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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ken Nakagaki
Assistant Professor - Computer Science Department
Ken Nakagaki is an interaction designer and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) researcher from Japan. His research focuses on inventing and designing novel user interface technologies seamlessly combine dynamic digital information or computational aids into daily physical tools and materials. He is passionate about creating novel physical embodied experiences via these interfaces through curiosity-driven tangible prototyping processes. At AxLab, he pursues research in actuated and shape-changing user interface technologies to design the future of user experiences.
MEMBERS
Anup Sathya
PhD Student (CS)
Willa Yang
PhD Student (CS)
Ran Zhou
Visiting PhD Student (advised by Prof. Daniel Leithinger, CU Boulder)
Vasco Xu
Collaborating PhD Student (CS) [advised by Prof. Henry (Hank) Hoffmann]
Ting-Han (Timmy) Lin
Collaborating PhD Student (CS) [advised by Prof. Sarah Sebo]
Aditya Retnanto
RA [prev: Masters Researcher (MSCAPP)]
Chenfeng (Jesse) Gao
Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral)
Michael Qian
Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral)
You Li
Undergraduate Researcher (MAAD + Sociology)
Emilie Faracci
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Anthropology [Minor])
Harrison Dong
Undergraduate Researcher (CS - BS/MS Program)
Ramarko Bhattacharya
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Raymond Qian
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
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Steven Arellano
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Yifan Zou
Undergraduate Researcher (MAAD + CS)
Lilith Yu
Undergraduate Researcher (Math + MAAD)
Omar Ibrahim
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Yuxiao Li
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Physics)
Matthew Jeung
Undergraduate Researcher (CS+Public Policy)
PAST MEMBERS
Skylar Liu
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + MAAD)
Jonathan Lindstrom
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher [CMU] (DSI Summer Program)
Raouf Abujaber
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Yu-Kai (Kain) Hung
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher [NTU] (UChicago CS Summer Research Fellowship Program)
Togay Atmaca
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Rohan Deme
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Jihui (Todd) Tan
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Thomas Nielsen
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Creative Writing)
David Wu
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Jiatong (Logen) Li
Undergraduate Researcher (Physics)
Qiyu Long
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]
Christy Huang
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Aarna Raghavapudi
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Diogo Viveiros
Research Assistant
Tianle Liu
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]
PAST MEMBERS
Skylar Liu
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + MAAD)
Jonathan Lindstrom
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher [CMU] (DSI Summer Program)
Raouf Abujaber
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Yu-Kai (Kain) Hung
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher [NTU] (UChicago CS Summer Research Fellowship Program)
Togay Atmaca
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Rohan Deme
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Jihui (Todd) Tan
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Thomas Nielsen
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Creative Writing)
David Wu
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Jiatong (Logen) Li
Undergraduate Researcher (Physics)
Qiyu Long
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]
Christy Huang
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Aarna Raghavapudi
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Diogo Viveiros
Research Assistant
Tianle Liu
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]