DESIGN AI ARCHITECTURE DATA HUMAN INNOVATION CITY RESEARCH

ZHENG QI

AI + Design + Human Factors

Designing Human-Centered AI Systems for the Physical World

ZHENG QI Portrait

About me

I am a graduate student at Tsinghua University, specializing in Urban Human Factors Engineering and AI‑driven design systems. My work explores how artificial intelligence, data science, and human experience converge to build intelligent environments and creative tools that understand people — not just data.

As the Co‑founder & COO of AlloTech, an AI platform for generative manufacturing design, I lead cross‑functional teams combining algorithmic modeling, data engineering, and product design. My broader research investigates how human factors principles can shape the next generation of AI‑driven urban and digital systems.

My journey moves between research, entrepreneurship, and design — from conducting large‑scale data analysis at ByteDance and Meituan to leading projects that merge machine learning with spatial cognition. Outside the studio, I find balance in mountain hiking and outdoor exploration, where I draw inspiration for resilient design thinking.

Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

Master of Architecture – Urban Human Factors Engineering

Sep. 2023 – Jun. 2025

• GPA: 3.9/4.0 | Rank: 35/119

Tianjin University

Tianjin, China

Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Planning

Sep. 2018 – Jun. 2023

• GPA: 3.9/4.0 | Rank: 1/186

Professional Experience & Research

Leading AI-driven innovation across industry and academia

Professional Experience

Data Scientist, ByteDance

2024 | LBS Prediction & A/B Experiment Design

Developed ML pipelines for location-based behavior prediction and experimentation optimization across >100M samples.

ByteDance ML Pipeline

ML Engineer, Meituan

2024 | SFT & RLHF Data Optimization

Fine-tuned large language models with advanced data cleaning and bias reduction techniques, improving dataset quality by 12%.

Meituan LLM Pipeline

Research Projects

Urban Perception Research

Urban Perception Analysis

Tianjin Metro Areas | 2023

Semantic segmentation on 30,000+ street-view images for environmental indicator extraction.

Green Office Design

Human Factors in Green Office Design

Xiong'an Project | 2023

AI-adaptive environmental regulation based on behavioral and emotional measurement models.

Selected Works

AI × Design × Human Factors

ARCASIA Gold Award Thesis

ARCASIA Gold Award Thesis

"Emotive Intelligence in Spatial Systems"

2023 | Awarded by Rem Koolhaas (Harvard GSD) & ARCASIA Jury

An intelligent spatial system capable of sensing user emotion and adapting environmental parameters in real time. This thesis explores the intersection of affective computing, spatial design, and human-centered AI, proposing a new paradigm for responsive architectural environments.

Affective Computing Spatial Intelligence Real-time Adaptation
UIA Hop Cup

UIA Hop Cup — 1st Place

"Interactive Urban Commons"

2021 | International Urban Design Competition

An experimental prototype for interactive urban public spaces that combines human behavioral data with generative form optimization. The project demonstrates how AI can inform responsive urban design that adapts to community needs and usage patterns.

Urban Design Generative Form Public Space
AI Integrated Office System

AI-Integrated Office System

"Adaptive Environmental Intelligence"

2023 | Xiong'an New Area Project

A computational framework for personalized environmental control that merges IoT sensing with machine learning for comfort prediction. The system learns individual preferences and optimizes lighting, temperature, and air quality in real-time.

IoT Integration Comfort Prediction Smart Buildings

Leadership & Venture

AlloTech | Co‑founder & COO

2025 – Present

At AlloTech, I lead strategy, data infrastructure, and product development, translating cutting‑edge AI models into scalable tools for real‑world design.

  • Supervised data teams developing multimodal geometry‑learning pipelines
  • Coordinated collaboration across engineering, design, and ML research
  • Managed product deployment, fundraising, and research partnerships

Achievements

  • Selected for NVIDIA Inception and MIT AI Venture Studio
  • Raised ¥2.1M Seed Funding
  • Featured in early‑stage manufacturing AI showcases

Leadership Beyond Work

Previously Student Union President and Football Team Captain, leading multidisciplinary teams toward shared goals. Outside of work, I am a mountain hiker and long‑distance runner — exploring resilience, balance, and clarity.

Team leadership moments
Leading cross-functional teams at AlloTech
Mountain hiking and outdoor exploration
Finding balance through mountain hiking and exploration

CV / Resume

Last updated: Oct 2025

ZHENG QI CV Preview

Selected Writings

From Urban Design to Data Science: Reframing Human‑AI Systems

Tracing the transition from architectural design to algorithmic systems that shape environments and experiences. An exploration of how spatial thinking informs intelligent system design.

Oct 2025 8 min read

Building AlloTech: Designing for Manufacturability through AI

Behind the process of connecting geometry encoders, diffusion models, and user needs. A deep dive into the technical and human challenges of building AI for physical design.

Sep 2025 12 min read

Contact

Let’s connect and collaborate on AI‑driven design, human factors, and intelligent systems.

“Always open for collaborations that bridge data, design, and humanity.”