Hi! I’m Ilana.
Computer science student at the University of Maryland and incoming SWE at Microsoft. Previously at Amazon and MIT Media Lab. This is my website, and below is some of my work.
IDEA258D: Explorations in Design
Teaching a course at the University of Maryland giving students the opportunity to apply their unique backgrounds to the realm of design. Students engage in hands-on learning with real-world applications to incorporate design thinking into everyday life, and develop a final project to pitch at the end of the semester. See course materials here.
Ethi
Generated portable front-end code for data visualization of Facebook user sentiment classification models for a new feature on the Ethi dashboard. Front-end (Javascript, D3.js), and back-end (Flask, Python). See a demo of the feature here.
Calmr
Calmr allows users to mix and match ambient nature sounds to create the perfect background noise for working or relaxing. Built with React, JS, CSS, and HTML. View project.
First Step
I was recently assigned a project in my Systems Thinking class to design a product to address a problem on college campuses. My group decided on “campus safety.” After the class ended, I decided to take the project further. View project.
Facebook’s Ad Settings Redesigned
Exploring ways to achieve greater transparency for content recommendations on the platform by redesigning Facebook’s Ad Settings feature. View case study.
Daily UI Challenge
This past summer, I took the Daily UI Challenge to practice designing one random user interface every day. Here are some of my favorites. View project.
