Committee
Conference Chair
Shelley Evenson
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate StudiesShelley Evenson teaches interaction design. Her current interests include design strategy, design languages, design prototyping, and what lies beyond user-centered design.
Graduate Student Coordinators
Ayça Akin
Communications Coordinator
MDes Communication Planning and Information Design
Ayça Akin has a background in political science and environmental science. She is interested in how information visualization can contribute to design in the form of argument for a specific cause.
Matt Forrest
Financial Officer
MDes Communication Planning and Information Design
Matt Forrest has been in the field of technical communication for the past 11 years, and currently resides in Tokyo, Japan. His current interest is the design of flexible interfaces for home electronics.
Jamin Hegeman
Director and Website
MDes Interaction Design
Jamin Hegeman is a trained poet, the owner of a small web design company that works with non-profits, and an interaction designer. He is interested in design thinking, design research, and the value of design in creating what ought to be.
Joe Iloreta
Art Direction
MDes Interaction Design
Joe Iloreta’s background is a mix of cognitive and social psychology, human-computer interaction, architecture, and communication design. He is currently exploring human experiences of the built environment and design opportunities within its urban systems.
Kipum Lee
Sponsor Coordinator and Financial Officer
MDes Interaction Design
Kipum Lee has a background in bioengineering and architecture. His current interest is in service design, interaction design, product development, information architecture, and sound design.
Min Kyung Lee
Submissions Coordinator
MDes Interaction Design
Min Kyung Lee has a background in interaction design, human-computer interaction, and industrial design. Currently, she is interested in how new technology such as sensors or robotics can improve service design.
