connectMe: AI-Powered Network Visualization and Discovery Tool
Led the design and development of connectMe, an innovative network visualization and discovery tool for the UK’s largest social network of innovation specialists. The platform uses machine learning to enhance user discovery and increase connections between members.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
- Served as principal product designer and development manager, overseeing the entire project lifecycle
- Designed and implemented a highly adaptable network visualization tool using machine learning models
- Created an engaging, playful interface that leverages gaming mechanisms to motivate user interaction
- Developed a multi-platform app delivering intuitive user experience across web, mobile, and tablet devices
- Achieved over 600% increase in user connections compared to the original platform design
- Boosted new content discovery by over 270% per user
- Successfully integrated the solution into the UK Research and Innovation Network
Technical and Design Highlights:
- Implemented machine learning algorithms to identify relevant individuals, companies, and documents for users
- Developed dynamic visual representations of user recommendations based on interest proximity and activities
- Created actionable statistics to provide a more informative and interactive network navigation experience
- Designed an intuitive, delightful interface that encourages exploration and connection
- Ensured seamless functionality across multiple platforms for wide accessibility
Relevance:
- Demonstrated ability to lead the development of AI-powered solutions that significantly improve user engagement
- Showcased expertise in creating intuitive, visually appealing interfaces for complex data visualization
- Proven track record in developing products that drive measurable improvements in key metrics
- Experience in managing projects from conception to integration into larger systems
- Successfully applied gamification principles to enhance user motivation and interaction
_connectMe is an engaging playful tool utilizing the power of gaming mechanisms, leveraging motivations between the social network and its users. It provided actionable statistics, acting as a more informative and interactive way to navigate through the _connect network.
Users benefit from a dynamic visual representation of recommendations from the system based on their proximity of interests and activities of the other users.