---
title: About Luana Micheau
canonical: https://www.luana.systems/about
updated: 2026-07-07
---

# About Luana Micheau

Brazilian-Irish Senior Product Designer based in Dublin. Author of
MomOps and Care-Conscious Design, with Care Under Load as the living
cognition field chapter. Solo-shipper of products across health, care,
migration, motherhood, and research infrastructure.

## What I do

I study how systems fail when human constraints are treated as edge
cases — and design tools that make those constraints visible.

## Frameworks (coined)

- **[MomOps](https://www.luana.systems/glossary/momops)** — Maternal
  operational intelligence as institutional infrastructure (2023)
- **[Care-Conscious Design](https://www.luana.systems/glossary/care-conscious-design)** —
  Care, cognitive load, and biology as first-class system variables (2024).
  Trauma-aware patterns live inside this method.
- **[Maternal Intelligence](https://www.luana.systems/glossary/maternal-intelligence)** —
  The learned systems capability produced by sustained care work (2023)
- **[Care Under Load](https://www.luana.systems/writing/care-under-load)** —
  Field chapter on cognition under interruption (2026)

Trauma-Informed UI was retired as a peer framework; see
[/glossary/trauma-informed-ui](https://www.luana.systems/glossary/trauma-informed-ui)
for the archival note.

## Credentials

- **UNESCO Youth Leader**, South America programme
- **Ladies That UX Dublin lead**: grew community from 50 to 1,200+
  members; ran 50+ events; mentored 200+ women in tech
- **Girls in Tech Dublin** — co-lead
- **Latinas in Tech Dublin** — founding member
- **Women in IT Awards** — nominee, Digital Leader of the Year
- **[ADPList mentor](https://adplist.org/mentors/luana)**
- Speaker on UX, ethical AI, and maternal intelligence

## Shipped work (19 solo products)

See the full body of work at [/systems](https://www.luana.systems/systems)
and shipped inventory at [/lab](https://www.luana.systems/lab).

Highlights:
- [FemHealth Science](https://femhealth.science) — women's health
  research discovery, 50M+ papers, 8 medical databases
- [FemHealth Brief](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/femhealth-brief-womens-he/cmfgdjldchalenimgbjeadhppddcdhdh) —
  Chrome new tab for women's-health research
- [FemHealth Decode](https://decode.femhealth.science) —
  plain-language blood-test interpretation without hallucinated values
- [MomOps.org](https://www.momops.org) — framework home
- [Careval](https://careval.momops.org) — organisational care
  self-evaluation
- [Return Kit](https://www.returnkit.life) — return-to-work planner
- [ReturnKit Capture](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/returnkit-capture/fgdomopjlcfdmdekgffnbeoljcdokihp) —
  Chrome capture extension for ReturnKit
- [ADHD Answers](https://github.com/tropicgirlie/adhd-answers) —
  Claude Code skill, action-first replies
- [ADHD Perimenopause](https://github.com/tropicgirlie/adhd-perimenopause) —
  Claude Code skill for ADHD + perimenopause capacity
- [Count Me In](https://www.countmein.luana.systems) — cognitive
  accessibility for dyscalculic users
- [Nett](https://www.mynett.ie) — Ireland childcare + take-home
  calculator

## Where to find me

- **Portfolio**: https://www.luana.systems
- **Framework**: https://www.momops.org
- **Substack**: https://momops.substack.com
- **Blog / Field Notes**: https://blog.luana.systems
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luanamicheau
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/tropicgirlie
- **Contact**: luana.micheau@gmail.com