Master's Thesis: UX Research, HCI Research, Interaction Design

About the role

Huawei Sweden R&D is looking for a highly motivated and creative intern to join its design team specialising in interaction design for innovative products such as smartwatches, mobile phones, PCs and other wearables. The project sits within the UCD Lab in Lund and focuses on the intersection of design and technology, especially AI in consumer products.

Key responsibilities

• Recruit users and conduct user interviews
• Benchmark current products in the market and gather industry insights
• Review the literature to inform and inspire design decisions
• Experiment with different research methodologies and explore trends in the design of human-AI interactions

Required profile

• Masters' student in one of the listed fields: Industrial Design, VR/AR, Innovation and Societal Change, Applied Cultural Analysis, Sociology of Law (European AI Act), Digital Architecture and Emergent Futures, Asian Studies, Visual Culture, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Social Anthropology, Media and Communication Studies, Information Systems or Psychology (familiarity with HCI/HRI literature)
• Interest in AI in consumer products and in designing human-AI interactions
• Preferred start date: January 2027

Required skills

• Familiarity with research methods: industry insights, benchmarking, user interviews, usability testing and literature review
• Familiarity with AI tools