Hi! I’m Georgie, a Design Engineer from Cambridge, England.I am currently a Project Researcher at The DLX Design Lab at the University of Tokyo. Recently, I earned my MA/MSc in Innovation Design Engineering at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art. Check out my final project here.Before that, I studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia.I have a passion for the intersection between medicine and communication. When I’m not exploring Tokyo, I’m painting or drawing.Education
2020 - 2022
Royal College of Art
MA Innovation Design Engineering
London, UK
Imperial College London
MSc Innovation Design Engineering
London, UK
2016 - 2020
University of Virginia
BS Biomedical Engineering
Charlottesville, USA
Work Experience
2023
DLX Design Lab, University of Tokyo
Project Researcher
August 2021 -
Tokyo, Japan
Scientific & Biomedical Microsystems
Project Researcher / Illustrator
May 2020 - Jan 2021
Reston, USA
BME Clinical Scholars Programmme
Clinical Engineer & Lecturer
May 2018 - May 2020
Charlottesville, USA
Stryker Medical Technologies (formerly K2M, Inc.)
Research & Development Engineer Intern
May 2016 - August 2016
Leesburg, USA
Academic Experience
Publications
2023
“Beyond 5G: Envisioning the Future of Mobility in Japan Through Design Fiction” (2023)
DOI: 10.1145/3563657.3596115
“The Future Archives: A Speculative Approach for Visualising the Impacts of 6G-Enabled Infrastructure in Japan” (2023)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.613
Conferences
2023
Association of Computational Machinery, Designing Interactive Systems
Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching
2023
Anglia Ruskin University, Lecturer
MA Innovation in Interior Design, MA Art within Health and Wellbeing
University of Tokyo, Lecturer
Design and Prototyping
2022
Bejing Univeristy of Technology, Gengdan Institute of Design, Guest Lecturer
University of Tokyo, Lecturer
Design and Prototyping
University of Virginia, Guest Lecturer
2020-2021
University of Virginia, Teaching Assistant
-Design and Innovation in Medicine
-Clinical Applications of Biomedical Engineering
Awards
2022
Imperial College Venture Catalyst Challenge: Semi-Finalist
Mayor of London Entrepreneur Competition: Finalist
2021
Royal Commission of 1851 Scholar (30k academic funding)
Royal College of Art x Logitech Grand Challenge: Winner
2016 -2020
University of Virginia Athlete Academic Honor Roll
School of Engineering Dean’s List