KWON
NAYEON

Nayeon (Nancy) Kwon

Education

M.P.S. Information Science
Class of 2024
Honors: Outstanding GTRS Award
Cornell University

B.S. Design + Environmental Analysis

Minor in Information Science
Class of 2023
Honors: Dean's List (6 semesters) & 2022 IIDA Student Awards 3rd Place
Cornell University

Honors

- Outstanding GTRS Award
- Dean’s List (FA20, SP21, FA21, SP22, FA22, SP23)
- 2022 IIDA Student Design Awards 3rd Place

My Vision

Who Am I?

I am a prospective PhD student, former Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX) Researcher & Designer who aims to create inclusive, user-centered technologies that blend physical and digital worlds to foster belonging, connection, and accessibility.

I utilize
Tangible Interfaces and Mixed Reality (VR/AR) for Inclusive Design to enhance sensory and communication experiences in healthcare, education, and collaborative settings.

Through my work, I hope to expand the boundaries of how design and technology can transform lives, making the world more inclusive, accessible, and human-centered!

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My Research

Research Focus

Designing user-centered, inclusive technologies using tangible interaction and mixed reality (VR/AR) to enhance sensory and communication experiences in diverse contexts, such as healthcare, education, and collaborative environments.

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Publications

Selected Publications

Nayeon Kwon, Huong Pham, Ryun Shim, and Gilly Leshed. 2023. Co-designing Magic Machines for Everyday Mindfulness with Practitioners. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1630–1647. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595976

Anonymous. “Co-Designing Environment-Based Strategies with Neurodivergent Individualsfor Sensory-Inclusive Dental Visit Experiences.” ACM CSCW. Submitted October 2024. [Status: Under Review]

My Design projects

Selected Design Projects

I am a human-centered designer who wants to empower people through playful and interactive design. I want to create a positive experience to help build meaningful connections, more than a functional product.

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