I’m Sayli — I believe design is a conversation between people, systems, and the communities that hold them together.

I’m currently a product designer at Georgia Tech’s Financial Services and Innovation Lab, where I work on AI-powered tools for banking and lending.

My path into design began during my undergraduate studies in Computer Engineering, where I gravitated toward the human side of technology. Involvement with ACM and alumni-led seminars introduced me to UX, and I dove in headfirst by joining a school management startup. There, I learned how thoughtful design could reshape everyday systems — and how essential it was to navigate constraints, collaborate across disciplines, and advocate for the user at every turn. That experience led me to pursue a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech.

Here, I’ve found a community that’s helped me grow both as a designer and a thinker. A defining moment was a course with Professor Amy Bruckman, where we studied how online platforms shape — and are shaped by — the communities they serve. It helped me articulate something I now hold central to my practice: good design isn’t just about solving problems — it’s about listening, adapting, and co-creating.

Whether I’m building learning tools for middle schoolers, prototyping in fintech, or improving accessibility testing tools for developers, I design with one belief at the core:
design is a conversation — and community makes it more meaningful.