Hi! I'm Yilin Shao, a design researcher exploring how emerging technologies reshape the way we perceive and interact with the world. I'm especially interested in creating more intuitive and meaningful connections between humans and their surroundings.
I recently received my Master of Science degree from Zhejiang University, where I worked at the Guanyun Lab focusing on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), tangible interfaces, and edible materials. One of my recent projects investigates how morphing food can engage children in playful, hands-on interaction.
I’m excited to be joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a PhD student. I will be working with Prof. ZHOU Zhibin’s research team to further explore human-centered and AI-empowered design.
This project explores a design approach to enhance children's food interaction and understanding through morphing food technology, resulting in a toolkit that encourages children to learn scientific principles, culinary skills, and the diversity of food forms through interactive, hands-on experiences.
This project introduces a novel approach to improving children's eating habits by combining deformable wafer paper with food preparation, offering a playful and interactive way for children to create personalized, transformable food items, enhancing their mealtime engagement and habits.
MorphingScents is a flexible, five-layer odor-emitting mechanism that uses Joule heating to release scents and drive shape changes, offering dynamic, aesthetic, and lightweight olfactory experiences through innovative scent release mechanisms and deformation techniques.
E-Orthosis is an innovative, cost-effective fabrication approach that enables healthcare professionals to quickly integrate electronics into off-the-shelf orthoses, offering customized functionalities to support rehabilitation, therapy, and health monitoring while reducing development time and cost.
yilinshao@zju.edu.cn
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