Cati Vaucelle
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I am a researcher and interaction designer specializing in the design of hybrid physical/digital objects for play, performance and psycho-physiotherapy. I create tactile interfaces to shift the body boundaries and explores the powers of "holding" (from grabbing, to hugging, to being secured) as a lever to personal growth.
I am the author of over thirty peer-reviewed academic publications. My work has been featured in various internationally recognized design, art and sciences publications including the I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review and the New Scienstist, and on blogs such as Engadget, Make, Forbes, Discovery Channel and We Make Money Not Art.
Trained as a computer scientist, I also study and practice electrical engineering at MIT since 2000 that I directly applies to my interaction design work. I am a 2008 Rockefeller Foundation New Media Fellow Nominee, and 2005 John F. Kennedy Scholar for my studies at Harvard University. I am currently a researcher and Ph.D. candidate in the Tangible Media Group at the MIT Media Lab. I graduated from MIT in 2002 and then from Harvard University in 2006.
While in France, I received dual degrees in computer science (computational linguistics, AI) and applied math (economics concentration), with a minor in fine arts (photography). I also received a master's in computer science (researching graphic design). In the US, I received master's degrees from the MIT Media Lab and from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in product design.
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