About
Kathy Wang is an award-winning AR/VR designer and HCI researcher. She's fascinated by the future of technology and its potential to do good in the world. She focuses on finding HCI design solutions for emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality. Her work explores the boundaries of reality and the virtual world.
Education
UC Berkeley
Master of Design (STEM) | 2021. 08 - 2022. 12
Pratt Institute
Bachelor of Industrial Design | 2017 - 2020
Domus Academy
Visiting Program, Product Design | 2016
Publication
2022 ACM CHI, Late-breaking-work
2022 ACM SIGGRAPH, Immersive Pavilion
Award
2022 IDEA, Silver Award
2022 SXSW Innovation Award, Finalist of Wearable Tech
2022 A Design Award, Bronze Winner
2021 Red Dot Awards, Winner of Brand & Communication
2021 Dezeen Awards, Longlisted
2021 VR Awards, Finalist of VR Healthcare of the year
2021 Design Intelligence Award, Young Talent Award
2021 London International Creative Competition, Finalist
2021 New York Design Awards, Gold Prize, Product Design
2021 National Technology Award
VR or AR Product of the Year, Shortlist
2021 San Francisco Design Week, Winner of VR/AR/XR
2021 European Product Design Award, Winner of therapy products
2020 Cannes XR, Incubator nominee
Hackathon
2021 Microsoft and IQVIA: Covid-19 Healthcare
App Challenge, 3rd Place
2021 5G Transatlantic Lab: Hack the Hospital, Grand Prize Winner
2020 MIT Reality Hack, Best Use of Nreal light
2019 MIT Hacking Arts, 2rd Place Winner
2019 MIT Reality Virtually Hackathon
UnderscoreVC Mentorship Prize $30,000
2017 MIT Reality Virtually Hackathon, Grand Prize Winner in VR
Grant
2023 Grey Area, C/Change R&D Lab Grant
2022 Snap, Creative Challenge Program
2021 UC Berkeley, Jacobs Innovation Catalyst Grant
2021 CMU Merit Scholarship
2021 UC Berkeley, Distinguished Scholar Award
2021 Parsons School of Design, Merit Scholarship
Speech
2023 California State University, Fullerton, Guest Lectures
2021 Winning Women Series, "The Reality of AR, VR, MR and Women"
2021 Stony Brook University, Guest Lectures
2021 California State University, Fullerton, Guest Lectures
2019 NASA Johnson Space Center
Speaker at Wearable Tech Workshop
Exhibit
2023 Grey Area, "Missing Objects Library" (Upcoming)
2023 Sónar+D, "ModulAR" (Upcoming)
2023 TERAVARNA Art Gallery's 5th COLOR Art Exhibit, Talent Prize
2023 Camelback Gallery's 6th Annual Exhibit,
Abstracts with Red, Bronze Award
2023 The Museum of Northern California Art, Exhibit "Bike-pedia"
2022 ACM SIGGRAPH, immersive pavilion,
Multi-sensory Short Film, “Living with Smell Dysfunction”
2022 Institute of Contemporary Art SF,
Meta Sponsored Exhibit "Dog Pack"
2022 The Henry Ford Museum, Permanent Collection “Smell Revived”
2022 SXSW (South by Southwest), “Smell Revived”
2022 Museum für Kommunikation in Berlin,
“Red Dot Winner: Smell Revived”
2022 Lawrence Hall of Science, Community Connections Exhibit,
"Adaptation and Resilience during COVID-19"
2022 China Textile International Fashion Center, “Smell Revived”
2022 Zhe Jiang Exhibition Hall, “Smell Revived”
2022 San Francisco Design Week, “Smell Revived”
2020 LGBTQ+ Online VR Exhibition, “Her Story”
2021 MWC (Mobile World Conference) Barcelona, Project Showcase
2018 The Egg House, Immersive Art Exhibition
2018 New York Magic Lab, Immersive Art Exhibition