I'm Kris Xu.

I'm a student exploring the human side of technology.

My work brings together AI, user research, interactive design, and storytelling. Across education, health, and culture, I am interested in how understanding people can shape the things we build.

I have developed learning tools, designed health-related prototypes, and created games and videos. Community teaching, photography, and tennis are also part of my life.

Python & JavaFigma & UX designAI-assisted creationPhotography & video editing
2023

Stories & service

Tencent innovation camp · Rural community service

2024

Building & leading

Plateau Quest · Tennis Club · HOSA PSA

2025

Play & community

Cognitive Mart · Gibber Wave · Peer2Peer

2026

Design & research

NYU Pre-College · DidYouSleep · AI learning research

Learning, health, and culture.
Connected by curiosity.

I explore how AI, design, and storytelling can make learning and everyday experiences more accessible.

01

Listen first

At a primary school in Lhunzhub County, I surveyed students, conducted interviews, and spoke with teachers to inform Plateau Quest.

02

Build together

I have led a three-member technical team, collaborated on health and game projects, and helped connect my school with AI learning opportunities.

03

Design with context

Local cultural contexts shape Plateau Quest’s learning materials and the recommendation framework in my English-learning research.

04

Keep exploring

My projects span apps, games, AI video, photography, and user research. Each medium offers a different way to understand and communicate ideas.

Beyond the project folder.

Community & teaching

AI4All · School liaison

Feb 2024 – Present

Participated in weekly AI for Young Eagle sessions and helped establish a school partnership with 1024 Foundation and AI4All, introducing AI workshops and large-model practice programs attended by 20+ students.

Peer2Peer · Volunteer tutor & leader

Sep 2025 – Present

Launched a peer-matching program for one-to-one and group support. Tutored Calculus BC twice weekly and coordinated tutors, student matching, and academic poster displays.

Rural community service

Jul 2023

Spent five days in Xiaoyuan Village, Jiangxi, joining field visits and community activities and helping local families with groceries, meals, and essential supplies.

Creative expression

AIGC Club · Competition founder

Feb 2025 – Present

Animated cultural artworks with AI video tools, delivered a workshop for 20+ students in Jiaxing, and organized a school-wide cultural heritage video competition with approximately 30 participants.

Voice of Crosspoint · Photographer

Feb 2024 – Present

Photographed five major school events for official articles and media posts, and independently documented everyday student life.

Ice Cream Club · Marketing

Mar 2024 – Present

Researched yak-milk sourcing on a farm in Tibet, produced a 75-second promotional video, and managed a livestream e-commerce launch reaching nearly 1,000 cumulative viewers on TikTok.

Sport & leadership

Tennis Club · Founder

Sep 2024 – Present

Founded the school tennis club, drawing on my experience as a provincial singles champion. Organized twice-weekly training over two years, helping ten members improve their skills and sustain their interest in tennis.

A few milestones.

  1. 2026

    Honorable Mention

    International AI Innovation Olympiad

    Regional preliminary round · AI for Science, Education & Learning Sciences
  2. 2026

    Third Prize

    Brain Challenge Competition

    Accessible Olfactory Screening Platform
  3. 2025

    Second Prize

    Brain Challenge Competition

    Cognitive Mart
  4. 2025

    National Honorable Mention

    39th AAPT Physics Bowl Contest

  5. 2024

    Regional Gold Award

    HOSA Public Service Announcement

    Brain health PSA
  6. 2024

    Distinction

    Australian Mathematics Competition

  7. 2024

    National Second Prize

    Australian Maths Trust

About this site.

A personal portfolio about learning, health, and culture. The visual design is a local reconstruction of Seán Halpin’s portfolio, adapted to my own projects.

Project visuals include concept illustrations and actual prototype screenshots, identified individually. Plateau Quest and Morrow include actual interface screenshots; Morrow also has a working local demo.

Chinese · NativeEnglish · FluentJapanese · Basic conversational
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