About

Yiko Li is a Product Designer with 4 years of experience in research, emerging tech products. Yiko is currently incubating new AI features for watsonx.ai at MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab & IBM Research. She previously worked at Meta, CEI, Inc, Eyebeam.

Yiko is attending Harvard University for MDE in Design Engineering, with concentration in AI-HCI. She graduated from Parsons School of Design with honors from the BA/BFA dual degree program, where she earned her BFA in Design & Technology and BA in Interdisciplinary Science.

Besides working on products, Yiko finds her creative headspace in culinary & music. Afterwork, you might find her in the kitchen cooking Californian cuisine, or playing guitar with friends.

Recognitions

Exhibitions & Honors

IBM Research BAM Laboratory | NeurIPS 2023
Expo Demo: Empowering AI Builders with User-Centric Tooling,
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

IBM Research Portal | Fast Company Innovative Design Award 2022,
Finalist Best Designs with Enduring Impacts

PRISM Thesis Exhibition | Sheila C. Johnson Design Center 2019,
Parsons School of Design, Manhattan, New York, USA

Hozuki Project | Design for Aging Award & Grant 2020,
Parsons School of Design, Manhattan, New York, USA

Samsung IoT Smart Table | Tata Innovation Center 2018, 2019,
Cornell University, Roosevelt Island, New York, USA

Drawing Series | Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery 2017, 2018,
Cooper Union The Irwin Chanin School of Architecture, Manhattan, New York, USA

Advanced Drawing Seminar coursework series 2018
chosen for The Archive of The Cooper Union

Proximity Music Community | Verizon AI Design Competition 2017, Winner,
Best Use of Technology Award,
Manhattan, New York, USA

Hozuki Project | Hikarie CUBE Gallery 2017,
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Hozuki Project | William Randolph Hearst Scholarship & Award 2017, Winner

Hozuki Project | YouFab Global Creative Award 2016, Finalist

BFA Selected Student Work | Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons School of Design 2016, 2017, 2019,
Manhattan, New York, USA

Painting Series | Sunnyvale Annual Gallery Show & Award 2014, 2015,
Sunnyvale, California, USA

Dual Degree Dean’s List 2015-2018

Dean’s Merit Scholarship 2015-2019


Conferences

IBM Technology Atlas | IBM Think Conference 2022, Presentation,
IBM Research, Yorktown, New York, USA

Almaden Genomics | Bio IT World 2020, Presentation,
IBM Research, San Francisco, California, USA

Almaden Genomics | Tri-Con Molecular & Precision Med 2020, Presentation,
IBM Research, San Francisco, California, USA

Energy and Public Health | SENCER Mid-Atlantic Conference 2019, Poster,
Manhattan, New York, USA