Hi! I’m Alex, a first-year PhD student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University. I work with Professors David Lindlbauer (Augmented Perception Lab) and Chris Donahue (Generative Creativity Lab).

My research envisions a future where media adapts intelligently to the context of its consumption. To achieve this, my current work focuses on three complementary areas: (1) Understanding human perception and engagement with media across different consumption contexts to shape opportunities for media to adapt and enhance user experience, (2) developing AI-driven methods for media generation and transformation to open up a design space for media adaptation, and (3) building design tools that enable creators to author adaptive content. My work in adaptive music has been published in premier HCI conferences including ACM CHI and UIST, with a best paper honorable mention award at CHI 2024.

Previously, I worked with Professor Dhruv Jain as a visiting researcher at the Soundability Lab, University of Michigan. I hold an MS in Music and Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BS in Interactive Media Arts🎨 from NYU Shanghai, where I also minored in Computer Science💻, Game Design🎮, and Music🎼.

News

September 2025 Traveling to Korea for ISMIR and UIST 2025. Check out our paper RISE!

February 2025 I will join CMU HCII as a PhD student starting Fall 2025!

June 2024 Excited to join the Soundability Lab!

April 2024 MARingBA received a Best Paper Honorable Mention (top 5%) at CHI 2024!