I explore how people understand and interact with technology across digital and physical spaces.
I explore how people understand and interact with technology across digital and physical spaces.
About Me
I’m Ningyuan Deng, an interaction designer with a background in architecture at Chongqing University and Columbia GSAPP. My work spans digital products, AR prototypes, and computational approaches to spatial design. Across these projects, I use research and prototyping to understand people’s needs and turn complex problems into tangible experiences.
I’m Ningyuan Deng, an interaction designer with a background in architecture at Chongqing University and Columbia GSAPP. My work spans digital products, AR prototypes, and computational approaches to spatial design. Across these projects, I use research and prototyping to understand people’s needs and turn complex problems into tangible experiences.
I’m Ningyuan Deng, an interaction designer with a background in architecture at Chongqing University and Columbia GSAPP. My work spans digital products, AR prototypes, and computational approaches to spatial design. Across these projects, I use research and prototyping to understand people’s needs and turn complex problems into tangible experiences.
I’m interested in human–AI interaction, human–robot interaction, and spatial interfaces: how people understand a system, communicate what they want, and stay in control as it responds. I’m seeking PhD opportunities to explore these questions through design, prototyping, and evaluation.
I’m interested in human–AI interaction, human–robot interaction, and spatial interfaces: how people understand a system, communicate what they want, and stay in control as it responds. I’m seeking PhD opportunities to explore these questions through design, prototyping, and evaluation.
I’m interested in human–AI interaction, human–robot interaction, and spatial interfaces: how people understand a system, communicate what they want, and stay in control as it responds. I’m seeking PhD opportunities to explore these questions through design, prototyping, and evaluation.

Methods & Practice
User Research
User Research
Usability Testing
Usability Testing
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
User Flows
User Flows
Prototyping
Prototyping
Parametric Design
Parametric Design
Data Visualization
Data Visualization
3D Modeling
3D Modeling
Research Interests
Human–AI
Human–AI
Human–Robot
Human–Robot
Spatial Interfaces
Spatial Interfaces
Embodied Interfaces
Embodied Interfaces
Human Agency
Human Agency
System Feedback
System Feedback
AI in Design
AI in Design
Collaboration
Collaboration