People
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)
Vasco Miguel Liang Xu
Collaborating PhD Student (CS) [advised by Prof. Henry (Hank) Hoffmann]
Ting-Han (Timmy) Lin
Research Assistant
Chenfeng (Jesse) Gao
Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral)
Michael Qian
Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral)
Aditya Retnanto
Masters Researcher (MSCAPP)
David Wu
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Thomas Nielsen
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Creative Writing)
Emilie Faracci
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Anthropology [Minor])
Harrison Dong
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Jihui (Todd) Tan
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Rohan Deme
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Ramarko Bhattacharya
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Raymond Qian
Undergraduate Researcher (CS)
Yifan Zou
Undergraduate Researcher (MAAD + CS)
Lilith Yu
Undergraduate Researcher (Physics + MAAD)
PAST MEMBERS
Togay Atmaca
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Jiatong (Logen) Lee
Undergraduate Researcher (Physics)
Tianle Liu
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]
Diogo Viveiros
Research Assistant
Aarna Raghavapudi
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Christy Huang
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Qiyu Long
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]
PAST MEMBERS
Togay Atmaca
Undergraduate Researcher (CS + Economics)
Jiatong (Logen) Lee
Undergraduate Researcher (Physics)
Tianle Liu
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]
Diogo Viveiros
Research Assistant
Aarna Raghavapudi
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Christy Huang
High School Researcher, DSI Summer Program
Qiyu Long
Collaborating Masters Researcher (MPCS Pre-doctoral) [advised by Prof. Diana Franklin]