Lauren Bedal is a designer and thought leader in human-computer interaction, bridging the worlds of technology and embodiment. With an extensive background in movement, choreography and dance, she helps startups, agencies, and Fortune 100 companies like Google bring emerging technologies to market, focusing on embodied inputs such as proximity, gestures, body language, and biometrics powered by machine learning and modern AI techniques. Her contributions to the field of design have resulted in multiple launched products, patents, academic papers, and speaking invitations including Harvard, Columbia, Northeastern, and MIT. Her contributions to design have been recognized by global publications such as the New York Times, Wired, Forbes, and Fast Company. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where she currently works on physical artificial intelligence systems at Archetype AI. design coaching or mentorship: https://forms.gle/L1nr8FkaJup2L6bu5 Speaking: 2024: Columbia University: Natural User Interfaces (NUIs) 2023: Columbia University: Physical AI 2022: CES, CTA Fall Forum, San Diego California 2022: AWE - Santa Clara, California 2022: Harvard University, WeCode 2022: Northeastern University, Center for Design 2021: DCD, Evolve Workshop, UK 2020: UX University (Google) 2020: CRCI @ Brown University 2019: UX University (Google) 2018: MIT, 'Embodied Interaction Design' 2017: AWE, Munich 'Embodied Interaction Design' Writing/Press: 2022: Motion and Gesture Sensing for Radar (Chapter 8) 2022: Google Keyword Blog https://blog.google/products/atap/how-computers-can-use-radar-to-understand-nonverbal-cues/ 2022: Wired Magazine, Nonverbal Interactions with Soli: https://tinyurl.com/34ep24az 2022: Engaget 2022: Fast Co 2021: RadarNet ACM CHI (Co-author, Best Paper Award) 2020: Dance Magazine Interview on Choreographic Interfaces: https://bit.ly/33SiuJL 2020: Google Design https://design.google/library/a-new-interaction-language/ 2018: Designing for the Human Body in XR: http://bit.ly/2j2Iqfg 2017: Embodied interaction: https://bit.ly/2JJtPT4 Patents: See below Performance/Choreography: 2020: “Hummingbird” Music Video for Joel St. Julien 2020: “It Fits” Music Video for Michael Wall 2019: International Conference of Movement and Computing MOCO - Phoenix, Arizona 2018: International Conference of Movement and Computing MOCO - Genova, Italy 2018: Midway Gallery, Illum Festival 2018: CODAME Festival