Published papers at CHI, ASSETS, and IEEE VIS; projects include using crowdsourced data to study the relationship between sidewalk condition and socio-economic factors; developing machine learning pipelines to improve data quality and crowdworkers’ domain knowledge; exploring how digital civic tools can be used for community accessibility advocacy; making dynamic geovisualization accessible to enable broader participation in shaping inclusive urban infrastructure.
Research Experience
Practiced as an urban designer at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago, and as a product designer at Samsung Canada.
Education
4th-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Washington, advised by Prof. Jon Froehlich; M.S. in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University; M.S. in Information Science from the University of Toronto.
Background
An HCI researcher with a background in urban planning and design. Interested in advancing urban accessibility through interactive technology.
Miscellany
Born in an era of rapid Chinese urbanization and later moved to seven different cities across Asia, Europe, and America. These experiences have enriched her understanding of diverse cultures and shaped her into an empathetic designer.