Jingwen Zhu
Assistant Professor at University of California, Davis
Davis, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJingwen Zhu is a PhD candidate and interdisciplinary researcher based in Ithaca who blends e-textiles, sustainable materials, and Bio-HCI to create compelling smart-device experiences. With 11 years of experience spanning industry roles as an electrical product design engineer and co-founder of an e-textile service platform, she combines hands-on hardware prototyping with thoughtful interaction design. Her work—presented at ACM CHI, UIST, DIS, and ISWC—has earned Best Paper recognitions and an EECS Rising Star award, reflecting both technical rigor and design impact. Trained at Tongji and NYU ITP, she brings studio-making practices into academic research, often resurrecting traditional craft techniques to solve contemporary sensing and sustainability challenges.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Digital Media Design, Bachelor's Degree Digital Media Design at Tongji UniversityMaster's Degree ITP(Interactive Telecommunications Program), Master's Degree ITP(Interactive Telecommunications Program) at New York UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Human Centered Design, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human Centered Design at Cornell University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (11)
web-bluetooth9
cordova-plugin6
bluetooth-low-energy6
javascript5
phonegap4
apache-cordova4
twilio1
socket-io1
mongodb1
socket1
nodejs1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ZhuJingwen/intro-to-wearables-itp
Feb 2019 - Mar 2020
Contributions:19 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
ZhuJingwen/circuit-playground-examples
Apr 2017 - Feb 2019
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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