# Xue Hua

> Personal site of Xue Hua (pronounced "shway"). Software engineer at Microsoft building UX in Microsoft products such as M365 Copilot and Fluent Design System and tinkering with agentic and generative AI. Previously at Tesla. Mentor, teacher, researcher.

The site is structured around seven pages, each with a clear purpose:

## Pages

- [Home](https://xue-hua.com/): Landing — short intro and links into the rest of the site.
- [Engineer](https://xue-hua.com/engineer): Career and engineering output. Where I work now (Microsoft UX & AI), featured experience (Microsoft Fluent Design System, M365 Copilot, Fluent Icons, and Tesla projects: Help Me Choose, Demo Drive, Trip Planner, Help Me Charge), and my own practice and research (Nautilus build, "AI is Access" paper, "Ouroboros" paper).
- [Write](https://xue-hua.com/write): Essays, notes, and papers — on engineering, AI, and the patterns that bridge them. Reverse-chronological listing of posts; each post has its own Markdown source at `/read/<slug>.md`.
- [Imprint](https://xue-hua.com/imprint): The mission behind the work, framed as a personal manifesto. Covers Teaching (mentorship since 2020, classrooms at Grand Valley State, Harvard, UW, UC Berkeley, Grand Rapids Community College since 2022), Research (human-digital experiences and behavior psychology, agentic architecture and scaffolding, theory of digital extension), Community (church service, university involvement, volunteer work), and a Call to Action with testimonials.
- [Site](https://xue-hua.com/site): A directory of links across this site and out across the web.
- [Working with AI](https://xue-hua.com/with-ai): How to use AI tools to read, summarize, and extend the writing on this site.
- [Start](https://xue-hua.com/start): A primer for frequently asked questions and engagement guidelines. Covers FAQs (messaging, referrals, resume review, breaking into Big Tech, coffee chats), standards of engagement, online profiles (LinkedIn, GitHub, GoodReads), and ways to show support.

## Mission

Xue's work is driven by access — leveling who gets to participate in technology, education, and the rooms where consequential work happens. The site's framing: "To embrace the great tension of nature, and bloom anyway."

## Contact

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/xuengineer