Conferences

Project Involvement: Lead, Research Design, Content Writing

Performed user experience testing on Meta Quest Pros to assess the ease of navigation, user's emotional responses, and the overall engagement levels of participants. Analyzed interpersonal communication dynamics in social VR applications to evaluate the extent to which users adopt avatars as extensions of themselves and how VR impacts social interactions. Authored 10+ papers based on findings from qualitative and quantitative research, exploring themes such as identity expression, social norms in virtual environments, and the influence of VR technology on user behavior and emotional connection.

Project Involvement: UX, UI, Visual Design

Designed intuitive data visualizations incorporating Gestalt principles to translate complex climate data into accessible formats, aiding local decision-making for planting and harvesting. Conducted surveys, focus groups, and workshops to ensure the app aligned with local knowledge and needs while addressing language and geographic barriers. Leveraged a human-centered design approach to simplify probabilistic climate data, empowering farmers to adapt to the challenges of climatic variability and change.

Project Involvement: Content Writing, Conference Presenter

Explored the intersection of authenticity, well-being, feminism, and social media in an academic research paper accepted to the ICA Mobile Communication Division. Complied literature reviews, explicated key concepts, formulated hypotheses, and analyzed social media activity from diverse sources to discuss the implications of performativity on social media.