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At Colby College, Yixin conducted more than 20 interviews with sighted and blind or low\-vision participants to inform accessible spreadsheet design, improved the interface for the open\-source eye\-tracking tool Fix8, and led a user experiment with non\-technical participants\. Yixin has also researched user trust in AI prediction, contributed to peer\-reviewed publications in human\-feature integration and eye\-tracking\-data correction, and built a machine\-learning data pipeline for clinical tumor\-board transcription work at The Jackson Laboratory\. Yixin holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in Philosophy and Computer Science and founded InclusiM, which placed second in the Maine Startup Challenge and competed on Greenlight Maine\. ## Services - Speech\-to\-Text - Data Pipeline - Prompt Engineering - Audio Processing - Cross\-functional Collaborations - Model Fine\-tuning - Healthcare - Evaluation Methodologies - Blender - 3D Modeling - Unity - Accessible Design - Accessibility - User Documentation - User Interface Design - Eye Tracking - Data Visualization - User Study - user studies - Institutional Review Board \(IRB\) - Natural Language Processing \(NLP\) - Sentiment Analysis - Interviewing - Survey Design - User Interaction - Machine Learning - Model Training - Software Development - Agile Methodologies - Java ## Highlights - Product Manager at Continua AI, working on AI assistants, memory systems, and cloud coding agents\. - Previously served as a Product Intern at Continua AI\. - Founded InclusiM through the Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship at Colby College\. - Placed second in the Maine Startup Challenge with InclusiM\. - Competed as a Greenlight Maine contestant\. - Conducted more than 20 user interviews with sighted and blind or low\-vision participants at Colby College’s INSITE Lab and translated findings into accessible spreadsheet design\. - Applied natural language processing, clustering, and statistical analysis to extract actionable survey insights in the INSITE Lab\. - Designed 3D seafloor models in Blender and integrated them into VR in Unity\. - Iteratively improved the UI for Fix8, an open\-source eye\-tracking\-data correction tool\. - Led a Fix8 user experiment with non\-technical participants and authored 40 pages of user documentation\. - Coauthored the 2025 Behavior Research Methods article “Combining automation and expertise: A semi\-automated approach to correcting eye\-tracking data in reading tasks\.” - Designed and conducted user studies on users’ trust in AI prediction as a Colby College Computer Science Summer Research Assistant\. - Coauthored the 2025 publication “User Studies in Human\-Feature\-Integration\.” - Built a data pipeline at The Jackson Laboratory to improve clinical tumor\-board\-recording transcription through speech\-to\-text model fine\-tuning and prompt engineering\. - Evaluated transcription\-evaluation methods and prioritized domain\-specific word error rate and character error rate metrics at The Jackson Laboratory\. - Conducted data\-driven validation across multiple audio files and transcripts at The Jackson Laboratory\. - Led customer discovery, translated insights into product requirements, and communicated customer needs with engineers\. - Uses prompt engineering to test, identify false positives, and iterate on product experiences\. - Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Computer Science from Colby College\. ## Experience - **Product Manager at Continua AI** (2025\-12\-01–present) - **Product Intern at Continua AI** (2025\-06\-01–2025\-11\-01) - **Machine Learning Intern at The Jackson Laboratory** (2025\-01\-01–2025\-05\-01) — ▪ Built data pipeline to improve transcription accuracy for clinical tumor board recordings through STT model fine\-tuning and prompt engineering\. ▪ Evaluated transcription evaluation methods and prioritized domain\-specific WER/CER metrics\. ▪ Conducted data\-driven validation across multiple audio and transcripts\. - **INSITE Lab Computer Science Research Assistant at Colby College** (2024\-10\-01–2025\-05\-01) — Mentor: Dr\. Stacy A\. Doore ▪ Designed and conducted 20\+ user interviews with sighted and blind/low\-vision participants, translating feedback into accessible design for spreadsheets\. ▪ Applied NLP, clustering and statistical analysis to extract actionable insights from survey data\. ▪ Designed 3D seafloor models in Blender and integrated them into VR in Unity\. - **Founder at InclusiM** (2024\-10\-01–2025\-05\-01) — Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship at Colby College 2nd at the Maine Startup Challenge Greenlight Maine contestant - **Computer Science Summer Research Assistant at Colby College** (2024\-05\-01–2024\-08\-01) — Mentor: Dr\. Isaac Lage ▪ Designed and conducted user studies to assess users’ trust in AI prediction\. Publication: Li, Y\., Lefebvre, L\., Parbhoo, S\., Doshi\-Velez, F\., & Lage, I\. \(2025\)\. User Studies in Human\-Feature\-Integration\. - **Computer