People Ananth Nayak Current role: Senior Data and Technology Strategist at IA Collaborative Get in touch with Ananth via email (ananth_nayak@berkeley.edu) to schedule a time to meet. Ananth Nayak is a creative catalyst and technology strategist whose journey has been all about bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and human-centered design. …
Career Events Design Career Conversations: Insights from Industry Leaders The Jacobs Institute’s Fall 2024 Career Conversations series features design career professionals in conversation with Jacobs’ Director of Career Services, Stephanie Bianco. They also feature lunch! All events are in Jacobs 310. …
People Jiawen Chen Bio Hello, my name is Jiawen. After graduating from Harvard and practicing landscape architecture for five years, my passion for bridging environmental design with emerging technologies led me to the MDes program. …
People Yichen Yuan Bio Hi, I am Yichen Yuan, a designer, interdisciplinary practitioner, hci Researcher. I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, …
Student Works Empathetic Design HCI robotics Poetic Technologies Benal Johnson MDes Fall 2022 Rethinking design paradigms around technology. Introduction The variety of design decisions around interfaces, contextuality, and emotion in current smart home technology leaves a case for exploring how they could be designed differently. …
People Eliza Gonzales Bio Hi, you can call me Eliza! 🙂 I’m a product designer, researcher, and content creator. Anything that has to do with being creative brings me joy, …
People Chia-Jung Kuo (Charon Kuo) Bio Hi! I’m Charon. I graduated from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology with a degree in industrial design. During my internship at Acer, I had the opportunity to revolutionize the sustainable notebook series, …
People Abigail Chen Bio “Hi! ˙ᵕ˙ My name is Abigail, and I graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Computer Science. I’m a UX designer, researcher, and developer. As a designer, …
People Ananth Nayak Bio Ananth Nayak is a creative catalyst and technology strategist whose journey has been all about bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and human-centered design. He’s driven by creating products that matter—technology that amplifies human potential rather than just showcasing technical prowess. …
People Heteng Li (Aaron) Bio I am a designer with a background in the arts. Prior to coming to MDes I studied at University of Washington with a focus on photomedia and informatics. During my time I university, …