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Hello! I’m a Boston-based artist and designer whose work focuses on experimental communication via the convergence of art, technology, and culture. 

Growing up in Vietnam, I came to the U.S. for university when I was 18. Since then, life has taken me to live, study and work in China, Japan, UK and Switzerland. Due to my travels, I also love learning  languages (despite not being great at any of them!).

After ten years away from Vietnam and making a new life in the Northeast, I hope to use the skills I learned since leaving to remember, reimagine, and recreate my personal experience bounded by the two worlds.

When I'm not designing or coding, I enjoy braising elaborate dishes, playing piano, going on whisky tasting tours with my friends, and trying out dance classes ︎

Contact information

Education

  • 2016 – 2018: Royal College of Art, MA in Visual Communication  |  London, UK
  • 2010 – 2014: Brown University, BA in Economics |  Rhode Island, US
  • 2012 – 2014: Rhode Island School of Design, Graphic Design  |  Rhode Island, US
        Typography I–III 
        Color 

  • 2020: School of Poetic Computation, Recreating The Past  |  Online
  • 2018 – 2020: Harvard Extension School  |  Massachusetts, US
        Introduction to Python
        Web Applications with Data Analysis 

Professional

  • 2019–present: Motional (previously nuTonomy), design lead 
  • 2018–2019: Kayak, UX designer and researcher
  • 2017: Google Zurich, user experience design intern
  • 2015–2016: Intrepid Pursuits (now Accenture), UI/UX designer
  • 2014: Brown University, teaching assistant, Creating Modern Web Applications (CSCI 1320) 

Languages

  • Vietnamese: native
  • English: fluent
  • Mandarin: intermediate
  • Japanese: beginner

Exhibitions, publications & features

  • 2021: IEEE Journal Publication – Can Cars Gesture: A Case for Expressive Behavior within Autonomous Vehicle and Pedestrian Interactions
  • 2020: FLAT Journal Issue #1: HALT, Online Exhibition
  • 2020: Gray Area Artist Showcase, Online Exhibtion
  • 2020: Art Explosion 2020, Michigan, US
  • 2020: Area Code Art Fair, Online Exhibition, US
  • 2018: Showcase 2018, Royal College of Art, London, UK
  • 2018: New Genres Lecture Series & Book Launch, Royal College of Art, London, UK
  • 2018: Model and Countermodel – New Metaphors, London, UK
  • 2017: RCA BioDesign Challenge, White City Place, London, UK
  • 2017: Open Senses, The Trampery/Multi Venue, London
  • 2016: STATE Festival of Emotion, Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany
  • 2010–2013: Visions, Brown University/RISD

Workshops & Volunteering

  • 2020: Last Mile, designer
  • 2017–2018: Unbias @ Royal College of Art, designer, developer, event & workshop organizer
  • 2017–2018: ReACT student forum @ Royal College of Art, running discussion, workshops and speaker events
  • 2016–2017: Student representative @ Royal College of Art, Visual Communication programme

Patents

 2020: Fire Emergencies in Autonomous Vehicles (Pending)
2020: Passenger Health Screening and Monitoring (Pending)
2020: Cleaning Vehicle Cabins Using Cabin Pressure and Controlled Airflow (Pending)
2017: Display Screen with Icon – Proctor & Gamble (Issued)

Press
2020
Boston, MA
Running on Cargo