Senior UI / UX DesignerHarvard Medical School
Tiffany Liaw is a Senior Product Designer at Harvard Medical School, where she leads the designs of large-scale biomedical research platforms, including the NIH-funded HuBMAP data portal, and advanced data visualization tools. Her work focuses on human-centered design for data-intensive and emerging technologies, translating complex technical systems into intuitive, usable experiences. With a multidisciplinary background spanning data science, medical devices, autonomous vehicles, and cybersecurity, Tiffany brings a systems-level approach to designing tools that support expert workflows. She holds an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently pursuing a part-time PhD in Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Cincinnati, with a research focus on machine learning frameworks in human-robot interactions.
Designing for data-intensive and scientifically complex products means translating uncertainty into clarity: the process of making information usable, understandable, and trustworthy even when the underlying science or technology behind it is constantly changing. This session explores how UX practitioners can design for evolving domains like biotechnology, healthcare, and AI, where user needs are often unclear […]