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Hi, I'm Sarah Tan!

I am an award-winning Senior Product Designer specialising in UX/UI and emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based in Melbourne, Australia. I previously designed digital experiences for Google, Meta, Atlassian, NASA, Adobe, Mastercard, REA Group, Commonwealth Bank, and more. Currently, I am working on a VR app which I'm excited to share about it soon!

I am passionate about pushing innovation in the immersive industry. My love for immersive tech started when I was working at Google under their innovation department, Google Creative Lab. This led me to find my passion in experimenting and pushing the design boundaries of AR/VR. My work has been featured in Adobe, 7NEWS, 9NEWS, ABC, The Australian, SBS Australia, B&T, and more. I have spoken at conferences such as SXSW Sydney, Global AI Summit, VR/AR Global Summit, conducted AR/VR Workshops for universities, internal company events, and more (Full list).

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Beyond work, I'm passionate about empowering women and migrants to break into tech. As a woman of color and ex-internal student who migrated to Australia at 19 alone, I mentor migrant women pro bono and has helped over 50 people secure jobs in technology. I share interview strategies and emerging technology insights on Medium, amassing more than 65,000 views. I've inspired over 5,000 students through workshops, guest lectures, and career talks at leading Australian universities including the University of Melbourne, UNSW, and RMIT.

Awards

Innovator of the Year Winner, Women in ICT 2025
 

Innovator Award Finalist by Women Leading Tech 2025
 

Konica Minolta Career Achievement Award Finalist, 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards 2025
 

Rising Star of the Year Finalist, Women in ICT 2025
 

Customer Experience Leader of the Year Finalist by Women in Digital 2024
 

30 Under 30 Winner (Tech) by B&T 2024
 

Rising Star of the Year Finalist by Women in Digital 2023
 

Global Top 100 Women in Emerging Technologies by Women of the Future 2023

Exhibitions

Art Exhibitions

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Jianchi: Augmented Reality Artwork on Immigration, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Victoria 2022

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Let's Talk Perspective, in collaboration with Deborah Faye Lee, Diversity Arts Australia, Sydney 2021

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Unseen: Augmented Reality Solo Art Exhibition

107 Projects, Sydney 2020

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Sound and Image

Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), San Diego 2019

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Illustration and Augmented Reality: Unseen Expectations

Human Library Exhibition, Sydney 2019​

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Projection Light Shows

 

A Night in Egypt 

UMSU International Night Market, Melbourne Uni 2017

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Imaginative Landscapes (Collaboration)

White Night Melbourne 2017

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Imaginative Landscapes (Collaboration)

RMIT Urban Animators, Swanston St, Melbourne 2016

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