Hello! My name is Saba Alemayehu 👩🏾‍💻

I am a Mixed-Methods UX Researcher and Masters student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I have experience collaborating with companies and organizations such as United Parcel Service and Interaction Design Association of Atlanta. I also interned at Google as a UX Researcher during the summer 2024 working to make generative media more user-centric.

Projects

Stakeholder Interview

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Contextual Inquiry

Role: Lead UX Researcher

Navigation at The High Museum of Art

Designing a digital solution to allow visitors of the museum to effectively navigate between exhibits and museum’s buildings on the Woodruff Arts Center campus.

Literature Review

Comparative Analysis

Direct Field Observation

Coming Soon!

Role: UX Research Intern

Google

I interned for Google Labs’ AI test Kitchen UXR team working to experiment with different ways to make creative tools using AI. One of their most notable products is a suite of generative AI tools used to externally test how users interact with AI.

User Interviews

Usability Testing

Playtesting Session

Concept Testing

Contextual Inquiry

Role: UX Researcher

In Instagram We Trust

Highlighting how young people interact with news and media on Instagram and develop trust on the social media platform with recommendations on how to support user’s content moderation options.

User Interviews

Survey

HUMO: Plug-in FAFSA Helper

Role: UX Researcher

Enhancing the experiences of first-time applicants when going through the federal financial aid assistance program offered through Federal Student Aid, a system that helps users planning to pursue higher education in affording university expenses.

User/Family Interviews

Stakeholder Interviews

Task Analysis

Survey

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UPS and Small Businesses

Role: Lead UX Researcher

Redesigning the shipping experience to support micro and small enterprises (MSEs) operate end-to-end shipping and logistics out of their homes while fostering direct relationships with carriers.

User Interviews

Experience Map

Task Analysis

Competitive Analysis

Contextual Inquiry

Stakeholder Map

Stakeholder Interviews

Survey

Website Analysis