Qifang Bao

Industrial Experience

  • MathWorks, User Experience Specialist, Nov. 2018 - present
  • Working with development teams to collaboratively design innovative solutions to meet user needs. Leading user-centered design activities such as usability testing, user need finding, and helping the teams interpret and understand user feedback. Products worked on: MATLAB Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox, Deep Learning Toolbox, Partial Differential Equation Toolbox

  • Cummins Inc., Control Engineering Intern, Advanced Engineering Control Group, 2014 Summer
  • Investigated the impact of engine emission variation on after-treatment systems using simulation and data-driven methods; constructed a design structure matrix (DSM) based tool that facilitates system-level communication among engineering groups.

  • Cummins Inc., Cooperate Intern, Technology planning team, 2013 Summer
  • Facilitated strategy development to promote open innovation within the company and evaluated feasibility of crowdsourced problem solving.


    Others

  • Recycling and Gardening Chair, Tang residential hall (MIT grad student dorm), 2013 May - 2016 April
  • I worked on improving sustainability of our dorm while holding this position. I initiated the composting program in the dorm and organized trips to recycling facilities. Also I recruited volunteers for the community garden and took care of plants in the dorm building.