I am a landscape architect and researcher, specializing in the intersection of digital media, ecological design, and cultural heritage. With expertise in Ecology, Design and Human-Computer Interaction, I explore innovative ways to communicate natural heritage and foster sustainability through interactive technologies.
Mathilde is an Affiliated PhD candidate in Digital Media at ITI and CMU. She holds an MA in Visual Communication from Intuit Lab Paris and an MA in Sustainable Design from the University of Brighton. Outside of Academia, Mathilde worked as a designer for Nesta and Policy Lab to bring more innovation and human-centered approaches to UK policymaking.
Ziqi Huang holds a BA in Economics and Management from Wuyi University, China, and an MSc in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Shenzhen University, China. She is deeply passionate about sensing technologies and their role in environmental conservation.
I am an HCI Researcher at INESC-ID with an MSc. Degree in Aerospace Engineering from IST. Highly motivated by technological challenges, I designed an approach for remote virtual collaboration during my master thesis. During my exchange program in India, I have enriched my adaptability to new environments and developed great intercultural sensitivity.
Through my education in computer engineering, interaction design, media studies and architecture, I learned to recognize the need for interdisciplinary approaches to designing interactions with (and within) the built environment. My professional experience as an interaction designer in India and Germany, and as a research assistant in the U.S. (Buffalo), Canada and Portugal enable me to connect academic research to professional practice.
