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Ethan Li
Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering, admitted Autumn 2018
BioI'm a final-year Bioengineering PhD candidate in Manu Prakash's lab. I work on projects to develop open platforms and tools for global health and frugal science. My practical work combines development and bring-up of new software, electronic, and mechanical systems; engineering design; open-source software maintenance; and field research.
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Jiabao Li
Visiting Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
BioJiabao Li is a designer, artist, and creative technologist whose work explores climate change, AI and health, multispecies futures, humane technology, and perception. She is an assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, a visiting professor at Stanford, and the founding director of Ecocentric Future Lab. Her interdisciplinary practice spans XR, AI, wearables, robotics, performance, scientific experimentation, and installation.
Jiabao's TED Talk examined how technology mediates human perception, a theme that runs through her artistic and design explorations. During her four years at Apple, she pioneered and developed emerging technologies for future products, including the Apple Vision Pro.
She serves as a juror for prestigious design awards such as IDSA, D&AD, Biodesign Challenge, and SIGGRAPH. She is the co-founder and chief design officer of Endless Health and previously co-founded Snapi Health. Additionally, Jiabao is a Fellow at the Ars Electronica Founding Lab, shaping the new Interdisciplinary Transformation University. She holds a Master’s of Design in Technology from Harvard GSD, graduating with Distinction and a thesis award.
Her work has been internationally recognized, receiving honors such as Forbes China 30 Under 30, the Outstanding Instructor Award, iF Design Award, Falling Walls, NEA, STARTS Prize, Fast Company, Core77, IDSA, A’ Design Award, Webby Award, and AUREA Award. Her projects have been exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, MoMA, Ars Electronica, Exploratorium, Today Art Museum Biennial, SIGGRAPH, SXSW, Milan and Dubai Design Week, Ming Contemporary Museum, ISEA, Anchorage Museum, TANK, West Bund Art Festival, and the Museum of Design.
Jiabao's research has been published in top academic conferences and journals, including SIGGRAPH, CHI, IEEE VIS, IEEE VR, TEI, and Ubicomp-ISWC. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Artforum, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Yahoo, South China Morning Post, TechCrunch, Domus, Yanko Design, Harvard Political Review, The National, and Leonardo.
