I am interested in bringing AI capabilities into everyday physical environments to augment human abilities and cognitions. I frame my research in an intelligence-infused reality:
I approach this vision through 2 mutually-reinforcing aspects:
- (1) Integration: Enhance or develop interfaces situated in everyday environments (e.g., robotics, extended reality, and tangible interfaces) with AI-backed systems to enable new interactive dimensions;
- (2) Interactivity: Orchestrate interaction dynamics (e.g., proactivity, timing, and intensity) grounded in user and context understanding to ensure adaptive system behavior.
Research Works
Project Archive
Ziru Wei Year 2 in Master of Science in Computational Design (research-based), Carnegie Mellon University
◼ Master Thesis
Toward Interacting with Proactive Intelligence in Everyday Physical Environments (Advised by Prof. Alexandra Ion)
◼ Current Affiliations
+ Interactive Structures Lab (Human-Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science, CMU)
+ CodeLab (School of Architecture, CMU)
◼ Previous Affiliation
+ Humachine Lab (digital architectural fabrication)