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Education
Extracurricular Activities
09/2014-07/2018, Soochow University, Apparel Design and Engineering
01/2018, Head volunteer for 2018 World Barista Championship-Puer Division
GPA: 3.6/4.0(4/61)
04/2017-05-2017, Planner and Executive, The First Graduation Exhibition of Soochow University
Intership
09/2016-06/2017, President, Student Technology Association of College of Textile and Clothing Engineering
9/2016-4/2017, Social media operator, Suzhou, Next new dreamer Co,. Ldt. 10/2017-12/2017, Content Operator, Shanghai, Duitang Information Technology Co,. Ltd.
Awards & Honors 06/2018, Excellent Graduate of Class 2014
Skills Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Corel VideoStudio Cinema 4D Sketch
03/2016, Volunteer for 2016 Suzhou Jinji Lake International Half Marathon
2/2016, Samsung Scholarship in 2015-2016 academic year(The Only on in the College)
Advanced Good Good Beginner Beginner
10/2016, Excellent Prize in the Second Chinese Patchwork Creative Design Competition 12/2016, Scholarship for overall development in 2015-2016 05/2017, First Prize in Photography Competition held by the campus newspaper Jishui Newspaper
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Project 1
Light-brary
Light-brary, an online library design, is an app aiming at fulfilling the needs of study in daily life.
Dormitory, library, cafe and study rooms are common places for study. But do you know their pros and cons?
I can never concentrate on my study in my room. Where do you usually study?
I like to studying in library. But it is hard to get a seat especially during finals.
If we could book seats online, it would be more convenient. And in that case, students won’t have to get early to hold a seat.
Domitory
Relaxing atmosphere Good privacy Accessible materials around
Easy to be lazy Being stuck in the room Demand for self-control
Cafe
Relaxing Atmosphere Discussion-friendly Food and beverage
Distractions Extra cost Carrying heavy books
Quite Easy to concentrate Joining in studying groups
Limited individual space Limited library capacity Books deposit
Library Sounds great! I’d like to try. Sometimes I go to cafe when the library is full. But the cost of a cup of coffee is still huge comparing to free seats in the library.
Spacious/Private/Quite
Reserve seats online
Outside public areas
Private locker
Project 1
Light-brary According the above worries collected from students, I came up with solutions respectively.
Cost too much
Take heavy books
No Obligation of Consuption
Borrowing library books Private lockers
No private space
Single desk with partition
Seats are occupied
Online Seat Reservation
Can’t discuss for question
Speaking Area VS Silent Area
Partners Finding
Project 1
Light-brary
Books Recommanding
Initially, I designed some basic functions on Lignt-brary and randomly asked some students for feedback to see if these functions meet their requirements
Seats booking
Books Searching
Light-brary
Do you think it is related to library? Do you think it satisfies your demand when you use online library ? Do you have any disagreement or other ideas about online library?
People can check seat availability before they go to library. This helps students save time by avoiding randomly looking for seats.
My Bookshelf
TOP
Popular Books
Reading online
Using this app, people can check out e-books and audiobooks.
Project 1
Light-brary
According to the above research, I kept valuable functions and added or deleted some functions. Loans
Second-Hand Books For Sale Books sharing
Book Exchange
Holds
Books return reminder
My Favorites
Book Search
Check Seat Availability Reserve seats and lockers
My bookshelf
Check-out Information Remind when books are available
Seats Reservation
Reserve in the exact period /cancle in time
This information is provided according to people’s favorite books and loan records.
New books
Available books reminder
Popular books
It was merged into ‘ books recommending ’
Recommend by library Books recommending
Recommend by user Help library update the books
Release school information Forum / lecture
Information platform
Reading online
Most of users showed little desire to use this function
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New concept
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Higher mathematics
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Measuring the User Experience
Taken books : 4
Everything is obvious
Latest due date: Jun. 8th
Due date: 18/7/2018
Due date: 27/6/2018
Account Password Forget password?
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Taste of the Unexpected
Sweet Bird of Youth
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Jingwen Libarary
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In order to reduce the distractions caused by the use of mobile phones, I converted Light-brary to a pad adaptation used in the library . Dining Partners
Exam Preparation Partners
Finding Partners hello
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Language Partners
Activity Partners
To meet students’ social demand , ‘partner finding’ is a platform to find 4 kinds of partners. This is specific to the pad version allowing students to form study groups in the library without distractions from social medai.
PROJECT 2
Stretching Bra Sports bra is indispensable to girls for exercising. It keeps basic features of bras, but develops advanced support and thermal comfort, which protects chests from the pain caused by movement better than normal bras. I designed a bra which can adjust its tightness accordingly.
PROJECT 2
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ACCOUNTANT
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45-YEARS OLD DAILY SPORTS
FREQUENCY
Yoga Volleyball Walking
I just started wearing sports bra recently. It makes my breasts more comfortable. However, it’s difficult to take it off, especially when I sweat. It always puts me in an awkward situation in the locker room.
