Hi there 👋️. I am an interaction designer, developer, and HCI researcher focused on advancing human-AI interaction. I study, design, and build novel interaction techniques and systems that augment human strengths with AI, with particular emphasis on enhancing collaboration, creativity, and learning. Drawing on a research-driven, human-centered design process, I explore new interfaces and interaction patterns that enable people to think and work more effectively with AI systems.

I am a PhD candidate in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute, advised by Dr. Nikolas Martelaro and Dr. Ken Holstein.

My research has been published in premier HCI venues, including Best Paper Honorable Mentions at ACM CHI, and is supported by organizations such as the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, Autodesk, Google, and Prolific.

Before beginning my PhD, I co-founded FELD, a technology-focused design agency, where I led R&D projects and worked as an interaction designer and software developer for industry partners including Volkswagen, Almato, and the Fraunhofer Society. I have also taught user-centered design for emerging technologies as an Assistant Professor at the American University of Sharjah, and conducted workshops and guest lectures at institutions such as Bauhaus University Weimar, Tongji University, IIT Chicago, Tsinghua University, and NYU Abu Dhabi.

Outside of research, I am a father of two and an avid musician. If you would like to learn more about my work, explore potential collaborations, or simply connect, feel free to reach out — I’d love to hear from you!

Guest Talk
Designing Interactions to Empower Thoughtful Human-AI Co-Creation
Google, Material Design Research Group | Host: Clara Kliman-Silver

Guest Talk
Designing Interactions to Empower Thoughtful Human-AI Co-Creation
Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark | Host: Clemens Klokmose

Attended Workshop & Talk
Designing Interfaces that Help People Think, Learn, and Create with AI
in Learning sciences & learning technologies: Research directions for the next decade Workshop at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Guest Talk
Designing Interactions to Empower Thoughtful Human-AI Co-Creation
Adobe Research, Seattle, USA | Host: Ailie Fraser

Guest Talk
Supporting Designers in Learning to Co-Create with AI
in Machine Learning in Education Course, UC Berkeley, USA

Conference Paper Presentation
Intent Tagging: Exploring Micro-Prompting Interactions for Supporting Granular Human-GenAI Co-Creation Workflows
CHI’25, Honolulu, USA

Attended Workshop
Tools for Thought Workshop at
CHI’25

Guest Talk
Designing Interactions to Empower Thoughtful Human-AI Co-Creation
Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA | Host: Nathalie Riche

Guest Lecture
Human–AI Co-Creation
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA | Host: Ralph Vituccio

Online Webinar Presentation
How to Generate Datasets for Training and Fine-tuning AI Models
Prolific, London, UK

Attended Workshop & Paper Presentation
AI for Design Workshop at
AAAI’24, Vancouver, Canada  

Conference Poster Presentation
Presented “An Evidence-based Workflow for Studying and Designing Learning Supports for Human–AI Co-creation” at 
CHI’24, Honolulu, USA

Conference Paper Presentation
Presented “Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support Designers in Learning to Co-Create with AI-based Manufacturing Design Tools” at
CHI’23, Hamburg, Germany

Attended Workshop & Paper Presentation
Integrating AI in Human-Human Collaborative Ideation Workshop at
CHI’23, Hamburg, Germany

Attended Workshop & Paper Presentation
Intelligent and Interactive Writing Assistants Workshop at
CHI’23, Hamburg, Germany

Keynote Speaker
Designer–AI Co-creation
Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK

Attended Workshop & Paper Presentation
Generative AI and HCI Workshop at
CHI’22

Guest Lecture
UX Design of AI-driven Products and Services 
IIT Institute of Design, Chicago, USA | Host: Anijo Mathew