This workshop will be organized by a team of researchers and practitioners with different disciplinary training in HCI, artists, fashion designers, psychology, human-robot interaction.

Natalie Friedman is currently a 2nd year PhD student at Cornell Tech in the Information Science Department with a background in Cognitive Science and HCI. Currently, her work focuses on developing a framework for fashion design for robots. Within the field of in human-robot interaction, she has experience in prototyping robot motion, social appropriateness and accessibility.

Kari Love teaches soft robotics at NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program in Brooklyn, NY. She is a consultant for soft goods innovation design, a Broadway and puppet costumer, a former NASA spacesuit contractor, and co-author of the book Make: Soft Robotics.

Alexandra Bremers is working towards her PhD in Information Science at Cornell Tech, with experience in Industrial Design, Artificial Intelligence and Automotive Interaction Research. She is interested in designing interactive, adaptive systems for non-expert users, specifically in the automotive and consumer electronics domains.

AJ Parry is an artist and educator with a degree in Art Practice from UC Berkeley where they specifically focused on sculpture, illustration, textiles, and installation. Their personal practice focuses on concept design for environments and characters, examining gender and performativity, and reimagining material use through experimentation with various media (metal, wood, clay, textiles, etc).

Ray LC is an assistant professor at City University of Hong Kong School of Creative Media. His fashion technology research involves using conductive weave for stress and anxiety sensors, wearable motion sensing for creative expression, and dressing for older adults. He is incorporating these technologies into HRI work on spatial interactions.

Bolor Amgalan is an interaction designer using craft materiality to design culturally sensitive transition design interventions. Her research spans programmable matter, virtual materiality, creativity support tools and craft preservation in VR. Formerly trained as a fashion designer, she is currently teaching at Parsons School of Design.

Jen Liu researches how computing technologies are sourced, developed, and designed to address social and ecological challenges that arise from climate change. She is currently a PhD student in Information Science at Cornell University. Her background spans art, design, and technology, and she has previously worked in smart textiles and environmental sensing.

Wendy Ju is an assistant professor of Information Science at Cornell Tech in New York City. Her research focuses on interaction with automation, particularly human-robot interactions and automated vehicle interfaces, and novel research methods to understand interaction with autonomy.