Designing Hybrid Skins: Exploring the Social and Cultural Dimensions of On-Skin Interfaces Toward Different Possible Futures for Next-Generation Wearable Computers

Published on October 7, 2026

Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao headshot

Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao is an associate professor at Cornell University and the founder and director of the Hybrid Body Lab, a transdisciplinary research group exploring cultural and social perspectives in the design of on-skin interfaces. At Radcliffe, she will develop a book on the social and cultural dimensions of these technologies, proposing design interventions that empower rather than constrain how close-body wearable devices are conceived and experienced.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): 2026–2027 Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Fellow Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

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