Wearing Affect: A Bioresponsive Brooch for Emotional Visibility and Social Negotiation

Mingming Zhao holds a PhD in Architecture and is a LEED AP. She is a Research Assistant at the Design + Augmented Intelligence Lab (DAIL) at Cornell University, Executive Editor of Design Principle & Practice and Amps, and a committee member of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA) and the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). She previously served as a visiting reviewer at the Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) School of Architecture.

Mingming Zhao has served as a reviewer for several international journals and conferences, including CAADRIA, SIGraDi, EDRA, ANFA, and Child Architecture. Her research focuses on neuroarchitecture, mixed reality (MR), human-computer interaction (HCI), brain-computer interface (BCI), multimodal physiological signal monitoring (EEG/HRV/eye-tracking), and 3D spatial emotion perception assessment, aiming to provide data-driven optimization strategies for the design of stress-sensitive spaces such as office and medical environments. Her research findings have been published in journals such as Journal of Environmental Psychology, npj Materials Sustainability, ACADIA 2024, EDRA 2024, and CAADRIA 2023, and have also received funding from the CUHK Seed Funding.