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Hello frens, I’m Maliha!
I’ve spent the last five years 💻 building products and 🕵🏻 conducting research to uncover what people truly need.

Currently, I’m researching how UX practitioners engage with 🔒 privacy laws and regulations.

I’m also exploring how to make🤖 AI more 🫂 trustworthy, context-aware, and user-friendly while protecting data.

My background in 👓 VR and spatial design research helps me think about technology in fresh, practical ways.

I love blending 🧐 curiosity,delight, and 🪄storytelling to reimagine 📟 everyday tools for 🥳 real people.

what I'm reading this month

currently building

🧑🏻🎨💻 wheredesignershang.com

↪ designers' favourite places to eat, drink and work

🧋💬🤓 coffeeyap.com

↪ it's like a coffee chat but it's more yapping with smart people and I get to pick their brains

🤖🧠✨ anythingintelligent.com

↪ documenting my explorations with AI tools

( These are my silly little side projects but I also have super cool startup ideas that I am working on and would LOVE to talk about them. Interested? Let's yap )

what i've worked on

thought dump

Sweat, Tears and Code — How I Built my first App using Replit

Building something from scratch was a rollercoaster. I wrote about how I turned a simple idea into reality with minimal coding experience, using Replit’s AI assistant to create a leaderboard to track my steps in the new year.
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What I wanted to say vs What I learned instead

A reflection on growth, purpose, and the unexpected lessons life teaches us. This piece explores the privilege of education, the power of empathy, and the responsibility we hold to shape a brighter future—not just for ourselves, but for the world around us. I wrote this when I discovered how the journey often matters more than the destination.
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