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LAWYER
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Running Swimming Yoga
As a girl with huge boobs, I really need strong support from my sports bras. But most straps are too tight. I’ve been suffering from this problem for a long time, which has reduced my passions for exercise.
Distribution by Sports Types 5%
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STUDENT
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DAILY SPORTS
FREQUENCY
Running Tennis Aerobics
I go to gym very often and like doing many kinds of exercise.Thus, I need sports bras with different support levels to cope with diverse sports intensity.This is very costly for me as a student. However, I have no choice but to purchase various kinds of comfortable bras.
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tennis
basketball
golf
pedaling
football
bicycle
rowing
running
bowling
climbing
dancing
PROJECT 2
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PROJECT 3
Interact with the Plants After learning about plants’ instincts for survival, I wondered whether I can design a device to communicate with plants so that I can utilize the information that is sensed by plants in the nature.
On my last trip, I encountered many kinds of plants that I never got a chance to learn about their instincts for survival. This surprised me, and I started to admire the wisdom of nature. Greater Khingan, Inner Mongolia
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Guangzhou , Guangdong
Perhaps, plants do have five senses like human beings …
Impressively, white birch has many “eyes” on its trunk which seem to look at people soulfully. Actually, these “eyes” are lenticels that function as pores to enable direct changes between internal tissues and outside air. Otherwise, the bark is impermeable to gases.
When the trunk of pine is damaged, resinduct will secrete turpentine to solidify into a “patch” to fix the damaged area. Also, turpentine is volatile, which prevents insects from gathering around this seemingly tasty food. For some foraging insects, turpentine infuses into cavities in the trunk to block out the air from insects and thus kill these insects.
Plants’ communication
Chemical language inter-plant Aerial release and signaling of VOCs (volatile organic compounds).
5 Sense of Human
Vision
Aerial release of defense VOCs repels aphids and attracts their enemies.
5 Example of Plant’s Sense Helianthus annuus can grow following the light. Shared fungal hyphae
Hearing
Cuscuta can ʻsmellʼ the odour from host and grow toward it.
Smell
Codariocalyx motorius can dance (move) with the music.
Taste
Plants have different types of soluble molecular receptors to ʻtasteʼ chemical molecular.
Touch
Venus flytrap can ʻswallowʼ the insect after they are ʻtouchedʼ
Root exudates
Infested plant
Uninfested plant
Electric Signals inside plant Stimulation
When the plant is stimulated by surroundings, it will form electrical pulses inside itself.
Concept Generation Combining the special communication methods of plants and people’s demands in daily life, I come up with several concepts of my installation whose functions are not practicable now but can be used in the future.
Earthquake
Other stimulation Plants can react to light, temprature, vibration etc.
PM 2.5 & Formaldehyde
Before earthquake occurs, things like geomagnetic fields and temperature will change inside the earth. Plants’ roots can feel them.
Plants are more sensitive to the change of surroundings than people. They can change the color of leaves in the environment with high level of formaldehyde and absorb find particulate matters in the air..
Infestation & Infection Stimulation
When plants are infested with pests, they communicate with surrounding plants by releasing special compounds both in the air and soil.
HCHO
Root exudates
Infested plant
Uninfested plant
Demonstration Audio system
Strong music to alarm
Symphony
Disco
Rock music
Unusual situation Electrical signal processing system passing
Signal-
Holographic projection system
Intensive and sharp waves
Holographic projection system
Stable and soft waves
Infestation & Infection
PM 2.5 & Formaldehyde
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Processing , translating and delivering eletric signals.
Usual situation
No sound
Installation model Needle electrodes detect potential changes generating electrical signals. Then, these signals are passed to the single chip microcomputer (SCM). After SCM processes these signals, they will be delivered to holographic projection system that shows stable waves in the soft environment. If any unusual signal is delivered, the holographic projection system will project the change according to the actual situation, and audio system will be triggered.
Pest
Modeling Tools: Cinema 4D
Leaf Connection point Needle electrode
Stem Root
“Tentacle”
“Projector and player”
PROJECT 4
Connect with Brain In this project, I studied neural interactions, including synapses, neurons, and neural circuit. These interactive methods have great potential to revolutionize the interaction between human and technology. Perhaps, human beings can interact with other human beings and even animals through neural connections.
1.2-1.4 kg 1260 cm³ in men 1130 cm³ in women 860,000,000,000 nerve cells
Human brain Human brain controls most bodily functions. It processes, integrates, and coordinates the information gathered from sensory organs. After it makes decisions, it sends instructions to the rest of the body.
Sensory Area
Motor Area
Parietal Lobe
-Skin sensations (temperature, pressure, pain)
-Control of voluntary muscles
-Sensations -Language -Perception -Body awareness -Attention
Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
-Movement -Thinking initiation -Reasoning（judgement） -Behavior（emotions）
-Perception -Vision
Wernick’s Area Broca’s Area
-Language comprehension
-Speech control
Human brain consists of cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum. Together with spinal cord, it forms the central organ of nervous system.
