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Zekun is especially passionate about the dimension of time and the element of transition, which are naturally rooted in deformable origami, active materials, and sensing technologies. Prior to Cornell, she worked as an HCI researcher at the University of Tokyo and completed her MA degree in the Design Products program at the Royal College of Art.

Areas of Interest: Digital Fabrication, Human-Computer Interaction, Active Materials

Jingruo Chen is a Ph.D. student in Information Science at Cornell University. She is broadly interested in responsible and user-centered AI design, including how people make sense of and interact with AI-generated content on social media, and how they collaborate with AI agents across contexts. Her research also explores how AI can support human communication, cognition, and social interaction in everyday digital environments. Prior to Cornell, Jingruo earned her B.S. in Quantitative Social Analysis from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.