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Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao is an Associate Professor in Cornell University's Department of Human Centered Design, with graduate field faculty appointments in Information Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering. She directs the Hybrid Body Lab, focusing on cultural and social perspectives in designing on-body interfaces. Her research aims to foster inclusive designs for emerging soft wearable technologies such as smart tattoos and textiles, while developing novel digital fabrication processes that allow for crafting technology that is close to the body. Kao has been awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and her lab's work has been recognized with several honors including Best Paper Awards at major conferences in Human-Computer Interaction. She has exhibited her research internationally in venues like the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Ars Electronica in Austria. Kao holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab, and her works have garnered extensive media coverage from publications such as Forbes, CNN, and WIRED.
Department of Architecture