Hengxiao Liu (刘恒逍)

Interaction Designer, Creative Technologist

Stockholm, Sweden+46 769677569hengxiao@kth.se

Hengxiao Liu

Education

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden
M.Sc. in Interactive Media TechnologyAug. 2025 – Present
  • Focus: Tangible User Interfaces, AI-Assisted Product Development, Multimodal Interaction.

Southern University of Science and Technology

Shenzhen, China
B.Eng. in Industrial Design (IxD Oriented)Sep. 2022 – Jul. 2025
Biomedical Engineering (Transferred)Sep. 2020 – Jul. 2022
  • Honorable Mention in 2023 MCM Math Modeling Competition;
  • Bronze Prize in 16th UXPA International Design Competition.

Professional Experience

RetraceVantage

Wisconsin, USA · Remote
Startup Partner & UI/UX DesignerJan. 2026 – Present
  • Designed and developed a mobile and desktop warehouse operations platform covering returns, inspection, relabeling, inventory, and outbound fulfillment
  • Implemented using Next.js, TypeScript. Deployed on Vercel.

OPPO User Experience Design Department

Shenzhen, China
Design InternMar. – May. 2023
  • Researched and designed innovative UX features for flip-screen smartphones (OPPO Find N2 Flip) to enhance foldable device interaction patterns.

9th UABB Biennale (Shenzhen-Hong Kong)

Shenzhen, China
Exhibitor & Interaction DesignerSep. – Dec. 2022
  • Built the hardware & software integration (ESP32, FastLED, WS2812) for a site-specific interactive installation.

MoonRiver →

Skills

Front-end Development
Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, AI-assisted Development
Hardware Prototyping
ESP32 & Arduino IDE
Experience Design
UI/UX Design (Figma), Prototyping (Origami Studio), 3D Modeling (Rhino, Unity)
Scientific Visualization
Python, D3.js
Languages
Chinese (Native), English (Fluent)

Projects