As more interface work is AI-generated, the output of research and design shifts from documents written for humans to curated context that guides AI.
Tony Alicea
Senior Experience Specialist
Tony Alicea is a Senior Experience Specialist with Nielsen Norman Group. He is a technical educator with over 25 years of experience as a software engineer, UX design lead, and user research lead. He is also an experienced public speaker and coach.
Before joining NN/G, Tony guided large-scale software design efforts in enterprise organizations and advocated for usability, accessibility, and user needs. He used his diverse range of experience and expertise to bridge the communication gaps between stakeholders, developers, and designers.
For over a decade, he has built self-paced courses that have hundreds of thousands of enrolled students, emphasizing deep understanding over shallow knowledge.
Tony holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and is based in upstate New York.