U-M GPT Redesign
U-M GPT Redesign
U-M GPT Redesign
PersonaPrep AI
PersonaPrep AI
About this Project
About this Project
About this Project
This project focused on redesigning UM-GPT, an AI chatbot used by students at the University of Michigan, to improve usability, personalization, and continuity across academic tasks.
The redesign introduced PersonaPrep AI, a feature that allows students to practice mock interviews by selecting role, difficulty, and tone.
The project demonstrates a human-centered approach to AI design, emphasizing clarity, control, and trust in educational tools.
This project focused on redesigning UM-GPT, an AI chatbot used by students at the University of Michigan, to improve usability, personalization, and continuity across academic tasks.
The redesign introduced PersonaPrep AI, a feature that allows students to practice mock interviews by selecting role, difficulty, and tone. The project demonstrates a human-centered approach to AI design, emphasizing clarity, control, and trust in educational tools.
This project focused on redesigning UM-GPT, an AI chatbot used by students at the University of Michigan, to improve usability, personalization, and continuity across academic tasks.
The redesign introduced PersonaPrep AI, a feature that allows students to practice mock interviews by selecting role, difficulty, and tone.
The project demonstrates a human-centered approach to AI design, emphasizing clarity, control, and trust in educational tools.
Roles
Roles
UX Designer
UX Designer
UX Designer
Tools
Tools
Figma
Figma
Figma
Client
Client
Gen AI @Umich
Gen AI @Umich
Gen AI @Umich
Timeline
Timeline
Aug - Dec 2025
Aug - Dec 2025
Aug - Dec 2025
View Prototype
View Prototype
View Prototype
Crazy 8 Ideation
Crazy 8 Ideation
Crazy 8 Ideation
Top 3 Selected Ideas with mobile version
Top 3 Selected Ideas with mobile version
Top 3 Selected Ideas with mobile version
Grouping Chat Histories
Grouping Chat Histories
Grouping Chat Histories
Face Time with AI
Face Time with AI
Face Time with AI
AI Personalities
AI Personalities
AI Personalities
Persona Prep AI
Persona Prep AI
Persona Prep AI
Key Feature Summary
Key Feature Summary
Key Feature Summary
PersonaPrep AI introduces a generative-AI experience that helps users build confidence and communication skills through realistic, camera-based practice. Users can rehearse interviews, presentations, or conversations with adaptive tone and difficulty, guided by real-time coaching and summarized performance insights.
PersonaPrep AI introduces a generative-AI experience that helps users build confidence and communication skills through realistic, camera-based practice. Users can rehearse interviews, presentations, or conversations with adaptive tone and difficulty, guided by real-time coaching and summarized performance insights.
PersonaPrep AI introduces a generative-AI experience that helps users build confidence and communication skills through realistic, camera-based practice. Users can rehearse interviews, presentations, or conversations with adaptive tone and difficulty, guided by real-time coaching and summarized performance insights.
Multi-purpose practice setup
Adaptive customization
Facetime-style interaction
Real time coaching
Post-session summary report
Multi-purpose practice setup
Adaptive customization
Facetime-style interaction
Real time coaching
Post-session summary report
Multi-purpose practice setup
Adaptive customization
Facetime-style interaction
Real time coaching
Post-session summary report
Core Experiences
Core Experiences
Core Experiences
Multi-purpose practice setup
Multi-purpose practice setup
Users can choose goals such as job interview, presentation, language, or behavioral prep before each session.
Users can choose goals such as job interview, presentation, language, or behavioral prep before each session.
Adaptive customization
Adaptive customization
Selectable role, tone, and difficulty levels tailor the AI’s questioning style and feedback depth
Selectable role, tone, and difficulty levels tailor the AI’s questioning style and feedback depth
Facetime-style interaction
Facetime-style interaction
Real-time video dialogue with live transcript and quick-access mute/exit controls
Real-time video dialogue with live transcript and quick-access mute/exit controls
Real time coaching
Real time coaching
AI offers clarifications, follow-up prompts, and communication tips mid-conversation
AI offers clarifications, follow-up prompts, and communication tips mid-conversation
Post-session summary report
Post-session summary report
Delivers confidence score, key strengths, and areas for improvement
Delivers confidence score, key strengths, and areas for improvement
Link to Slides
Link to Slides
Link to Slides
Reflection
Reflection
Reflection
Built a structured design process from ambiguity: Starting from open-ended Crazy 8s ideation, I narrowed ideas down through prioritization, iteration, and feedback. This practice strengthened my ability to move from uncertainty to a clear, well-reasoned design direction.
Developed a real understanding of redesign case studies: Redesigning an existing product helped me learn how to evaluate current systems, identify gaps, and justify design decisions within real constraints, key skills for UX case studies.
Grew rapidly through independent work: Working solo pushed me to own every stage of the process, from ideation to execution. While collaboration is valuable, this project accelerated my skill development by challenging me to problem-solve independently and push beyond my comfort zone.
Built a structured design process from ambiguity: Starting from open-ended Crazy 8s ideation, I narrowed ideas down through prioritization, iteration, and feedback. This practice strengthened my ability to move from uncertainty to a clear, well-reasoned design direction.
Developed a real understanding of redesign case studies: Redesigning an existing product helped me learn how to evaluate current systems, identify gaps, and justify design decisions within real constraints, key skills for UX case studies.
Grew rapidly through independent work: Working solo pushed me to own every stage of the process, from ideation to execution. While collaboration is valuable, this project accelerated my skill development by challenging me to problem-solve independently and push beyond my comfort zone.
Built a structured design process from ambiguity: Starting from open-ended Crazy 8s ideation, I narrowed ideas down through prioritization, iteration, and feedback. This practice strengthened my ability to move from uncertainty to a clear, well-reasoned design direction.
Developed a real understanding of redesign case studies: Redesigning an existing product helped me learn how to evaluate current systems, identify gaps, and justify design decisions within real constraints, key skills for UX case studies.
Grew rapidly through independent work: Working solo pushed me to own every stage of the process, from ideation to execution. While collaboration is valuable, this project accelerated my skill development by challenging me to problem-solve independently and push beyond my comfort zone.