Design

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Kimiko Ryokai

Associate Professor

Human-computer interaction, tangible user interfaces

Recent Publications

Spyn: augmenting knitting to support storytelling and reflection

Sep 24, 2008

Studying paper use to inform the design of personal and portable technology

Apr 10, 2008

e-IMCI: Improving Pediatric Health Care in Low-Income Countries

Apr 10, 2008

Design news

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Professor Kimiko Ryokai and Team Awarded $1.29M to Center Indigenous Youth in Museum Spaces

Apr 19, 2023

A group of researchers, including the I School’s own Professor Kimiko Ryokai, recently received a grant of $1.29M from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to tackle this challenge.

I School Class Marries Climate Change Mitigation and Information Sciences

Apr 14, 2023

Led by Professor John Chuang, Info 290: Climate, People, and Informatics seeks to explore the burgeoning field of climate informatics and equip students with the necessary language and contextual knowledge to contribute.

Visualize this! Ph.D. Student Chase Stokes Discusses His Love for Data Vis

Feb 22, 2023

Would you prefer a chart or text when being presented with information? Ph.D. student Chase Stokes has dedicated his studies to answering this question.

Fellowship Recipient Focused on Design and Values in Cybersecurity

Feb 9, 2022

MIMS student Joanne Ma has been awarded the 2021–22 Curtis B. Smith Cybersecurity Fellowship.

Steve Fadden Speaks Design at UXINDIA 2019

Sep 12, 2019

New App Impresses Deepfake Experts Hao Li and Hany Farid

Sep 18, 2019

Hao Li, a deepfake pioneer and an associate professor at the University of Southern California, is impressed by the Chinese app Zao, which allows you to place yourself in popular television shows and movies with just a single photograph.

I School Team Reimagines “Privacy by Design,” and Wins Best Paper Award

Dec 6, 2018

Instead of looking for design solutions to fix existing problems in privacy, I School researchers used speculative design fictions to explore the potential privacy issues that may arise in future uses and adoptions of emerging biosensing technologies.

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Fact or Science Fiction? Using your Thoughts to Enter a Password

Dec 4, 2018

I School researchers have developed a custom-fit earpiece that that can capture “passthoughts” through brainwave signals from the ear canal, and for the first time demonstrated one-step three-factor authentication.

Color-Changing “Smart Thread” Turns Fabric into a Computerized Display

Jun 6, 2016

The smart fabric could be used to create clothes with dynamically changing colors or patterns. But who would wear clothes that double as a computer display? And why? New research explores these questions.

Being the Machine: A Student's Journey to Becoming a Human 3D Printer

Jan 20, 2015

Machines increasingly do humans’ jobs. But what happens when a human performs a machine’s tasks? A new project by doctoral student Laura Devendorf explores that role reversal, with unexpected insights into the creative process how people interact with machines.