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/Hi! I am Xixiang, a Human-AI Interaction Designer and Creative Technologist. I am now a Computer Science PhD student at the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence (CCAI). I affiliated with the Northumbria Social Computing (NorSC) Research Group, and the Urban Futures Interdisciplinary Research Theme. I am also an external researcher of the "Creativity, AI, and the Human" and "Critical Data Studies" clusters at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. 

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Previously, I hold a Master of Arts degree with Distinction from the Institute for Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, where I was supervised by Dr Bettina Nissen. I earned a First-Class Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Arts from Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. 

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Broad Research Interests

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//exploring physical, tangible and embodied ways of interacting and with AI;

//designing interactive experiences that enhance citizens understanding of AI in informal environments (e.g., museums, cities...);​​

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Future Citizen Approach...​

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