Teaching

My teaching experience spans semester-long courses, project-based workshops, and guest lectures across undergraduate and graduate programs. I have developed and taught two graduate-level courses focused on wearable design, hardware prototyping, and emerging technologies. In addition, I have served as a teaching assistant for a range of courses in human-computer interaction (HCI), physical computing, and design. Below are selected courses I have designed and taught.

Intro to Wearables

ITP, NYU | 2018–2020
Course Length: 14 weeks  Level: Graduate
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With the advancement of soft circuit technologies and their integration into textiles and clothing, garments are increasingly becoming sites of interaction and expression. This 14-week graduate course introduces students to wearable technology through the intersection of hardware engineering and textile craft. Designed for students with foundational knowledge in physical computing, the course encourages hands-on exploration of wearable interfaces and arouse discussion about the potential in re-imagining our relationship with personal devices, textiles and garment design as an interactive media.

Student Projects

Recipe Controller
Anna Oh

The I.o.T apron allows users to navigate online videos wirelessly through a mobile application.
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Person Thing #1
Jillian Zhong

This project explored the concept of synthetic skin through a sculptural garment constructed from acrylic and custom PCBs with integrated speakers and colored LEDs. The speakers played overlapping, distorted audio from multiple mobile devices, creating an intentionally chaotic soundscape.
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Creaturely Life
Noah Pivnick

This project investigates yarn winding as a tactile and tangible interface for experiencing electronic text. Noah, developed a method for encoding digital poetry into Morse code using yarn embedded with conductive segments. As the yarn is wound into a ball, the conductive points make contact, triggering the Morse code to be decoded, transforming the act of winding into an embodied reading experience.
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Conductive Crystalized Textiles
Sandy Hsieh

This project explored electrocrystallization as both a material and expressive process. Starting with feathers to explore contrasts between hard and soft textures, Sandy expanded material testing across mohair, wool, and lace—discovering that napped surfaces encouraged more successful crystal adhesion.
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Rhythmic Skin
Nicolás Escarpentier

A wearable MIDI-enabled device loaded with haptic motors for musical performance or learning.
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Space Between Us vo.2
Elvin Ou

Elvin designed and hand-sewed a base garment embedded with NeoPixel strips, layered with a custom-made diffusing textile surface to create a soft, cloud-like glow. Motion data captured by a camera sensor triggers the lighting patterns, enabling the garment to respond dynamically to movement and presence.
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Bluetooth LE and Low Power Wireless Interactions

ITP, NYU | 2021
Course Length: 7 weeks  Level: Graduate
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This 7-week course introduces students to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and other low-power wireless protocol widely used in mobile devices, smart home systems, and wearables. The class focuses on the fundamentals of BLE and offers hands-on experience in building wireless interactions. Students explore core topics such as wireless communication, hardware protocols, and power management, while designing and prototyping BLE-enabled devices individually or in small teams.

Student Projects

OptiMice
Jason Tse

This ongoing project explores the design of personalized computer mice using 3D scanning and open source hardware to support ergonomics, productivity, and customization. During the course, Jason focused on developing the core wireless communication protocol, along with designing the hardware, bill of materials, and a custom PCB to support the modular mouse system.
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Workshops

I conceptualized, designed, and facilitated engaging workshops on wearable prototyping, soft circuitry, and creative coding in diverse community settings. These included universities, K-12 schools, summer camps, museums, and public maker spaces.