
Xanat Vargas Meza
RESEARCHER
Researcher
Education
Ph.D. in Kansei Science (2016 - 2019)
Thesis: Development of an Educational Intervention to Enhance Interest on Sustainable Design
Yamanaka Lab / Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
University of Tsukuba, Japan
M.A. in Media and Communication (2012 - 2014)
Cyber Emotions Research Center / Graduate School of Media and Communication
Yeungnam University, Korea
B.A. in Graphic Communication Design (2002 - 2006)
Department of Graphic Communication Design / Sciences and Arts for Design Division
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Profile
Born in Mexico City and imported to Asia a decade ago. She is part of the CREST research team focused on diversity. Her research interests include sustainability, resilience, environmental psychology, and their applications to design and technology.
meza@digitalnature.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp
PROJECTS






PUBLICATION
Vargas Meza Xanat, Park Han Woo. “Information Circulation Among Spanish-Speaking and Caribbean Communities Related to COVID-19: Social Media–Based Multidimensional Analysis” Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023; 25: e42669. doi: 10.2196/42669
Takahito Murakami, Maya Grace Torii, Xanat Vargas Meza, and Yoichi Ochiai. 2022. Kuchibashi: 3D-Printed Tweezers Bioinspired by the New Caledonian Crow’s Beak. In Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference Posters (SIGGRAPH ’22 Posters), August 07-11, 2022. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532719.3543254
Lupita Guillen Mandujano, Erdas Kuruc, Jun-Li Lu, Paola Sanoni, Xanat Vargas Meza. “Panel Session–Pluriversal Design Transitions for Higher Education Motivated by COVID-19,” 2021 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), 2021, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.23919/iLRN52045.2021.9459327.
Jingjing Li, Xiaoyang Zheng, Jun-Li Lu, Vargas Meza Xanat, Yoichi Ochiai . (2022). Transformation of Plants into Polka Dot Arts: Kusama Yayoi as an Inspiration for Deep Learning. In: Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Design Approaches and Technologies. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13308. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05028-2_18
Jingjing Li, Ye Yang, Zhexin Zhang, Yinan Zhao, Vargas Meza Xanat, Yoichi Ochiai . (2022). Visualizing the Electroencephalography Signal Discrepancy When Maintaining Social Distancing: EEG-Based Interactive Moiré Patterns. In: Soares, M.M., Rosenzweig, E., Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design for Emotion, Well-being and Health, Learning, and Culture. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13322. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05900-1_12
Jingjing Li, Chengbo Sun, Vargas Meza Xanat, Yoichi Ochiai . (2022). Electroencephalography and Self-assessment Evaluation of Engagement with Online Exhibitions: Case Study of Google Arts and Culture. In: Rauterberg, M. (eds) Culture and Computing. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13324. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05434-1_21
Vargas Meza Xanat and Colectiva Malacate (2021). Perspectivas de Diseño Pluriversal desde Ainu Mosir. Memorias del II Congreso Internacional de Mexicanistas en Asia. México y los estudios humanísticos: su proyección en el mundo. Busan, South Korea, November 5th (Spanish, online). (link:https://www.academia.edu/64160956/Perspectivas_de_Dise%C3%B1o_Pluriversal_desde_Ainu_Mosir)
Vargas Meza Xanat (2021). Pluriversal Design Perspectives from Ainu Mosir. Design and Economics Unconference, London, UK, April 16th (online). (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyLXy-52y5M)
Vargas Meza Xanat and Colectiva Malacate (2021). Perspectivas de Diseño Pluriversal desde Ainu Mosir. Memorias del II Congreso Internacional de Mexicanistas en Asia. México y los estudios humanísticos: su proyección en el mundo. Busan, South Korea, November 5th (Spanish, online). (link:https://www.academia.edu/64160956/Perspectivas_de_Dise%C3%B1o_Pluriversal_desde_Ainu_Mosir)
MEDIA PRESENTATION
Crow Beak-Inspired Tweezers, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kuchibashi, Trend Hunter, 2022.11.07
Your next pair of Tweezers might be inspired by a crow’s beak, https://bigthink.com/life/tweezers-crows-beak/, BIG THINK, 2022.10.24
Tweezers Modeled After Crow’s Beak Are More Adept Than Regular Ones, https://designtaxi.com/news/420549/Tweezers-Modeled-After-Crow-s-Beak-Are-More-Adept-Than-Regular-Ones/, DESIGN TAXI, 2022.09.28
Tweezers based on a crow’s beak can outperform traditional ones, https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335534-tweezers-based-on-a-crows-beak-can-outperform-traditional-ones/, NewScientist, 2022.09.09
Award-winning Student Research, Inspired by a Crow, https://blog.siggraph.org/2022/09/award-winning-student-research-inspired-by-a-crow.html/, ACM SIGGRAPH Blog, 2022.09.01