As a design researcher, my primary focus is on gaining a deeper understanding of the aging population's technology encounters through participatory design approaches. I am passionate about designing inclusive and accessible interactions that support older adults' social engagement in online communities from a socio-technical system perspective.

My research endeavors to identify design opportunities to facilitate lifelong learning among retirees while simultaneously promoting their social connections through online communities that foster knowledge sharing and collaboration. My research goal is to bettter understand older adults' digital engagement in social contexts and develop socially-aware interactive systems that support effective human-human and human-computer communication within communities.


Please see my CV︎︎︎here.
︎ stx22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn

EDUCATION /
Sept 2022 - Present
Ph.D., Human Computer Interaction for Aging
Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Sept 2017 - Apr 2020
M.F.A., Media Design Practice (STEM)
ArtCenter College of Design

Sept 2013 - June 2017
B.E., Chemical Engineering and Technology
Dalian University of Technology
SELECTED EXPERIENCES /
Jun 2021 - Present
Co-director, New New Studio

May 2021 - Aug 2022
Research Assistant
Research Center for Aging User Experience and Service System Design, The Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University


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MORE  about me

🐶I am definitely a dog person
🍃&Plant-lover!
🔈I am keen on #Techno #IDM music, which is why︎︎︎
🕹I am working towards becoming a live-VJ with my little red box EYESY.
🧶I enjoy handcrafting especially glass fabrication, tufting & knitting.
🎚I prefer ANALOG lifestyle over DIGITAL.
 
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