CRAFTING INTERACTIONS WITH TECHNOLOGIES/DATA TO UNDERSTAND USERS
Hi, I am Yinying Miao
I am a recent Master graduate of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology. My research focuses on translating data into interactive, approachable means to facilitate users’ understanding and interactions with data. I do this through building new technical research artifacts, performing data-enabled, user-centered studies, as well as exploring the grounded theories and frameworks.
I am an exploratory HCI researcher. I like to take a hands-on, user-centered process to iteratively design and research. I am currently looking for the next step into research – I am looking for PhD positions, with a focus on data interactions, personal health, and explorations of design spaces/theories.
EDUCATION
09/2022 – 01/2025
09/2019 – 07/2022
MSc. in Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology
Track: Constructive Design Research
Honors BSc. in Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology
Honors track: Empowerment in Health & Wellbeing
PUBLICATIONS
Conference Papers:
Yinying Miao, Hans Brombacher, and Steven Houben. 2025. PhysLens: Enrich Data Physicalization through a Lens of Details. In Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’25 Companion), July 5–9, 2025, Funchal, Portugal. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3715668.3736358
Tianqin Lu, Sahil Bhatnagar, Nick van Geenen, Yinying Miao, Zitian Zhang, Aaqib Saeed, and Jun Hu. 2024. AIlingo: Contextual Language Learning with Artificial Intelligence in Real-World Contexts. In Proceedings of Chinese CHI 2024 (CHCHI 2024). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 9 pages.
Manuscripts:
Yinying Miao, Hans Brombacher, and Steven Houben. 2025. A Tangible Vocabulary of Data Physicalization based on a Literature Review through Making. (In Submission). 18 pages.
Yinying Miao, Hans Brombacher, and Steven Houben. 2025. PhySo: A Data Physicalization of Office Noise. (In Submission).
PRESS COVERAGE
2024 | 4TU Design United E-Magazine | PhyDa: Exploring the Data Mapping Methods in Data Physicalization. https://www.4tu.nl/du/projects/PhyDa/
2024 | 4TU Design United E-Magazine | OfficeSphere: An Input Data Physicalization Tool to Reflect on Your Office Environment. https://www.4tu.nl/du/projects/OfficeSphere-An-Input-Data-Physicalization-Tool-to-Reflect-on-Your-Office-Environment/
2023 | 4TU Design United E-Magazine | UN_OSO. https://www.4tu.nl/du/projects/un-oso/
TA EXPERIENCES
2023 – 2024
09/2023 – 06/2024 | squad assistant for DEP003 Vitality
2024
09/2024 – 11/2024 | TA for DDB200 Human-centered design
04/2024 – 05/2024 | TA for a research project; deployment study
10/2023 – 01/2024 | TA for DASU20 Data Acquisition and Visualization through Embodied Sensors
2023
09/2023 – 11/2023 | TA for 5UEUA0 From idea to a blueprint
02/2023 – 04/2023 | TA for 1ZAUA0 Innovating by Design
11/2022 – 01/2023 | TA for DAB150 Introduction to Business Design
2022
11/2022 – 12/2022 | TA for 1ZSUA0 Marketing Research & Design Methods
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES
2023 – 2024
01/2023 – 12/2024 | Student Fraction member at Departmental Council of Industrial Design
09/2023 – 06/2024 | Master Education Council (M-Council) member at s.v.i.d Lucid