I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and the director of Tangent Lab at Simon Fraser University.
My research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction, robotics, and haptics. Specifically, I design and build affective tangible interfaces to enable new interaction and facilitate physical and mental well-being. My work has received best paper and best paper honorable mention awards at CHI, UIST, and HRI conferences, and a Fast Company's honorable mention award in Innovation by Design.
Prior to joining SFU, I was a postdoc in the School of Medicine at Stanford University. I also completed my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a Ph.D. Minor in Computer Science at Stanford, with support from Samsung Scholarship. I received MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I have interned at Facebook building 8 (thru Pro Unlimited).
I am actively looking for exceptional students at the intersection of Human Computer Interaction, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering. If you are interested in working with me, please email me with your CV and transcript.
