Mission
To adapt to a lifestyle that is not only human-centered but also nature-centered, which we call ‘human-nature-symbiosis’, we must re-examine and re-invent the way we design, manufacture, transport, use and recycle physical morphing materials.
Qiuyu Lu, Haiqing Xu, Yijie Guo, Joey Yu Wang, Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). 2023. PDF | DOI
Ke Zhong, Adriane Fernandes Minori, Di Wu, Humphrey Yang, Mohammad F Islam✉, Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). 2023. PDF | DOI
Danli Luo, Aditi Maheshwari, Andreea Danielescu, Jiaqi Li, Yue Yang, Ye Tao, Lingyun Sun, Dinesh K. Patel, Guanyun Wang✉, Shu Yang✉, Teng Zhang✉, Lining Yao✉. 2023. Nature. Cover Story. PDF | DOI | IP
🏅 Honors: Cover Story of Nature
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Dinesh K. Patel*, Xiaonan Huang*, Yichi Luo, Mrunmayi Mungekar, M. Khalid Jawed, Lining Yao✉, Carmel Majidi✉. Advanced Materials Technologies. 2022. PDF | DOI
🏆 Honors: Cover Story of Advanced Materials Technologies | Best of Advanced Materials Technologies 2022 (25/2000)
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Humphrey Yang, Tate Johnson, Ke Zhong, Dinesh K. Patel, Gina Olson, Carmel Majidi✉, Mohammad Islam✉, Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). 2022. PDF | DOI | Patent | Video
🏅 Awards: Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
Jianzhe Gu, Yuyu Lin, Qiang Cui, Xiaoqian Li, Jiaji Li, Lingyun Sun, Cheng Yao, Fangtian Ying, Guanyun Wang Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2022 PDF | DOI
Harshika Jain*, Kexin Lu*, and Lining Yao✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS). 2021. PDF | DOI | Video | Presentation
🏅 Award: Video Runner Up prize for #SmartOceansChallenge, Smart Oceans 2020
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Ye Tao, Yi-Chin Lee, Haolin Liu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jianxun Cui, Catherine Mondoa, Mahnoush Babaei, Jasio Santillan, Guanyun Wang, Danli Luo, Di Liu, Humphrey Yang, Youngwook Do, Lingyun Sun, Wen Wang✉, Teng Zhang✉, Lining Yao✉. 2021. Science Advances. Cover Story. PDF | DOI | Patent_A | Patent_B
🏅 Awards: Cover Story of Science Advances, Fast Company Innovation by Design Award | Creative Food Cycles Honorable Mention Award
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Lea Albaugh, James McCann, Scott E. Hudson✉, Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2021 PDF | DOI | | Video | Presentation
🏅 Award: Best Paper Honorable Mention
Humphrey Yang, Danli Luo, Kuanren Qian, Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2021 PDF | DOI | Video | Presentation
Jianzhe Gu, Vidya Narayanan, Guanyun Wang, Danli Luo, Harshika Jain, Kexin Lu, Fang Qin, Sijia Wang, James McCann✉, Lining Yao✉. The ACM Symposium of Computational Fabrication (SCF) 2020. PDF I DOI | Code | Video | Presentation
Humphrey Yang, Kuanren Qian, Haolin Liu, Yuxuan Yu, Jianzhe Gu, Matthew McGehee, Yongjie Jessica Zhang✉, Lining Yao✉. The ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST). 2020. PDF | DOI | Video | Presentation
🏆Award: Best Paper Honorable Mention
Koya Narumi*, Fang Qin*, Siyuan Liu, Huai-Yu Cheng, Jianzhe Gu, Yoshihiro Kawahara✉, Mohammad Islam✉, and Lining Yao✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST) 2019 PDF | DOI
🏅 Awards: Best Paper Award at WISS 2019
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Guanyun Wang*, Ye Tao*, Ozguc Bertug Capunaman, Humphrey Yang, Lining Yao✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2019 PDF | DOI
Lea Albaugh, Scott Hudson✉, and Lining Yao✉. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2019 PDF | DOI
📣News: Tech Crunch | CMU News | TechXplore
Eric Markvicka*, Guanyun Wang*, Yi-Chin Lee, Gierad Laput, Carmel Majidi✉, Lining Yao✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2019 PDF | DOI
🏅 Awards: Dezeen Award 2019 Design Longlist | SXSW 2020 Innovation Awards Finalists
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Guanyun Wang, Humphrey Yang, Zeyu Yan, Nurcan Gecer Ulu, Ye Tao, Jianzhe Gu, Levent Burak Kara✉, Lining Yao✉. The ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST) 2018 PDF | DOI
Guanyun Wang*, Tingyu Cheng*, Youngwook Do, Humphrey Yang, Ye Tao, Jianzhe Gu, Byoungkwon An, Lining Yao✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2018 PDF | DOI
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🏅 Awards: 2018 Ars Electronica STARTS PRIZE
🎨 Exhibitions: Ars Electronica 2018 | Bozar | Hyundai Motorstudio
Byoungkwon An*, Ye Tao*, Jianzhe Gu, Tingyu Cheng, Xiang 'Anthony' Chen, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Wei Zhao, Youngwook Do, Shigeo Takahashi, Hsiang-Yun Wu, Teng Zhang✉, Lining Yao✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2018 PDF | DOI
Exhibitions: Ars Electronica 2018
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Wen Wang, Lining Yao, Chin-Yi Cheng, Teng Zhang, Hiroshi Atsumi, Luda Wang, Guanyun Wang, Oksana Anilionyte, Helene Steiner, Jifei Ou, Kang Zhou, Chris Wawrousek, Katherine Petrecca, Angela M. Belcher, Rohit Karnik, Xuanhe Zhao✉, Daniel I. C. Wang✉, Hiroshi Ishii✉. 2017. Science Advances. PDF | DOI | Patent
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Wen Wang*, Lining Yao*, Teng Zhang, Chin-Yi Cheng, Daniel Levine, Hiroshi Ishii✉ (* Contributed Equally). The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). 2017. PDF | DOI
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🏅Award: Fast Company Innovation by Design Award | Creative Food Cycles Honorable Mention Award
Qiuyu Lu, Tianyu Yu, Semina Yi, Yuran Ding, Haipeng Mi, Lining Yao✉. The ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST). 2023. PDF | DOI
🏅 Awards: Best Paper Honorable Mention Award