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

International Conference

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)

Shuma Shimizu, Tatsuya Minagawa, James Harry Morris, Xanat Vargas Meza, and Yoichi Ochiai. 2021. Goshuin 2.0: Construction of the World’s Largest Goshuin Dataset and Automatic Generation System of Goshuin with Neural Style Transfer. In Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference Posters (SIGGRAPH ’21 Posters), August 09-13, 2021. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3450618.3469160

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)

Talks

MEDIA PRESENTATION

Web Article

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