Jilly is a Master's student in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she joined the Interactive Dynamics Lab in June 2024. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics-Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego. Jilly's career aspirations lie in both User Experience (UX) Research and UX Design, with a passion for developing user-friendly, simple, and intuitive designs. Her experience includes working as an interaction designer at UCSC’s ALT Games Lab, where she honed her skills in collaboration and game design mechanics. Additionally, she contributed to a UX research and design project with NASA for her UCSC Capstone. In her free time, Jilly enjoys creating special effects makeup, staying active through exercise, solving Sudoku puzzles, and expanding her ever-growing collection of green plants. You can find her LinkedIn page here.