Ting Liao

Dr. Ting Liao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology's Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science. Her work focuses on human-centered design, experimental psychology, and data mining to enhance trustworthiness and sustainability in AI-driven interactive products. She leads the Human-AI Interaction Design (HAI Design) Lab, located at North Building SAIC-B RM 215.

Education:

• PhD (2020) Stanford University (Mechanical Engineering)
• MS (2016) Stanford University (Mechanical Engineering)
• BS (2014) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Mechanical Engineering)

Research emphasizes wearable technology, AR/VR interfaces, and AI ethics. Recent work explores data integrity in health-CPS systems, empathetic chatbot design, and sustainable product development. Notable publications span ASME conferences, IEEE journals, and Springer Nature.

Institutional roles include IRB Committee Member, SIAI Steering Committee Member, and PhD Committee Member. Professional activities include Design Society North America Chapter Co-Chair and NSF panel reviewing. Courses taught include Engineering Economics, Innovative System Design, and Decision Making via Data Analysis.

Lab activities focus on interdisciplinary design innovation with gift-card incentives for participants. Recent milestones include ASME IDETC-CIE 2024 conference contributions and Design Computing and Cognition'24 acceptances.