I'm a multidisciplinary designer, architect, researcher, and engineer with 10+ years of experience creating experimental projects across technology, art, and architecture. My work lives at the intersection of concept design, human–computer interaction, and embodied experience, where I aim to craft interfaces strange enough to spark wonder and intuitive enough to disappear in use.
Currently, I lead design at Augmental, pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction in accessibility.
In the past, I’ve worked on wearable technologies for human augmentation, exploring memory enhancement, sleep engineering, interfaces for mindfulness, and accessibility. My background spans three graduate degrees from MIT (EECS, Media Lab, and Design Computation), along with undergraduate and master’s degrees in Architecture. This hybrid training lets me prototype across disciplines and scale ideas from concept to implementation.
I specialize in early-stage design, speculative prototyping, and leading interdisciplinary teams. I thrive in ambiguous spaces where engineers, scientists, and designers collaborate to build future-facing tools and rethink how we interact with machines.
My work has received international recognition across both engineering and the arts and has been showcased in venues such as Ars Electronica in Austria, Vorspiel/Transmediale Festival in Germany, ACM’s User Interface and Software Technology in Japan, the Beijing Media Art Biennale in China, and the AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Miami. With Augmental, I've received the 2023 Innovation Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions Festival and the 2023 Core77 Emerging Technologies Award.
Education
MS in Media Arts and Sciences, Media Lab, MIT | 2019
MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, EECS, MIT | 2017
MS in Design and Computation (SMarchS), MIT | 2017
MArch, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya | 2011
BArch, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya | 2009
Experience
Head of Design, Augmental | 2022-now
Grad. Researcher, Fluid Interfaces, MIT Media Lab | 2016-2020
Grad. Researcher, Langer Mindfulness Lab, Harvard | 2018-2019
Project Architect, EM2N, Zurich, Switzerland | 2012-2015
Intern, Gramazio Kohler, Zurich, Switzerland | 2012
Intern, XVA Arquitectura, Barcelona, Spain | 2011
Teaching
TA, Artificial Intelligence, MIT EECS, Prof. Patrick Winston | 2017
TA, HC Interaction, MIT Media Lab, Prof. Pattie Maes | 2017
Selected Awards
CES Innovation Awards Honoree, with Augmental | 2025
Cannes Lions Grand Prix, Innovation, with Augmental | 2023
Core77 Design Awards, Innovation, with Augmental | 2023
La Caixa Fellowship, $120K, full tuition and stipend MIT | 2015
Full tuition and stipend for 3 Graduate Degrees at MIT | 2015
Best Thesis Award MIT SMarchS | 2017
Best Poster Award at UIST, Tokyo, Japan | 2016
MIT Avalon Travel Grant | 2016
1st Prize Masterplan Irchel, with EM2N | 2015
6th Prize Zollhaus (102 entries), with EM2N | 2014
2nd Prize for Zwicky, with EM2N | 2014
1st Prize UBS Headquarters, with EM2N | 2012
4th Prize Ice Hockey Stadium, with EM2N | 2012
Highest Honors for Architecture Master Thesis Project | 2011
1st Prize Schindler Awards Arch. Competition | 2011
2nd Prize American Association of Arch. Students Comp. | 2009
Erasmus Grant for Lisbon, Portugal | 2008
Bancaja Grant for UTA, USA | 2007
EU Lifelong Learning Program, Vicenza, Italy | 200
Selected Exhibitions
Cocoon at Ars Electronica, Linz, AT | 2018
Cocoon at Beijing Media Arts Festival, Beijing, CN | 2018
Cocoon at Hanshan Art Museum, CN | 2018
Chroma at MIT Compton Gallery, US | 2018
Chroma at Vorspiel/Transmediale Festival, Berlin, DE | 2017