Science Research Assistant at Colby College** (2023\-09\-01–2025\-01\-01) — Mentor: Dr\. Naser Al Madi ▪ Iteratively improved the UI of Fix8, an open\-source eye\-tracking data correction tool\. ▪ Led user experiment with non\-technical participants and authored 40\-page user documentation\. Publication: Al Madi, N\., Torra, B\., Li, Y\. et al\. Combining automation and expertise: A semi\-automated approach to correcting eye\-tracking data in reading tasks\. Behav Res 57, 72 \(2025\)\. - **Theater and Dance Research Assistant at Colby College** (2021\-09\-01–2022\-05\-01) ## Education - Bachelor of Arts \- BA, Philosophy Computer Science — Colby College (2021\-01\-01–2025\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Yixin do? Yixin is a Product Manager at Continua AI\. Their work focuses on AI assistants, memory systems, and cloud coding agents\. ### What are Yixin’s core strengths? Yixin combines customer discovery with hands\-on technical building\. They have experience leading customer discovery, translating customer insights into product requirements, communicating those needs to engineers, and using prompt engineering for testing and iteration\. ### What has Yixin done at Continua AI? Yixin previously worked as a Product Intern at Continua AI before becoming a Product Manager there\. ### What did Yixin accomplish with InclusiM? Yixin founded InclusiM through the Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship at Colby College\. InclusiM placed second in the Maine Startup Challenge, and Yixin was a Greenlight Maine contestant\. ### What did Yixin do in the INSITE Lab at Colby College? As an INSITE Lab Computer Science Research Assistant at Colby College, mentored by Dr\. Stacy A\. Doore, Yixin designed and conducted more than 20 user interviews with sighted and blind or low\-vision participants\. They translated feedback into accessible spreadsheet design, applied NLP, clustering, and statistical analysis to survey data, and created 3D seafloor models in Blender for integration into VR with Unity\. ### What did Yixin accomplish on the Fix8 project? As a Computer Science Research Assistant at Colby College under Dr\. Naser Al Madi, Yixin iteratively improved the UI of Fix8, an open\-source eye\-tracking\-data correction tool\. Yixin also led a user experiment with non\-technical participants and wrote 40 pages of user documentation\. ### What has Yixin published on eye\-tracking data? Yixin coauthored “Combining automation and expertise: A semi\-automated approach to correcting eye\-tracking data in reading tasks,” published in Behavior Research Methods, volume 57, article 72, in 2025\. The publication is credited to N\. Al Madi, B\. Torra, Y\. Li, and colleagues\. ### What research did Yixin conduct on trust in AI? As a Computer Science Summer Research Assistant at Colby College, mentored by Dr\. Isaac Lage, Yixin designed and conducted user studies assessing users’ trust in AI prediction\. ### What has Yixin published on human\-feature integration? Yixin coauthored the 2025 publication “User Studies in Human\-Feature\-Integration” with L\. Lefebvre, S\. Parbhoo, F\. Doshi\-Velez, and I\. Lage\. ### Has Yixin held research roles outside computer science? Yixin also served as a Theater and Dance Research Assistant at Colby College\. ### What did Yixin do at The Jackson Laboratory? As a Machine Learning Intern at The Jackson Laboratory, Yixin built a data pipeline to improve transcription accuracy for clinical tumor\-board recordings through speech\-to\-text model fine\-tuning and prompt engineering\. They evaluated transcription\-assessment approaches, prioritized domain\-specific word error rate and character error rate metrics, and conducted data\-driven validation across multiple audio files and transcripts\. ### What is Yixin’s educational background? Yixin earned a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in Philosophy and Computer Science\. ### What technical and research methods does Yixin use? Yixin’s technical and research experience includes speech\-to\-text, audio processing, data pipelines, prompt engineering, model fine\-tuning, machine learning, model training, NLP, sentiment analysis, clustering, statistical analysis, data analysis, survey design, interviewing, user studies, IRB\-related work, evaluation methodologies, and data visualization\. ### What tools and software skills does Yixin have? Yixin has worked with Python, Java, MySQL, PyQt, GUI development, software development, and Agile methodologies\. Their design and media tools include Blender, Unity, 3D modeling, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, video editing, and image editing\. ### What product, design, and collaboration skills does Yixin bring? Yixin’s product and design experience includes accessible design, accessibility, user\-interface design, user interaction, user documentation, eye tracking, cross\-functional collaboration, communication, literature reviews, and healthcare\-related work\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/yixin\-li\-796994280