Li-Yuan Chiou
Li-Yuan is a designer, creative coder, and researcher passionate about creating impactful interactions where technology meets design. With strong foundations in both industrial design and HCI research, she has recently published a first-author paper in the ACM DIS conference, focusing on Human-AI collaboration in creative tasks. She is committed to transforming "unreal" dreams into "real" outcomes, bridging the gap between imagination and reality.
Education
University of Washington | Seattle, US
MDes, Interaction Design 2024-2026
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Taipei, Taiwan
Master's degree, Interaction Design 2021-2023
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design 2017-2021
Politecnico di Milano, School of Design | Milan, Italy (Outstanding Student Scholarship for Overseas Study)
Exchange Student 2019-2020
Research Experience
Research Assistant, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 2021-2024
Work Experience
Innovation Design Intern, Logitech 2024
Installation Design Intern, WHYIXD 2022-2024
UX Design Intern, Medical AI team of ASUS Intelligent Cloud Services 2020-2021
Leadership Activities
President of the Graduate Student Council, Taiwan Tech Department of Design 2022-2023
Chair, Taiwan Tech Design Week 2020-2021
Teaching Experiences
Teaching Assistant of Design Method, UW 2024
Teaching Assistant of Design Method, Taiwan Tech 2022-2023
HCI Workshops, Taipei Municipal Heping High School 2021-2022
Publications and Presentations
✦ Designing with AI: An Exploration of Co-Ideation with Image Generators. Li-Yuan Chiou, Peng-Kai Hung, Rung-Huei Liang, and Chun-Teng Wang. 2023. Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '23).
✦ TAICHI '23 the Best of HCI session invited speaker: AI in Creative tasks
✦ Integrating AI image generators into the design process: A case study of incorporating Midjourney into workshops. Li-Yuan Chiou, Chun-Teng Wang, and Rung-Huei Liang. TAICHI '22 best poster
Grants and Honors
✦ Top Scholar Award, University of Washington
✦ Research Grant, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
✦ Domestic Graduate Student Scholarship for Participation in International Academic Conferences
✦ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Outstanding Student Scholarship for Overseas Study
✦ Gigabyte Great Design Award 2022
✦ Way Design Young Talent Award 2020
✦ Way Design Young Talent Award 2019
Taiwan Tech Design Week
HCI workshop in Heping high school