EM2N As Time Goes By, Zurich, CH with EM2N | 2015
Zollhaus at Zollstrasse Garden, CH, with EM2N | 2015
Zwicky at Wasserturm, Wallisellen, CH, with EM2N | 2015
Hockey Arena at Oerlikon Hallenbad, Zurich, CH, with EM2N | 2012
AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Miami, US | 2010
Limit of CCTV at ETSAV, Barcelona, ES | 2007
Selected Press
MouthPad on Techcrunch, Forbes, MIT News, and more | 2025
Interview on El Mundo (HCI retrospective) | 2023
Dormio on 60 Minutes, BBC, Vice, Wired and others | 2018
Cocoon on the Media Lab News and Ars Electronica Trailer | 2018
NeverMind at UIST, Domus Magazine, MIT Arch. website | 2016
UBS on Archdaily, Designboom, Baunetz, and others | 2013
Zollhaus on Afasia and Beta-Architecture, with EM2N | 2015
Zwicky on Beta-Architecture, with EM2N | 2015
Lindt on Afasia, with EM2N | 2014
Ozeanium on Divisare, Afasia and Beta-Architecture | 2012
Hockey Arena in Divisare, Baunetz, City Zurich, Afasia | 2012
Bohemian Flats Boathouse, AIAS Crit Magazine | 2010
Workshops
Prototyping Sleep, MIT Media Lab Members Event | 2018
Hyundai Brainstorming Workshop, Seoul, Korea | 2018
Toppan Printing Brainstorming Workshop, Tokyo, Japan | 2018
Exchange Programs
Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa (UTL), 1 semester | 2008
University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), 1 semester | 2007
Selected Projects
HeartBit, IxD / Mindfulness (MIT), Cambridge, MA | 2020
Cream, IxD / Synthetic Biology (MIT), Cambridge, MA | 2019
Cocoon, Media Arts Exhibition (MIT), Linz, AT | 2018
Chroma, Media Arts Exhibition (MIT), Berlin, DE | 2018
Dormio, IxD / Sleep Research (MIT), Cambridge, MA | 2017
NeverMind, IxD / Human Memory (MIT), Cambridge, MA | 2016
HafenCity Housing Competition (EM2N), Hamburg, DE | 2014
Natural History Museum Competition (EM2N), Basel, CH | 2014
Television Suisse HQ Comp. (EM2N), Lausanne, CH | 2014
Exhibition Center Competition (EM2N), Lenzburg, CH | 2014
University Zurich Masterplan Study (EM2N), Zurich, CH | 2014
Cooperative Housing Competition (EM2N), Zurich, CH | 2014
Zwicky Housing Competition (EM2N), Wallisellen, CH | 2014
Streetboard for World Champion, fabricated in China | 2014
Am Stadtpark High-rise Housing, Uster, CH (EM2N) | 2013
University of Arts Competition, Lucerne, CH (EM2N) | 2013
Lindt Museum Competition, Kilchberg, CH (EM2N) | 2013
Mixed-Use Cluster Competition, Kloten, CH (EM2N) | 2013
Brewery Urban Competition, Munich, DE (EM2N) | 2013
Roshen Confectionery HQ Design, Kiev, UA (EM2N) | 2013
Bülachguss Area 5 Housing, Bülach, CH (EM2N) | 2013
Aquarium Competition, Basel, CH (EM2N) | 2013
Stadtfabrik Book (EM2N) | 2013
UBS Headquarters Competition, Zurich, CH (EM2N) | 2013
Villa Cökertme, Bodrum, TR (EM2N) | 2013
Ice-Hockey Arena Competition, Zurich, CH (EM2N) | 2012
School Herrenmatte Einsiedeln (Gramazio & Kohler) | 2012
Beton Hala Waterfront Competition, Belgrade, RS (XVA) | 2011
Primary School Competition, Barcelona, ES (XVA) | 2011
Hospital Competition, in Rubi, ES (XVA) | 2010
Library Competition in Caldes de Malavella, ES (XVA) | 2010
Culinary Center in an Old Factory, Castellar, ES (UPC) | 2010
JAD International Competition, Seoul, KR (UTA) | 2009
Bohemian Flats Boathouse Competition, USA (UTA) | 2009
Modular Student Housing Concept, Barcelona, SP (UPC) | 2008
Masterplan in Cerdanyola, SP (UPC) | 2008
Limits of CCTV Installation, Barcelona, SP (UPC) | 2007
Parallel Housing Block Concept, Barcelona, SP (UPC) | 2007
Rice Canal Irrigation Network Landscaping, SP (UPC) | 2006
Museum of Transportation Concept, Montmelo, SP | 2006
High-Rise Extension Concept, Barcelona, ES (UPC) | 2005
Mountain Cabin in Barcelona, ES (UPC) | 2005