Cindy Kao

Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao (; pinyin: ''Gāo Xīnlǜ'') is a Taiwanese-American professor, computer science researcher and interdisciplinary designer based at Cornell University focusing on human-centered design, computer science, and wearable technologies. She is the founder and director of Cornell University's Hybrid Body Lab, a transdisciplinary research laboratory focusing on integrating cultural and social perspectives into the design of on-body interfaces. Through her research, Kao aims to foster inclusive designs for soft wearable technologies. Kao was awarded the 2021 National Science Foundation CAREER Award and SXSW Interactive Innovation Award for her wearable research technologies, along with over a dozen design awards. Kao and her lab have also won numerous Best Paper Honors from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). Her work has been mentioned in Forbes, CNN, TIME, and WIRED. Provided by Wikipedia