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Mengni Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Design Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a multidisciplinary design researcher dedicated to improving the quality of everyday life by enhancing ambient environments. Her academic research centers on human-environment relations and the development of assistive technologies designed for embedded architectural spaces, particularly for independent living purposes. Zhang is also a licensed architect with a professional focus on hospital design and planning. She believes in the potential of health care architecture intersecting with human-robot interaction to create interactive and adaptive environments that support health and wellness. Her research direction on human-built environment interaction underlies her teaching approach, as she crafts interdisciplinary classes that connect students across the campus. Zhang actively embraces global technological changes within the context of the built environment and envisions new ways for architecture to be animated, responsive, and therapeutic, enabling individuals to live healthier and more sustainable lives.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences