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Hi, I'm Chuhan (Franklin) Xu, a hybrid creative technologist specializing in AI and AR prototyping. I have a strong passion for blending technology with design-thinking to create innovative and practical solutions. Whether it's building immersive training systems or developing AI-powered museum exhibits, I enjoy working at the cutting edge of technology and design. With a background in architecture and spatial computing, combined with expertise in XR development and AI agent design, I bring a unique perspective that bridges creativity and technical implementation. I'm always eager to collaborate and build impactful products that enhance user experiences and solve real-world problems.…Hi, I'm Chuhan (Franklin) Xu, a hybrid creative technologist specializing in AI and AR prototyping. I have a strong passion for blending technology with design-thinking to create innovative and practical solutions. Whether it's building immersive training systems or developing AI-powered museum exhibits, I enjoy working at the cutting edge of technology and design. With a background in architecture and spatial computing, combined with expertise in XR development and AI agent design, I bring a unique perspective that bridges creativity and technical implementation. I'm always eager to collaborate and build impactful products that enhance user experiences and solve real-world problems.

Chuhan(Franklin) Xu

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Hi, I'm Chuhan (Franklin) Xu, a hybrid creative technologist specializing in AI and AR prototyping. I have a strong passion for blending technology with design-thinking to create innovative and practical solutions. Whether it's building immersive training systems or developing AI-powered museum exhibits, I enjoy working at the cutting edge of technology and design. With a background in architecture and spatial computing, combined with expertise in XR development and AI agent design, I bring a unique perspective that bridges creativity and technical implementation. I'm always eager to collaborate and build impactful products that enhance user experiences and solve real-world problems.…Hi, I'm Chuhan (Franklin) Xu, a hybrid creative technologist specializing in AI and AR prototyping. I have a strong passion for blending technology with design-thinking to create innovative and practical solutions. Whether it's building immersive training systems or developing AI-powered museum exhibits, I enjoy working at the cutting edge of technology and design. With a background in architecture and spatial computing, combined with expertise in XR development and AI agent design, I bring a unique perspective that bridges creativity and technical implementation. I'm always eager to collaborate and build impactful products that enhance user experiences and solve real-world problems.

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Hi, I’m Chuhan (Franklin) Xu, a hybrid creative technologist specializing in AI and AR prototyping. I have a strong passion for blending technology with design-thinking to create innovative and practical solutions. Whether it’s building immersive training systems or developing AI-powered museum exhibits, I enjoy working at the cutting edge of technology and design.

With a background in architecture and spatial computing, combined with expertise in XR development and AI agent design, I bring a unique perspective that bridges creativity and technical implementation. I’m always eager to collaborate and build impactful products that enhance user experiences and solve real-world problems.

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Work Experience

Unity Developer(Meta Quest 3) at Hypersense Lab, School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University

June 1, 2024 - Present

Architected and developed an XR welding training system on Meta Quest 3 using Unity and C#, including weld sound training, posture correction, and scoring. Co-created a weld-sound classifier with 97.3% accuracy and developed TCP streaming between devices. Collaborated with industrial instructors to define MVP scope based on real constraints and led iterative design with real users. Contributed to demo strategy and live setup for SIGGRAPH 2025, gaining media coverage.

AI Product Design at SeeMuseum

March 31, 2025 - July 28, 2025

Led early-stage prototyping of AI agents for museum tours leveraging LangChain and OpenAI API, validated by 60+ users pre-launch. Built interactive AR hologram experiences using Leap Motion and Unity C# to enhance visitor engagement, co-designed UI with Figma. Optimized backend-frontend integration pipelines with MongoDB caching, securing follow-up funding.

Research Assistant at WHY Research Lab, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University

December 31, 2024 - July 28, 2025

Developed an AI planning tool using React, FastAPI, and LangGraph, reducing planning time by 20% and achieving 90% user satisfaction. Created interactive digital twins for IoT components enhancing workshop engagement. Curated structured datasets and implemented local RAG-based query systems, improving project success rates by 25%.

Computational Designer at YiJing Architect

December 31, 2022 - July 28, 2025

Designed and programmed a generative playground configurator with Rhino and Grasshopper Python to optimize playground design for dense urban campuses, accelerating iterative planning. Delivered user-friendly UI and modular scripts for adoption by non-technical teams.