Summary
Lan Xiao is a human-computer interaction researcher and entrepreneur with nine years of experience building assistive technologies and teaching at UCL while pursuing a PhD. As co-founder of Dots, she helped create award-winning wearable interfaces that empower people with disabilities to control digital devices and mixed reality, earning international media recognition. Her background blends research stints at Huawei, Tsinghua, and EMS-related labs with dual master’s training in innovation design engineering from Imperial College and RCA and entrepreneurship study at London Business School. Based in Beijing, she focuses on translating cutting-edge HCI research into real-world products that lift underserved communities, and she often bridges design, engineering, and user advocacy in unexpected practical prototypes.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
硕士, innovation design engineering, 硕士, innovation design engineering at Imperial College London
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction at 英国伦敦大学学院
学士, Industrial Engineering, 学士, Industrial Engineering at 中国电子科技大学
硕士, innovation design engineering, 硕士, innovation design engineering at Royal College of Art
Certification, Entrepreneurship, Certification, Entrepreneurship at 英国伦敦商学院