copilot in Edge Mobile
AI Product Design
Multimodal Interaction
Product Strategy

Led the 0-to-1 definition and design of browser-native Copilot experiences, helping turn Edge into an AI-powered mobile browser for 20M daily active users. Designed interactions across voice, vision, action, and writing that bring browsing context into conversational and agentic AI.

Two Copilot in Edge Mobile experiences shown in iPhone mockups: voice conversation and contextual action on a YouTube page
MICROSOFT · AI AGENT
Design Studio Agent
AI Agent
Design Systems
Vibe Coding

Designed connected workflows for a context-aware design agent that brings product context, design resources, team knowledge, and reusable skills into one system. Used across a 100+ person design studio.

Design Studio Agent interface presented in a silver MacBook mockup
MICROSOFT AI · EDGE MOBILE
Reading & Productivity
UI / UX Design
Mobile
Shipped Reader

Drove Edge Mobile’s Reading & Productivity revamp with product and engineering teams, rethinking mobile content consumption through redesigned Reader and PDF experiences. Shipped Reader drove +36% eDAU, while the new PDF experience increased adoption by 19%.

Redesigned Edge Mobile Reader with a clear article layout and integrated browser controls
Reader controls for typography, themes, read aloud, and translation
INDEPENDENT PRODUCT
Foca App
Founder
Product Design
Product Development

Created and shipped a calm, minimal focus app across iOS, Android, and macOS. Reached 300K+ users in 100+ countries, earned a 4.6+ average rating, and grew organically through user recommendations.

Foca focus and wellbeing app
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EARLY CAREER · B2B SAAS
Automotive-AI
Autonomous Driving
Complex Systems
UX/UI Design

Designed an AI simulation and testing platform for autonomous driving, covering scenario setup, test monitoring, replay, and results analysis.

Automotive-AI simulation testing platform
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Vibe Coding

Independent apps, useful tools, and interaction experiments.

Dayfold moment collection, card editor, and Home Screen widgets on three iPhones

Dayfold

Independent iOS app · Turning meaningful dates into personal countdown cards and Home Screen widgets.

VibeBeat showing a dance video and beat-synced Apple Watch haptics

VibeBeat

GIVE Committee · Helping Deaf and hard-of-hearing dancers feel music through beat-synced Apple Watch haptics.

AI persona skill reports comparing Edge Mobile concepts

AI Persona Skill

AI skill · Gather segment-aware feedback from 300 data-grounded personas in minutes.

App UI Finder Figma plugin showing searchable App Store screenshots

App UI Finder

Figma plugin · Browse and collect App Store screenshots without leaving the canvas.

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