ShanelÌýWu

  • PhD, Creative Technology and Design '23
  • ATLAS INSTITUTE

Shanel M. WuÌý(pronouns: they/them/their)Ìýis a PhD student in the ATLAS Institute at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder researching smart textiles. After graduating from Harvey Mudd with a Bachelor of Science in physics and computers in 2016, they taught math and science, as well as freelancedÌýas an independent fiber artist, instructor and knitwear designer. They are also a self-taught knitter, crocheter, spinner and designer of knitting patterns. Advised by Laura Devendorf, Shanel researches the intersections of cutting-edge technology and handicraft in the Unstable Design Lab. Their work seeks to foreground issues of sustainability and justice in the emergent smart textiles technological domain.

Projects

Publications

Fiona Bell, Shanel Wu, Nadia Campo Woytuk, Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez, Mirela Alistar and Leah Buechley. 2024.Ìý"". In:ÌýProceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '24), (Cork, Ireland, February 11-14, 2024).

Shanel Wu, Xavier A Corr, Xi Gao, Sasha De Koninck, Robin Bowers, Laura Devendorf. 2024.Ìý"". In:ÌýProceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '24), (Cork, Ireland, February 11-14 2024).

Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez,ÌýLily M Gabriel,ÌýMikhaila Friske,ÌýShanel Wu,ÌýSasha De Koninck,ÌýLaura Devendorf, andÌýMirela Alistar. 2023. "". In:ÌýAdjunct Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing &Ìýthe 2023 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing (UbiComp/ISWC '23 Adjunct).Ìý(October 08, 2023).

Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez,ÌýNetta Ofer,ÌýShanel Wu,ÌýMary Etta West,ÌýMirela AlistarÌýandÌýLaura Devendorf.Ìý2022. "". In:ÌýDesigning Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’22), Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1525-1529. (June 13-17, 2022—Virtual Event, Australia).Ìý

Shanel WuÌýandÌýLaura Devendorf. 2020. "". In:ÌýProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsÌý(CHI ’20). (Honolulu, Hawaii (virtual) – April 25-30, 2020).

Mikhaila Friske,ÌýShanel WuÌýandÌýLaura Devendorf.Ìý2019. "". In:ÌýProceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsÌý(CHI '19).Ìý(Glagow, UK – May 4-9, 2019)Ìý[Best Paper Honorable Mention Award]