Hello! My name is
Ticha pronounced "TEE-shuh"
and I am a PhD candidate in the HCI Engineering Group at MIT. My research has been generously supported by the 2019 MIT Stata Family Presidential Fellowship and 2021 Siebel Scholars Award.

My research investigates how to engineer expressive technologies: computational tools that yield new artifacts or interactions that people could not easily achieve through other means. Currently, I investigate this through design and manufacturing workflows that enable new material interfaces which can respond to a range of external stimuli. I am especially interested in understanding how established creative processes can inform tools that support new interactions, both on and off the screen.

Outside of research, I love to paint, play
music currently: piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, voice
(sometimes in a band), and sporadically compose!

📣 I am on the job market! I am eager to find opportunities in academia or industry that allow me to continue developing the future of creative tools. Feel free to reach out!

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