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Circuit2Yarn: From Planar Circuits to Electronic Yarns for Textile-Based Interactions

Zhechen Zhao, Jingyi Liu, Tianhong Catherine Yu, Jiaqing Liu, Zeyu Yan, Huaishu Peng, Yiyue Luo, Zhihan Zhang, Tingyu Cheng.

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2026

• Core77 · Emerging Technologies
• Core77 · Interaction
• Red Dot

3D Printing Soap: Exploring New Biodegradable Materials and Creative Possibilities

Jing Xie, Yingting Gao, Jin Yu, Tingyu Cheng, HyunJoo Oh.

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2026

• CHI 2026 · Special Recognition for Sustainable Practices — Runner-up

Sustainability assessment using multimodal AI agents

Zhihan Zhang, Alexander Metzger, Yuxuan Mei, Felix Hähnlein, Zachary Englhardt, Tingyu Cheng, Gregory D. Abowd, Shwetak Patel, Adriana Schulz, Vikram Iyer.

Nature Electronics, 2026

• Nature Research Briefing
• UW News
• STThe Seattle Times
• GeekWire
• Anthropocene
• ND News
• DThe Daily

Zero-Shot Deformation Reconstruction for Soft Robots Using a Flexible Sensor Array and Cage-Based 3D Gaussian Modeling

Linrui Shou, Zilang Chen, Wenjia Xu, Yiyue Luo, Tingyu Cheng.

Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2026

DissolvPCB: Fully Recyclable 3D-Printed Electronics with Liquid Metal Conductors and PVA Substrates

Zeyu Yan, SuHwan Hong, Josiah Hester, Tingyu Cheng, Huaishu Peng.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), 2025

• Best Paper
• ND News

BIOGEM: A Fully Biodegradable Gelatin-Based McKibben Actuator with Embedded Sensing

Gaolin Ge, Haoran Lu, Yingting Gao, Qifeng Yang, Josiah Hester, Tingyu Cheng, Yiyue Luo.

Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), 2025

• ND News

Living Sustainability: In-Context Interactive Environmental Impact Communication

Zhihan Zhang, Pu Thavikulwat, Alexander Metzger, Yuxuan Mei, Felix Hähnlein, Zachary Englhardt, Gregory D. Abowd, Shwetak Patel, Adriana Schulz, Tingyu Cheng, Vikram Iyer.

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), 2025

From Component to System: Rethinking Edge Computing Design Through a Carbon-Aware Lens

Xuesi Chen, Ariel Goldner, Eren Yildiz, Ilan Mandel, Tingyu Cheng, Josiah Hester, Udit Gupta.

Workshop on Sustainable Computer Systems (HotCarbon), 2025

Bioinspired Camouflage Fibers with Computer Vision-Guided Chromatic Adaptation

Luyao Huang, Tingyu Cheng, Xianzhe Zhang, Haichao Zhang, Tejonidhi Deshpande, Yuanqiao Li, Zhi Xu, Gregory D. Abowd, Yun Fu, Yongmin Liu, Josiah Hester, Jun Li, Hongli Zhu.

ACS Nano, 2025

On-demand RFID: Improving Privacy, Security, and User Trust in RFID Activation through Physically-Intuitive Design

Youngwook Do, Tingyu Cheng, Yuxi Wu, HyunJoo Oh, Daniel J. Wilson, Gregory D. Abowd, Sauvik Das.

Proceedings of the Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy (USEC), 2025

Making computing visible & tangible: A paper-based computing toolkit for codesigning inclusive computing education activities

HyunJoo Oh, Sherry Hsi, Noah Posner, Colin Dixon, Tymirra Smith, Tingyu Cheng.

International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction (IJCCI), 2023

SwellSense: Creating 2.5D interactions with micro-capsule paper

Tingyu Cheng, Zhihan Zhang, Bingrui Zong, Yuhui Zhao, Zekun Chang, Yejun Kim, Clement Zheng, Gregory D. Abowd, HyunJoo Oh.

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2023

• Core77 Design Awards 2023 · Interaction & Emerging Technology Honoree

Functional Destruction: Utilizing Sustainable Materials’ Physical Transiency for Electronics Application

Tingyu Cheng, Taylor Tabb, Jung Wook Park, Eric M. Gallo, Aditi Maheshwari, Gregory D. Abowd, HyunJoo Oh, Andreea Danielescu.

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2023

• Best Paper Honorable Mention
• Core77 Design Awards 2023 · Sustainability Winner

Flexible computational photodetectors for self-powered activity sensing

Dingtian Zhang, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Raaghesh Vijayan, Yang Zhang, Yunzhi Li, Jung Wook Park, Yiyang Wang, Yuhui Zhao, Nivedita Arora, Ali Mirzazadeh, Youngwook Do, Tingyu Cheng, Sai Ganesh Swaminathan, Thad Starner, Trisha L. Andrew, Gregory D. Abowd.

npj Flexible Electronics, 2022

Duco: Autonomous Large-Scale Direct-Circuit-Writing (DCW) on Vertical Everyday Surfaces Using A Scalable Hanging Plotter

Tingyu Cheng, Bu Li, Yang Zhang, Yunzhi Li, Charles Ramey, Eui Min Jung, Yepu Cui, Sai Ganesh Swaminathan, Youngwook Do, Manos Tentzeris, Gregory D. Abowd, HyunJoo Oh.

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), 2021

• 2022 Fast Company Innovation by Design Award Finalist

SPIN (Self-powered Paper interfaces): Bridging Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Folding Paper Creases

Christopher Chen, David Howard, Steven L. Zhang, Youngwook Do, Sienna Sun, Tingyu Cheng, Zhong Lin Wang, Gregory D. Abowd, HyunJoo Oh.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI), 2020

Silver Tape: Inkjet Printed Circuits Peeled-and-Transferred on Versatile Substrates

Tingyu Cheng*, Koya Narumi*, Youngwook Do, Yang Zhang, Tung D. Ta, Takuya Sasatani, Eric Markvicka, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Lining Yao, Gregory D. Abowd, HyunJoo Oh.

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT), 2020