Yang(Zed) Yuan 院阳

Yang(Zed) Yuan 院阳

Act so as to treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, at all times also as an end, and not only as a means. (Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals)

Thoughtworks

The University of Texas at Austin

Biography

Zed is guilty of being a consultant at Thougtworks who integrates business needs with technology and help client organisations modernize their systems, processes, people and platforms. Focusing on Enterprise Modernization, Platforms, and Cloud, he has worked with some of the largest organisations in Asia-Pacific on their digital transformation journeys across domains including automotive, retail, and energy. He is also a SAFe certified Scrum Master and Azure certified cloud practitioner.

Prior to joining Thoughtworks, he has worked as Developer, Data Analyst and User Researcher during his time at Amazon, Tencent and Dell Medical School. He is a Jack-of-all-trades and a Master of Science from UT Austin iSchool.

You may find his fingerprints in some articles and podcasts, or catch him butchering some good old Texas blues in his bedroom studio.

Interests
  • Human-Centered Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Health
  • Game Design
Education

  • MSc in Information Studies, 2021

    The University of Texas at Austin

  • BSc in Information and Computing Science, 2019

    Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Thoughtworks
Consultant
Thoughtworks
August 2021 – Present Shanghai, China
Worked with some of the largest organisations in Asia-Pacific on their digital transformation journeys across domains including automotive, retail, and energy. Applied Design Thinking model and datat driven apporach to come with user centric product roadmaps. SAFe certified Scrum Master and Azure certified cloud practitioner.
 
 
 
 
 
Dell Medical School
Full-stack Developer, Practicum
Dell Medical School
December 2020 – May 2021 Austin, TX
Design and developed a dashboard web app using Cube.js stack and the MIMIC-iii demo dataset. Co-created with doctors at the Dell Medical School, The application consists of a playground where doctors can try out different graphs with easy drag-and-drop operations, a demo data visualization of various graphs focusing on Sepsis, and a user account system providing customized dashboard for each account.
 
 
 
 
 
Pop Social
UX Researcher, Practicum
Pop Social
February 2020 – May 2020 Austin, TX
Led a team of 4 students to do User Experience research and Usability Testing. Initiated Heuristic Evaluation on POP Social App and made suggestions to enhance the User Experience. Owned competitive product analysis and presented with data visualization.
 
 
 
 
 
Tencent
Data Analyst Intern
Tencent
May 2018 – September 2028 Beijing, China
Designed various A/B Tests and analyzed user behaviours and feed-backs for growth hacking of product. Built a Machine Learning model in Python, implementing Cluster Algorithms to draw App user profile. Owned and designed AARRR user acquisition analysis using HiveQL and Python.
 
 
 
 
 
Amazon
Vendor Manager Intern
Amazon
December 2017 – February 2018 Beijing, China
Implemented web crawlers to help make data-driven e-book onsite decisions and contributed to weekly campaigns of ”What’s worth reading” on Kindle book website.

Projects

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All University Industry
MIMIC-iii Dashboard
Medical Dashboard Development and Visualization for Critical Care Data
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MIMIC-iii Dashboard
Starry Night
A 3D experience of Van Gogh.
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Starry Night

Recent Posts

When New Retail meets NFTs (Part one)
In this post, we talked about the emerging practices and campaigns with NFTs in Retail.
Yang(Zed) Yuan 院阳, Jie Meng
Last updated on Jul 16, 2023 1 min read Blog
When New Retail meets NFTs (Part one)
When New Retail meets NFTs (Part two)
In this post, we examined the relationship between NFTs and Retail Brands and the future ahead.
Yang(Zed) Yuan 院阳, Jie Meng
Last updated on Jul 16, 2023 1 min read Blog
When New Retail meets NFTs (Part two)

Recent & Upcoming Talks

3 Pictures and 3 More
Yang(Zed) Yuan gave his speech about events leading up to COVID and his winter vacation.
Mar 6, 2020 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM UT Austin
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3 Pictures and 3 More
The L word
Yang(Zed) Yuan gave his icebreaking speech about being a polygot at UT Toastmasters.
Nov 17, 2019 1:00 PM — Jun 1, 2021 3:00 PM UT Austin
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The L word

Popular Topics

algorithmic management COVID Dashboard Data Visualization gig economy human-ai interaction languages mental health NFT Retail Source Themes University user experience Virtual Reality Web3

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Contact

Well howdy there, partner! If you’ve got a question, a comment, or just wanna say Hi, don’t be shy! Drop me a line and we’ll see what trouble we can get into together.