Hello,
I'm Candice Lee
My full name is Chia-Chen Lee, written in Chinese as 李佳蓁 :)
As a UX and product designer, I believe happiness can be intentionally designed—and designing for others is how I define my own. I aspire to create products and interactions that do not yet exist, grounded in empathy, driven by curiosity, and shaped by creativity. I run toward complexity and thrive in ambiguity.
Research & Practice
Beyond Work
I’m currently a Research Assistant at National Taiwan University, studying genAI information behavior. Previously, I conducted research and product design at HTC, GoFreight, and Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council, and helped develop the world’s first university-level course on menstruation.
Beyond research, I stay engaged in the HCI community through hackathons and self-initiated projects. Travel is my way of staying curious. I explore the world on foot, document it through photography, and make music—playing piano, guitar, violin, and singing as a band vocalist.
Experience
2025—Now
National Taiwan University
Research Assistant | Advisor: Professor Tien-I Tsai
Led a longitudinal study on Generative AI in higher education, conducting 20+ interviews across 10+ departments and translating findings into thematic insights for academic publication.
2024—2025
HTC Co.
User Research Intern
Drove user research and cross-functional collaboration to enhance engagement features across VIVERSE, informed XR–VTuber integration strategy through competitive analysis, facilitated internal tool adoption workshops, and co-led multimodal usability testing to support inclusive design decisions for immersive products.
2024
GoFreight Inc.
Project Management Intern
GoFreight is an all-in-one cloud SaaS platform for freight forwarders. I redesigned dispute workflows across 1,500+ cases, reducing manual effort by 40% through automation and usability improvements, and translated user and trend analysis into strategic product insights.
2023—2024
National Science and Technology Council
Research Assistant | Advisor: Professor Shenglin Elijah Chang
Executed qualitative field research and participatory design workshops in aging communities, synthesizing behavioral insights into inclusive environment strategies. Built and maintained an integrated research database to support data-driven, human-centered design decisions.
2022—2024
National Taiwan University
Project Manager & Teaching Assistant
Directed cross-disciplinary collaboration to design the award-winning 16-week experiential course Period: Theory, Thoughts, and Actions, and built scalable digital collaboration systems supporting 860+ students—improving operational efficiency and achieving a 4.6/5 satisfaction rating.
Education
2026
National Taiwan University
Bachelor of Library and Information Science, Minor in Foreign Languages and Literatures (Linguistics focus)
GPA: 4.24 / 4.3
2023
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Summer Exchange Program majored in Human-Computer Interaction
GPA: 5.0 / 5.0
My super powers
Empathy is where I begin. Creativity is how I reframe problems. Making is how I bring them to life.
By listening closely, thinking beyond constraints, and building with intention, I design systems that feel human, purposeful, and capable of creating real impact.
Centered on understanding others
Empathy
Think beyond the frame
Creativity
Ideas are cheap / Execution is key