EDG People

Meet the people doing research at the Embodied Design Group (EDG).

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Andrés Lucero

Associate Professor, Interaction Design
andres.lucero[at]

Andrés earned a PDEng (Professional Doctorate in Engineering) in User-System Interaction and a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), both from in The Netherlands. His research interests include HCI, design, and play. Prior to joining 911��, he was Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher at , and Associate Professor of Interaction Design at the .

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Doctoral Researchers

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Minjian Guo

minjian.guo[at]aalto.fi

Kokea (Minjian Guo) received her MA in Communication Design from . Her work explores human-food relationships through visual communication design and Human-Food Interaction. Her doctoral research focuses on everyday home cooking as a sensory, material and relational practice, investigating how cooking shapes people’s understanding, appreciation, and care for food.

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Sarah Song

xiaran.song[at]aalto.fi

Xiaran (Sarah) Song graduated from with an MFA in Computational Arts, and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Arts at in 2016. Her doctoral research investigates techno-spiritual experiences in artistic practice by seeking new ways to notice and embrace silence and slowness.

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Anqi Wang

anqi.2.wang[at]aalto.fi

Anqi Wang received her MA in Interaction Design Communication from . Her interactive artworks have been exhibited at the Ars Electronica Festival and the Design Museum in London. Her doctoral research focuses on post-visit museum experiences, curatorial practices on social media, and the promotion of cultural heritage.

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Former Members

Mary Karyda (2017-2021)

In her doctoral research, Mary explored self-reflection through meaningful representation of personal in physical forms. Her former training as an artist in combination with her background in design research allows her to follow a research through design approach. Her main research interests relate to data physicalization, personal informatics, everyday objects, meaningfulness and self-reflection.

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Joongi Shin (2021-2026)

joongi.shin[at]aalto.fi

In his postdoctoral research at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), AI, and Design Research, Joongi studied and designed human-AI co-creation systems that improve creative practitioners’ creativity in addition to their design quality. Joongi Shin earned his PhD in Industrial Design from the.

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