Mini Case Studies
This are brief summaries of my experience at Tobii.
To comply with my NDAs, I have omitted confidential information.
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Overview
Tobii is the global leader in eye tracking, and pioneer in attention computing — technology that helps understand human attention and intent.
At the core are AI and advanced signal processing, which transform eye movements, gestures, and body dynamics into meaningful attention metrics.
Tobii’s solutions spans across research, education, gaming, and automotive industries.
Tobii is a Nasdaq company from Stockholm, with +650 employees that operates across Asia, Europe, and North America.
Clients include Nasa, Meta, Ipsos, and top universities like Harvard, Princeton and Cambridge.
Role
After acquiring “Oculid” –the small Berlin startup with a competitor eye-tracking research product I was working for, I started working fully remotely as a Senior UX Designer for Tobii.
Taks
I first helped rebranding and redesigning the Oculid products: a web platform and two mobile apps (iOS & Android), to meet quality standards, style and approach of the Tobii products, and then led UX initiatives to progress additional SaaS solutions belonging to the same product suit: the “Tobii Discovery Hub” with cloud-based applications for professional eye tracking and attention computing research.
Mini case study 1
Tobii UX Explore
Tobii UX Explore was the continuation of Oculid under Tobii. As the only designer for Tobii UX Explore, I was instrumental in transitioning all designs from Oculid to Tobii, and develop the product further while meeting Tobii’s high standards for design quality and usability.
I collaborated with 3 designers to gather the requirements and materials needed for the transition, and adopted Tobii’s Design System to redesign and advance all Oculid products, while taking the chance to solve old-known usability issues.
I also helped Tobii’s PM’s and PO understand the Oculid roadmap, and researched Tobii products deeply, together with it’s strongest competitors to adapt it and take strategic steps to reorient Tobii UX Explore to match Tobii’s cloud research product suit, it’s broader strategy and market fit.
Examples of end-designs with illustrations made by me:
(I can’t add more images due to my NDA, but you can check how the designs looked before by visiting the Oculid case study)
Mini case study 2
Sticky
Sticky is a tool for market researchers to create and analyse remote eye-tracking and attention-emotion studies on desktop and mobile screens.
Task
I was responsible for redesigning the AOI (Areas of Interest) Editor screen to make it more intuitive and introducing a key new feature: Dynamic AOIs.
Context
AOIs are a core metric in eye-tracking research. They allow researchers to define specific areas on images or videos to analyze how much attention those areas receive using various metrics.
The new Dynamic AOIs feature leveraged an object-tracking AI model created by Tobii data scientists to enabling AOIs to move with objects in videos.
Previously, users had to manually define static AOIs frame by frame—a tedious and time-consuming process. So solving this would be a major step forward in efficiency and usability for our customers.
Challenges
Designing this feature came with significant technical challenges due to the limitations of the AI Object-Tracker model. I worked closely with a data scientist and a front-end developer to understand those constraints and deliver the best possible solution.
Impact:
The redesign was very well received by internal teams at Tobii—including Customer Experience and Insights—as well as by customers trying the feature early on. A follow-up survey, which I helped the CX team draft, helped evaluate customer adoption and satisfaction. Initial results showed high engagement and positive feedback via in-app surveys and pop-up ratings.
Mini case study 3
Glasses Explore
Glasses Explore is a cloud-based eye tracking SaaS tool powered by AI for understanding human attention and intent. It reveals the nuances of human awareness – what people pay attention to, what they don’t, and why. It unpacks first-person perspectives in real-world contexts to help build better user experiences.
While I wasn’t part of the core design team and didn’t contribute to the designs directly, I supported the product’s development with usability tests, analyzing user interactions, and providing expert feedback.
Glasses Explore, Sticky and UX Explore were developed in parallel at Tobii as part of the same family of professional research tools. I collaborated closely with its teams, streamlining product strategy, sharing insights, design systems, and best practices to ensure consistency and a cohesive experience across this family of products, and within the bigger Tobii product ecosystem.
Conclusions
Transitioning from a small 12-person start-up like Oculid to a +600-person company like Tobii was a significant leap. Initially, I felt a bit overwhelmed by the number of meetings, but over time I came to enjoy collaborating with senior designers, developers and experts in their respective fields. Meeting so many talented professionals and advancing our Oculid products further was a truly rewarding experience.



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