About
Working at the intersection of emerging technology, art and design, Jiabao Li creates new ways for humans to perceive the world. Her research-based projects range from wearables, projections, drones and installations to scientific experiments, and they explore how technology is transforming our perception, identity, emotion, and sensation.
Jiabao graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Design with a Master of Design in Technology with Distinction and best thesis award, and from National University of Singapore with a Master of Electrical Engineering. She is currently a prototyping designer at Apple, inventing and exploring new products, interfaces, and technologies.
Jiabao's work has been featured in Domus, TechCrunch, Yahoo, CCTV, Yanko Design. Her work has been shown in Milan Design Week, Dubai Design Week, ISEA, CHI, Leonardo, SIGGRAPH, AR in Action, Codame, and PRIMER. She is the winner of Core77, FastCoDesign, iF Design Award, Future Cities Contest, and ISWC Design Award.
Education
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design 2016 - 2018
M.Des. Design Technology, with Distinction
National University of Singapore 2011 - 2015
B.Eng. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Distinction Honors
MIT Media Lab 2016 - 2018
Royal College of Art, Contemporary Art Practice 2018
RWTH Aachen, HCI 2014
Experience
Apple, Designer for Experimental Products, Interfaces, and Technologies 2017 - Present
Radical Department, Co-Founder, Art Director 2018
Harvard University, Teaching Fellow 2017
Sea, Product Design Lead 2015
Awards
iF Design Award 2018
Core77 Design Award 2019
Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award 2019
Ubicomp/ISWC Design Award 2018
Project Prize for Best Thesis - Harvard GSD 2018
Game Design First Place Award - CHI Play 2017
First Place - Cities for a Flying World 2017
Hacking Art First Runnerup - MIT 2016
Innovation & Research Award - NUS 2015
Exhibitions
Milan Design Week - Ventura Future 2019
Dubai Design Week - Global Grad Show 2018
Codame - San Francisco 2019
Primer - New York 2019
Johnson Gallery - London 2018
Kirkland Gallery - Boston 2016
SIGGRAPH - Los Angeles 2019
CHI - Glasgow 2019
ISEA - South Korea 2019
Harvard Art Show 2017, 2018
Talks
AR in Action - Keynote Speaker, Panelist
National University of Singapore - Artist Talk
Nanyang Technological University ADM - Artist Talk
Harvard Graduate School of Design - Lecturer, Guest Critic
San Jose State University - Artist Talk
Binary Salon - Artist Talk
International Symposium on Electronic Art - Artist Talk
China VR & AR International Summit - Keynote Speaker
Publications
SIGGRAPH | 2019 | TransVision: Exploring the State of the Visual Field in the Age of Extreme Augmentation
CHI | 2019 | Hypercept: Speculating the Visual World Intervened by Digital Media
Domus Innovation Issue | 2018
ISEA | 2019 | Vapor as Tectonic Element to Sculpt Microclimate in Architectural Space
ISEA | 2019 | TransVision, Twinkle
ISWC | 2018 | TransVision: Exploring the State of the Visual Field in the Age of Extreme Augmentation
DIS | 2019 | Diffusive Geometries: Vapor as Tectonic Element to Sculpt Microclimate in Architectural Space
TEI Art | 2018 | Twinkle: A Flying Lighting Companion for Urban Safety
IEEE VIS, TVCG | 2018 | DXR: A Toolkit for Building Immersive Data Visualizations
CHI Play | 2017 | CatEscape: An Asymmetrical Multiplatform Game Connecting Virtual, Augmented and Physical World
CHI Play | 2017 | MagicTorch: A Context-aware Projection System for Asymmetrical VR Games
Platform 10 | 2017 | Twinkle, Beach, Her
Platform 11 | 2018 | TransVision
Scientific Reports | 2014 | Laser hybrid nanostructuring of Si surfaces in air for SERS detection
Nanotechnology | 2014 | High aspect ratio SiNW arrays with Ag nanoparticles decoration for SERS detection