Industry
Industry
Scholarly Communication
Scholarly Communication
Client
Client
Morressier
Morressier
Morressier Discovery Hub
Morressier Discovery Hub
Making Early-Stage Research Discoverable
Making Early-Stage Research Discoverable
Morressier is a SaaS platform for the early-stage-research. It supports the entire conference lifecycle — from abstract submission to publishing. Over time, it had collected a vast amount of early-stage research shared at academic events worldwide.
Until 2023, this content was only accessible through private conference pages.
Morressier is a SaaS platform for the early-stage-research. It supports the entire conference lifecycle — from abstract submission to publishing. Over time, it had collected a vast amount of early-stage research shared at academic events worldwide.
Until 2023, this content was only accessible through private conference pages.
The Opportunity
Researchers, institutions, and the public couldn’t explore or benefit from this early-stage content unless they had a direct event link.
We saw an opportunity to:
Open up access to this valuable research
Provide a discovery experience that helped users explore content by topic, author, or event
Increase visibility for researchers and organizers
Researchers, institutions, and the public couldn’t explore or benefit from this early-stage content unless they had a direct event link.
We saw an opportunity to:
Open up access to this valuable research
Provide a discovery experience that helped users explore content by topic, author, or event
Increase visibility for researchers and organizers
What We Built
We designed and launched the first public-facing experience to explore early-stage research on the platform. Key components included:
A search and filtering system to help users find relevant research by topic, event, author, or organization.
Verified researcher profiles with affiliation metadata, building trust and highlighting expertise.
A new homepage showcasing featured events, the latest research, and a personalized sidebar with quick access to upcoming events and recently viewed content.
Event landing pages that contextualize research within specific conferences.
Modular UI cards for events, research outputs, and calls for abstracts/papers, designed for consistency across varied content and metadata states.
We designed and launched the first public-facing experience to explore early-stage research on the platform. Key components included:
A search and filtering system to help users find relevant research by topic, event, author, or organization.
Verified researcher profiles with affiliation metadata, building trust and highlighting expertise.
A new homepage showcasing featured events, the latest research, and a personalized sidebar with quick access to upcoming events and recently viewed content.
Event landing pages that contextualize research within specific conferences.
Modular UI cards for events, research outputs, and calls for abstracts/papers, designed for consistency across varied content and metadata states.
My Role
Created the product vision and strategic direction in collaboration with PMs, navigating high ambiguity in an early-stage environment
Led agile discovery, including user research and competitor analysis, to uncover key user needs
Mapped user journeys to identify key entry point to discovery
Designed end-to-end flows and modular UI components
Collaborated with PMs and engineers throughout delivery to ensure quality and alignment
Created the product vision and strategic direction in collaboration with PMs, navigating high ambiguity in an early-stage environment
Led agile discovery, including user research and competitor analysis, to uncover key user needs
Mapped user journeys to identify key entry point to discovery
Designed end-to-end flows and modular UI components
Collaborated with PMs and engineers throughout delivery to ensure quality and alignment
Outcome and Results
The Discovery platform launched in public beta and reached:
User retention increased by 30%, leading to a total of 5,500 monthly active users
(first 3 months)Increased session time and deeper navigation (tracked via Hotjar & GA)
Positive feedback from both authors and conference organizers
35% of users successfully verified their profiles within the first 6 months