Hi,
PhD graduation, October 2024
Past lives
👩🎓 I completed my Master’s and PhD degrees, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Sydney.
👩💻 A UX designer: I had the chance to shape several products in their early stages.
👩🌾 A tea farmer: I spent some time working on a tea farm in Wazuka town.
🌏 A dreamer: (I still am!) My journey with AIESEC taught me to be brave and kind.
Some updates
Jun 2026: A research visit to China, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shanghai, and Beijing. Grateful to all the students, friends, companies, and universities who hosted us. So much learning and great food along the way.
May 2026: Our workshop "AI, Sensemaking, and Decision-Making in Crisis Contexts" will run at DIS 2026 in Singapore. Submit an EOI by 6 June.
May 2026: Returned to DECO3009 Designing for VR for a guest lecture on VR as a design tool.
Apr 2026: New video introducing my research direction: Bridging Human and Emerging Technologies
Apr 2026: Such a long journey to get to Barcelona from Sydney. Presented some work, met up with friends, and discovered Gaudí for the first time.
Mar 2026: Guest lecture for DESN9002 Designing for the Digital Revolution, titled Extended Reality: Critical Perspectives on Connected Futures.
Mar 2026: Got a few paper rejections at DIS 2026, all the more reason to attend the conference. Will be in Singapore 12–17 June.
Feb 2026: Two Posters accepted at CHI 2026. Delivered an online seminar on Autonomous Mobility and Designerly Ways of Knowing to Human-Centered Technology Lab led by Dr. Seulchan Lee (Hanyang University).
Jan 2026: Three full papers conditionally accepted at CHI 2026 (2 first-author). Barcelona, allá vamos 🇪🇸
Jan 2026: Serving as Work-in-Progress Co-Chair for AutoUI 2026.