Industrial Design

Doctor of Philosophy, Design and Human Behavior
Cornell University, College of Human Ecology – Design + Environmental Analysis (2021)
Minor: Science and Technology Studies, and Information Science

Master Science, Design Computing
University of Washington, College of Built Environment (2017)

Bachelor, Architecture and Urbanism
Universidade Estácio de Sá, School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2012)

I am an Assistant Professor in Industrial Design at the School of Art + Design at UIUC. Im also an Affiliate Faculty of Informatics at the School of Information Sciences. As a founder and director of the Design, Technology, and Society Lab, I lead the collaborative effort to investigate the interaction between humans and artifacts. The loci of my research lie at the intersection of Design, Science and Technology Studies, and Human Behavior – a prominent area characterized as increasingly digital, while persistently physical, cultural, and social. My research draws on the STS, Philosophy, and Theory of Design perspectives to inform the development of technological artifacts for social and cultural change, while also promoting a critical engagement with material culture to understand their implications within society.

My research practices combine empirical investigation with critical reflection to:

• Develop and test interactive interfaces and systems manifested as environments, objects, and spaces that enhance human-agent-materials relations;
• Analyze the processes and forces that go into the production and appropriation of technological artifacts;
• Investigate the hermeneutic, existential, ethical, and moral dimensions of the human-artifact interaction, focusing on the various ways in which humans embed values in technologies and how artifacts shape human interactions with the world.