Designing Trustworthy Digital Experiences
About
Hi, I'm Ayae. I am a UX researcher and creative technologist for online trust and safety. I turn complex cybersecurity and privacy challenges into practical solutions grounded in real user insights. I am passionate about designing trustworthy digital experiences that make online interactions safer and more reliable. My goal is to bridge the gap between people and emerging technologies, making digital systems benefit everyone while empowering users’ autonomy.
Designing Trustworthy Digital Experiences
Usable Privacy
UX Research
Platform Governance
Quantitative Analysis
Qualitative Methodologies
AI-Enhanced Rapid Prototyping
Prototyping
Wireframing
Usability Testing
Infromation Design
Experties
Human-Centered Cybersecurity
Usable Privacy
UX Research
Platform Governance
Storytelling
Quantitative Analysis
Qualitative Methodologies
Prototyping
Wireframing
Usability Testing
XFN Collaboration
AI-Enhanced Rapid Prototyping
Information Design
Storytelling
XFN Collaboration
Passion for Music
Passion for Music
Proof of Humanness over Bots
Designing Personhood Credentials
As bots and AI agents increasingly reshape the structure of the internet, personhood credentials have been proposed as a new form of identity verification as proof of personhood. We conducted user research to examine the gaps between systems and end users into concrete UI and system design proposals.
Year
2025
DOI
2502.16375
Signals of Media Provenance
Labeling AI-Generated Contents
The emergence of generative AI has flooded online media with AI-generated content. This project examined how blind users experience existing AI labels and highlighted critical accessibility gaps.
We proposed accessible label designs that improve recognition and understanding for everyone.
Year
2025
DOI
2505.16057
Fair DAO Governance
Mitigating Voting Power Concentration
We conducted a multimodal empirical analysis of misaligned delegation and concentration of voting power in DAO governance by linking on-chain delegation graphs with off-chain forum discussions across 14 DAOs.
Year
2025
DOI
01. UX Research
I uncover deep user needs and pain points through qualitative and quantitative research, drawing on industry experience as a data scientist and academic research experience in Human-Computer Interaction. I translate complex findings into clear insights that guide product direction and trustworthy experiences.
02. Cybersecurity and Privacy
I design user-centered security and privacy solutions that protect people without overwhelming them. My focus is on making safeguards understandable and usable while communicating trade-offs between privacy and usability, informed by work on information design on differential privacy and user research on personhood verification.
03. Platform/AI/DAO Governance
My work centers on governance, where I am passionate about building accountable, ethical interfaces, with experience across entertainment and advertising platforms. My prior work includes online identity verification against AI-powered bots, labeling of AI-generated content, and empirical analysis of voting behavior in DAOs.
04. Rapid Prototyping
I synthesize user research insights into low-fidelity wireframes to explore structure and flow, followed by high-fidelity prototypes that capture realistic interactions and visual refinement. I leverage emerging AI tools for rapid experimentation and am enthusiastic about crafting experiences that are both fun and aesthetically engaging.
Trust & Safety in Complex Socio-Technical Systems
Trust in digital environments emerges from interactions among people, hardware, software, data, and regulations. My interdisciplinary background in human-computer interaction and cybersecurity approaches these entangled dynamics through a user-centered lens and develops solutions that achieve trust and safety with real user needs.