Project Manager

Diana Yu attended Carnegie Mellon University for her undergraduate education double majoring in Information Systems and Business Administration. Diana has worked for many years as an IT Consultant for IBM Global Services, implementing systems for Fortune 500 clients in a wide range of industries. Her technical skills include C/C++, Java, Javascript, AJAX, and HTML. She can prototype employing HCI Methods, Wireframes, Personas, and Scenarios, among others. Her design skills include working with such programs as Illustrator, InDesign, and Flash. As the project manager, Diana was responsible for overseeing the progress and quality of the entire project.

User Studies Lead

Eunjeong (E.J.) Ryu graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Computer Science and Psychology and a minor in Physics. She explored a broad range of psychology and concentrated on Graphics in Computer Science. She is skilled at data analysis, utilizing Excel, SPSS, Minitab, and JMP. Along with the traditional HCI methods, E.J. excels at designing behavioral research, collecting data, and statistical analysis. An accomplished programmer, she is comfortable with C, Java, OpenGL, Java Swing, Javascript, HTML, Lisp, Fortran, and QBasic. She is also familiar with Flash, Photoshop, and Maya. As a user studies lead, E.J. was responsible for designing, conducting, and overseeing the collection of user data.

Design Lead

Katherine (Katie) Appleton graduated Skidmore College with a B.S. in Art and Computer Science. She has worked both in print and in 3-D animation. The latter skill caused her to pursue Computer Science, working primarily in C++ and Java, with an interest in artificial intelligence and set theory. She has worked with many graphics tools including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and Maya and is comfortable with HTML and CSS. She is also a talented photographer. She practices Contextual Inquiry and Design, Cognitive Walkthroughs, Keystroke Level Modeling, Think Alouds, Heuristic Evaluation, Surveys, Interviews, Personas, Scenarios, Scenarios, Service Design, and Conceptual Modeling. As a design lead, Katie was responsible for leading the design process and revising designs from user feedback.

Technical Leads

Jing Jin was an Accelerated Masters student who studied for her undergraduate degree at Carnegie Mellon University, where she majored in Computer Science with a focus on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, and Human-Computer Interaction. Jing has worked extensively with C, C++, Matlab, Flex, Javascript, XUL, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. She is also familiar with OpenGL, GLSL, Java, Flash, and Perl. Jing has experience designing and conducting Contextual Inquiries, Interviews, Retrospectives, and Surveys. She has also been involved in the unique challenges of designing for the web and for hand-held devices. As a technical lead, Jing was responsible for transforming the design to an interactive prototype.

Sungjoon Steve Won was an Accelerated Master's student at the Human-Computer Interaction Master's program, and studied Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction as an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University. He has experience developing in C, Java, Javascript, Flash (and Flex), HTML, CSS, and XML primarily. Some of the HCI methods he has practiced include Contextual Inquiry & Design, Modeling (Flow Sequence, Artifact, Physical, and Cultural models), Heuristic Evaluation, Cognitive Walkthrough, Think Aloud, Keystroke Level Modeling, and Affinity Diagramming. He also has experience in doing iterative designs based on user data and also building prototypes based on the designs. As a technical lead, Steve was responsible for transforming the design to an interactive prototype.