Visual Communication · Cultural Design · HCI Research
Kathryn Cai-Ting Su
Designer, researcher, and educator based in Taiwan. I translate cultural heritage into contemporary visual language and study how people — especially children — interact with generative AI.
Focus
Where culture, computing & design meet.
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Cultural Design
Translating Taiwanese folk religion — particularly Wangye worship — into modern visual systems and interactive experiences.
02
Human–AI Interaction
Researching multimodal generative interfaces for children aged 7–12 under NSTC-funded projects.
03
Educational Design
Teaching information visualization, interface design, and AI applications at NYUST.
Selected highlights
Recent academic activity
2026.04
Lecturer · CAADRIA 2026 International Workshop
Resonant Divine Realm: Emotion-Driven Wangye Temple Design
2026.02
Teaching Assistant · Information Visualization Design
Dept. of Visual Communication Design, NYUST
2025.10
Program Chair · 2025 ICWVCD International Conference
Hosted 100+ attendees · Managed peer review of 65 manuscripts
2025.08
Research Assistant · NSTC AI for Children Project
Multimodal Generative Interface for Children, PI: Prof. Wingly Shih
“Design is a form of translation — between belief and visual language, between people and intelligent systems.”