Mike Heavers

Mozilla Prototypes

Experiments for Mozilla

TAGS: pocket,mozilla hubs,security,privacy,ux

ROLE: design, strategy, ux, development, research

TECH: figma,javascript,qt,flask,webgl

Bosque AI Coding Assistant

Locally running AI code assistant for VSCode - explain, optimize, and debug your code with natural language queries and explanations.

Podcast Research + Prototypes

Novel methods for podcast analytics and interaction, AI transcription and episode assistants, and a cross-platform podcast player built in React Native.

Sustainability Initiatives

Various efforts to promote, design, and prototype sustainability efforts at Mozilla, including a carbon calculator for multi-origin group travel, a deep-fake lightning talk on the energy consumption of AI training and inference, energy usage reports for Mozilla's Privacy Not Included Buyers Guide, and a Green Software Practitioner Certification

Mozfest VR Accessibility Experience and Panel

Decentralized Web Explorations

A suite of decentralized technology prototypes, including blockchain-based private messaging, credential issuance / verification , e-mail address reputation analysis, and web-based biometric authentication (face, voice, and touchID)

Data Removal Pilot

A service which automates the removal of your information from databroker and people search scrapers.

Video

Mozfest VR Accessibility Event

A conference panel and interactive installation highlighting the concerns and best practices for accessibility in VR

Hubs Experience | Details

Pocket Reading Incentives

Prototypes which integrate Pocket into a larger web ecosystem to incentivize, create reading habits, and make reading easier and more inclusive.

Details | Try It

Repo Visualizer

Analyzes Github for Mozilla's repos and visualizes their common languages / technologies

Details | Code

Values-Based Shopping

Firefox Extension prototype that uses Wordnet to topically analyze the web pages you view for their alignment with your specified values criteria.

Details | Code

Mozilla VPN Funnel

Redesign the VPN Purchase Process and analyze Google Play Reviews with Machine Learning to identify common themes

Details | Code