About
I’m Yidong He, a designer and curious builder working across AI products and interaction design. I’m passionate about turning my “what ifs” into immersive, creative, and thoughtful experiences. At ByteDance and 51WORLD, I’ve worked on AI product strategy, agent evaluation, and interaction design, connecting people’s needs with what AI can do.
I’m currently pursuing a master’s at Harvard Graduate School of Design, where I co-chair Harvard Urban AI. Before that, I studied architecture at Rice University—a background that still shapes my attention to how things look, feel, and work.
Selected experience
- ByteDance
Product Strategy
Helped shape product priorities for AI video-creation agents, translating market research and performance insights into recommendations for new features and improvements.
- 51WORLD
Product Management
Translated user needs into requirements and workflows for an AI event-planning product, working with developers and clients to refine features and support delivery.
- CBT Architects
Generative AI Design Research
Evaluated generative AI tools and built creative workflows to help design teams bring AI into everyday practice.
What I’m exploring
Making AI visible.
Exploring relationships between words through machine learning, type, and interaction.
Giving ideas behaviour.
Using small, working experiments to explore how an interaction looks, moves, and feels.
Connecting tools and places.
Exploring spatial intelligence through AI tools that help us understand, navigate, and interact with the world around us.
Get in touch.
For AI product, product design, and interaction design opportunities.