Emeka Jude Eze

Product Designer & UX Researcher

England, United Kingdom

Emeka Jude Eze, Product Designer and UX Researcher
Design + research

About my work

I’m a Product Designer and UX Researcher combining industry and academic experience to make complex digital products clearer, more inclusive and easier to use, with a focus on fintech, accessibility and human-computer interaction. 

Current work

Industry

Product design in fintech

Designing products for cross-border payments and trading, from customer journeys to internal tools.

Academia

Inclusive technology research

Researching how people interact with emerging technologies, with particular attention to accessibility and autonomous vehicle communication.

Experience 

Since Jun 2025

Lead UX designer

OneLiquidity

Leading product consolidation and major system improvements, driving greater usability across customer and admin experiences.

Oct 2024 - Dec 2025

UX Researcher / Mentor

Birmingham City University

Worked on multiple research projects, including one notably published at CHI 2026, one of the leading HCI conferences.

Jun 2022-Dec 2024

Principal UX designer

OneLiquidity

Established and maintained scalable design systems supporting major products across both customer-facing and internal admin platforms.

May 2022 - Dec 2023

UI/UX Designer

ObiexFinance

Co-designed version 3.0 of the company’s mobile and web apps, introducing new features such as P2P trading and enhanced crypto utilities for everyday use cases.

Education

2023–2024

MSc User Experience Design — Distinction

Birmingham City University

Research interests

Accessibility-first designHuman-computer interactionAutonomous vehicle communicationInclusive fintechEmerging technologies

Publications

CHI 20262026

Towards Inclusive External Human-Machine Interface: Exploring the Effects of Visual and Auditory eHMI for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

Research examining how autonomous vehicles can communicate more effectively with d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing pedestrians.

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CHI 2026 · Related research2026

Exploring the Impacts of Background Noise on Auditory Stimuli of Audio-Visual eHMIs for Hearing, Deaf, and Hard-of-Hearing People

A companion study examining how quiet and loud environments affect the experience of auditory cues used by automated vehicles.

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