About
Spatial Designer
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Work
BroadAR
Co-founder and Design Director | 2017 - current
Gray Area
Lead Designer of MOL at the C/Change R&D Lab | 2023
Stanford University, Center for Spatial and Texture Analysis
AI + XR Research Assistant to Dr. Cecil Brown | 2023
University of California, Berkeley
AR Technical Lead | 2022.03 - 2022.12
VMLY&R (Subsidiaries of WPP)
Creative Design Intern | 2016 - 2017
China Industrial Design Institute
UI/UX Design Intern | 2016
Judging
2024 Cal Hacks, Hack for Impact, Judge and Mentor
2024 ACM SIGGRAPH, Reviewer
2024 MIT Reality Hack, Judge
2024 UC Berkeley, Master of Design Program, Application Reviewer
2023 Cal Hacks 10.0, Judge
2023 UC Berkeley, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET), AR Challenge Judge
Speaking
2023 California State University, Fullerton, Guest Lecturer
2023 Gray Area Festival 2023 Workshop, Instructor
2023 UC Berkeley, SCET, Guest Lecturer
2023 USC, School of Cinematic Arts, Guest Lecturer
2023 UC Berkeley, NWMEDIA 201, Guest Lecturer
2022 California State University, Fullerton, Guest Lecturer
2021 Winning Women Series, "The Reality of AR, VR, MR
and Women", Guest Speaker
2021 Stony Brook University, Guest Lecturer
2021 California State University, Fullerton, Guest Lecturer
2019 NASA Johnson Space Center,
Speaker at the NASA Wearable Tech Workshop
Exhibition
2024 Gray Area, "Art Hack Day: DETHRONE" (upcoming)
2023 Gray Area Festival, "Missing Objects Library"
2023 Sónar+D Festival, "ModulAR"
2023 Chengdu Tianfu Design Hall,
"The Synergy of Design - Social Design Exhibition 2023"
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 Immersive Art Exhibition, "The Egg House"
2018 Immersive Art Exhibition, "New York Magic Lab"
Kathy Wang is a visionary spatial designer, technologist, and artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in designing AR/VR interfaces, interactions, and immersive experiences at the dynamic intersection of reality and virtual worlds. Kathy has consistently excelled in her field, winning the prestigious MIT Reality Hackathon from 2017 to 2020. Additionally, her works have been showcased at premier AR/VR conferences such as ACM CHI, SIGGRAPH, SXSW, AWE, and VR Awards. And Kathy has also received top-tiered design awards such as Red Dot, IDEA Silver, and A’ Design Award, among others.
Beyond her creative pursuits, Kathy is deeply committed to nurturing the XR community. She shares her wealth of knowledge through guest lectures at prestigious institutions like USC, UC Berkeley, California State Fullerton, and Stony Brook University. Additionally, she leads transformative workshops at the art organization Gray Area that inspire fellow professionals in the field. Kathy's influence extends to shaping the trajectory of XR technology through her jury work, serving on prestigious panels such as SIGGRAPH 2024, MIT Reality Hack, UC Berkeley AR Challenge, and Cal Hacks 10.0. Her involvement as a UC Berkeley MDes Application Reviewer also underscores her dedication to fostering emerging talent in the field.
In every facet of her career, Kathy Wang continues to push the boundaries of XR design, inspiring future generations of innovators with her unwavering commitment and visionary leadership.
Education
University of 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
2022. ACM SIGGRAPH
Award
2023 DNA Paris Design 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 New York Design Awards, Gold Prize
2021 National Technology Award, Shortlist
2021 San Francisco Design Week, Winner of VR/AR/XR
2021 European Product Design Award, Winner
2021 London International Creative Competition, Finalist
2020 Cannes XR, Nominee
Grant and Scholarship
2023 UC Berkeley Center for New Media Seed Award
2023 Gray Area, C/Change R&D Lab Grant
2022 Snap, Creative Challenge Program
2021 UC Berkeley Jacobs Innovation Center, Catalyst Grant
2021 CMU, Merit Scholarship
2021 UC Berkeley, Distinguished Scholar Award
2021 Parsons School of Design, Merit Scholarship
Hackathon
2021 Microsoft and IQVIA: Covid-19 Healthcare App Challenge, Third 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
2019 MIT Reality Virtually Hackathon,
UnderscoreVC Mentorship Prize Finalist $30,000
2017 MIT Reality Virtually Hackathon, Grand Prize Winner in VR