My name is Yinying. I am currently a PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), working with Prof. Eve Hoggan at Aarhus University. Prior to this, I earned my MSc degree in Industrial Design from Eindhoven University of Technology, where I worked with Dr. Steven Houben and Dr. Hans Brombacher.

My research centers on understanding how physical interaction artifacts could enhance sensemaking, interaction, and collaboration. I approach this vision by working on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), tangible/hybrid user interfaces, and physical computing. More specifically, I focus on investigating design spaces of multimodal interaction and data physicalization to combine these cross-disciplinary fields in my design research. I build and evaluate data-driven research artifacts through hands-on making, user-centered research, and technological realizations. By proposing new interaction techniques and exploring design spaces through contextual and theoretical explorations, my goal is to enable deeper conceptual and theoretical understanding of how interaction happens. Learn more about my research through projects that I have done.

My interest in HCI has led me to collaborate with my supervisors on a few ongoing conference submissions based on my projects, mainly towards ACM CHI, DIS, and TEI. At the same time, I have been engaged in supporting BSc courses and project squads as a Teaching Assistant, as well as acting as a council member for both departmental bodies and study associations. Find out more here.