Youna is from Philadelphia and is currently in her final undergraduate semester in Industrial Design at Carnegie Mellon. Youna has worked on projects involving families, elders, product brand identity, and interface design. Currently, Youna is pursuing a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction to learn more about user research and to better understand and design for people's needs.
Hailing from New York, Mike attended Tufts University in Boston where he studied Computer Science and Engineering Psychology. After receiving his diploma, Mike transitioned to the West coast where he worked for various Bay Area start-ups doing user interface design work. Mike is now studying at Carnegie Mellon to further his development as a designer.
Anna is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, and studied Cognitive Science with Specialization in Human- Computer Interaction at the University of California, San Diego. Anna has worked on research projects dealing with interaction in public spaces, personal information management, and using cell phones to control public displays.
Originally from St. Louis, Nick attended the University of Missouri where he studied journalism as well as information technology. Before coming to Carnegie Mellon, Nick worked for the University of Missouri School of Medicine and a medical technology start-up as a web application developer. Nick is emphasizing design in his graduate education.
Michael grew up in Illinois and Connecticut before attending the University of California, Irvine. He studied Information and Computer Science and worked as a software engineer at a major defense company in San Diego. Currently, Michael is pursuing a Masters in Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon to follow his interests in system usability.
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