Marwa Alalawi
Graduate Student At MIT HCIE Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarwa Alalawi is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at MIT specializing in Human-Computer Interaction, blending product design, 3D modeling, fabrication, and VR development across research and teaching roles. With nine years of experience, she has built immersive VR environments for physiological studies, shipped educational XR prototypes for JAXA, and taught fabrication and design courses to diverse student groups worldwide. She leads curriculum development and instruction for MIT global teaching initiatives, translating cutting-edge research into hands-on learning experiences for undergraduates and international partners. Equally comfortable in a machine shop or Unity editor, she brings a rare combination of fabrication craftsmanship and software fluency to prototyping interactive systems. Fluent in Japanese and experienced working in Japan, she leverages cross-cultural skills to collaborate on international research and education projects.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBahrain Twajeehiya, Science with Concentration in Physics & Math, Bahrain Twajeehiya, Science with Concentration in Physics & Math at Khawla Secondary Girls SchoolAmerican High School Diploma, American High School Diploma at Phillips Academy
Arabic, English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese
Github Skills (6)
hci6
hexo5
responsive-design5
javascript4
react4
responsive3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mcx/Footpad-Doc-Hexo
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:66 pushes in 4 months
Malalawi1/MIT-footpad
May 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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