Temporal Lobe
Brain Stem
Cerebellum
-Hearing -Language -Memory
-Consciousness -Breathing -Heart rate
-Posture -Balance -Coordination of movement
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Electric signals come out from the brain and are passed by neuron system.
Neural circuit A neural circuit is a cluster of neurons interconnected by synapses to carry out a specific function while being activated. Neural circuits interconnect with one another to form brain networks on a larger scale. These biological neural networks have inspire the design of artificial neural networks. Brain model made by clay
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Robotic arms
Some of the prosthetics limb’s functions are controlled by myoelectricity, which means the device senses movement in various muscle groups via attached electrodes, then converts those muscle movements into motor control.
（Electromyography，EMG）
Signal acquisition
（Electroencephalography，EEG） （Electrooculography，EOG）
Electrooculography (EOG) is a technique for measuring the corneo-retinal standing potential that exists between the front and the back of the human eye.
Brain-computer interface A brain–computer interface (BCI) is a direct communication pathway between an enhanced or wired brain and an external device. BCI differs from neuromodulation in that it allows for bidirectional information flow.
EEG reading
Electroencephalography (EEG) is an electrophysiological monitoring method to record electrical activity of the brain. EEG measures voltage fluctuations resulting from ionic current within the neurons of the brain.
Brain-computer interface conponent Feature Extraction
Signal acquisition
Feature Translation
Brain signals
Control signals
In the Future
At present
Feedback
Application
AA Others
Robotic arms
Wheelchairs
Spellers
Deep brain stimulation
Artificial ears and eyes
Motor cortex remote
Deep brain stimulation achieves the effect of treating or improving bodily functions by stimulating the interior of the brain. One end of the electrode is inserted into the brain and the other end is connected to a regulator that is implanted in the upper chest. These electrodes implanted in the brain can stimulate related nerves when needed.
Cochlear implant
The motor cortex communicates with the hand through the nerve, while the brain-computer interface is the medium that transmits information between the motor cortex and the computer. The primary application of this type of interface is to help individuals (usually high paraplegia or amputated patients) control the cursor on the screen by mind. The BCI has been able to control the three-dimensional movement of the manipulator, the direction of the wrist, and the grip of the finger a few years ago.
This device can play many important roles, such as: - Relieve the symptoms of tremor in patients with Parkinson's disease - Reduce the severity of seizures - Relieve the mood of patients with obsessive
A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted neuroprosthetic device that provides a sense of sound to a person with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. Visual prosthesis
A visual prosthesis is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those suffering from partial or total blindness. The idea of using electrical current (e.g., electrically stimulating the retina or the visual cortex) to provide sight, but it is more difficult than cochlear implant
“Neural mesh” “Optogenetics” “Carbon nanotubes” “Neural dust”
The reality is that we’re whizzing down a very intense road to a very intense place, and no one knows what it’ll be like when we get there. A lot of people find it scary to think about, but I think it’s exciting.
In this conceptual project, I regard the behavior of believing in a religion as a conditioning model and develop the last project to propose the void of medium in an interation.
PROJECT 5
Buddhism Sakyamuni <Tipitaka> Nonviolence
Christianity
Islam Allah
Jesus Christ <Bible> Baptism
<Quran> Fast
Salvation
Ethical behavior Moral purity Rebirth
Belief, hope, love, Eternal life and forgiveness
Pilgrimage Oneness of God Rules and regulations in this-worldly life
People get involved in religions through different religious activities such as praying, sacrificing, chanting, and so on. Missionaries and believers actively spread their doctrines to engage with broader groups of people. Atom of Atheism
The reasons why some people are not religious include unpersuasive arguments that lack empirical evidence, harmful religious utility, the revelations of inconsistency, the rejection of concepts that cannot be falsified, and the arguments from nonbelief.
Architecture
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Books
Music
16% of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population does not affiliate with religion
Believer
Praying
Sacrifice
Nullifidian
* According to the Pew Research Center's 2012 global study of 230 countries and territories
Missionary
Religious classical conditioning model Believing religion also could be considered as a process of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning refers to a learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus.
During conditioning
Before conditioning Power
Power Kindness Courage
Kindness
Luck
Courage
Hope
Luck Hope
Unconditioned response
Love
Love
Unconditioned stimulus
Unconditioned response
Consciousness stimulus
No response
After conditioning
Conditioned stimulus
Conditioned response
Believer 84%
Nullifidian
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Believer
I divided believers into two groups.The first group of people receive religious doctrines and reflect them rationally.The second group submits to the religion entirely.The second groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to the religion can be regarded as an unconditioned reflex.
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Theory
Science Experience
Emotion Feeling
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consciousness