Diana Canghizer

Co-founder, Community Manager & Content Designer

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London, England, United Kingdom

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About me
Doctoral Researcher at Imperial College London | Design Researcher | Human-Centred Innovation Designer | HCI Enthusiast | Young Innovators Award UK 23
Education
- Royal College of Art
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  Master of Arts - MA Innovation Design Engineering Distinction
  Activities and Societies: Student Programme Representative Programme: Double Master's course MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering at RCA and Imperial CollegeDissertation: 'From Drones, Robotics to Automation: How can we design emerging technology ethically?'
- University of the Arts London
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  Bachelor of Arts - BA First Class Honours 1:1
  Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador and Student Course Representative 1st year, 2nd year & 3rd year Awards: 'Commendation for excellence in The Internet of Things Fashion Innovation (IoT)' during Microsoft UK and LCF Incubator Programme
- Imperial College London
  2024 - 2028
  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Design Engineering
  Funded by The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UKRI
- JA Worldwide
  2016 -
  Alumni
- Imperial College London
  2020 - 2022
  Master of Science - MS Innovation Design Engineering Distinction
  Activities and Societies: Student Programme Representative Programme: Double Master's course MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering at RCA and Imperial College LondonAwards: Recipient of Dean's Fund Award, Faculty of Engineering Focus: Human-centred design engineering, healthcare innovation, conversational AI, HCI
Experience
- Mitra Glasses
  Dec 2015 - Jan 2018
  Co-founder, Community Manager & Content Designer
  Aiming to ensure more independence in movement, we developed a pair of smart glasses - Mitra Glasses, which aid the mobility of a visually impaired person. Part of the JA Community, JA Alumni.
- Karin's Kids Academy
  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
  Art Teaching Assistant
- Boden
  Oct 2017 - Jan 2020
  Style Advisor
- Microsoft
  Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
  IoT Fashion Technology Developer
  Selected for the Microsoft x LCF Incubator Programme.Researched and developed an IoT system called DiDi - Design by Data, along with 3 other designers. Awarded 'Commendation for excellence in The Internet of Things Fashion Innovation.'Powered by Microsoft in collaboration with London College of Fashion.
- Ada Zanditon
  Aug 2018 - Oct 2018
  Design Development Intern
  Design Studio Placement- Making patterns, prototypes, sourcing fabric, assisting in fittings, final garments and administrative tasks. As well as working on SS19 collection, I have also assisted with the completing of costumes for an exhibition including work at the Southbank Centre.- Helped organising London Fashion Week show and assisted backstage with many tasks on the day of the show.
- Hussein Chalayan
  Sept 2018 - Jan 2019
  Digital, Marketing and Social Media Intern
  Consumer research, creating content calendars, plan campaigns & visuals and community management.
- Enactus QM
  Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
  Project Leader
  Awarded The Project Development League Winner Award 2019 during the Enactus UK National Competition
- Saloni London
  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019
  Design Development Intern
  Full-time Intern in the Design Department Assisted Design, Sampling and Pattern Team with fabric and trims sourcing, pattern tracing, design development and archive management.
- Richemont
  Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
  Product Innovation and Sustainability Consultant
  Worked closely with the Innovation Department from Richemont on research, product innovation and sustainability solutionsJury's Favourite Prize in the Open Visionnaire Competition 2019 organised by Richemont
- Coach
  Feb 2020 - Mar 2022
  Sales Assistant
- Royal College of Art
  May 2022 - Sept 2022
  Design Research Consultant (Healthcare)
  Design consultancy work for industry client - GSK, consisting of user research, patient-centred ideation, concept generation, UX design, prototyping and user testing.
- Imperial College London
  May 2022 - now
  Dyson School of Design Engineering Human-Centred Design Engineering Module on the MEng Design Engineering course. Teaching students the understanding of inclusive design, co-design, stakeholder collaboration and ultimately solving real problems by understanding human needs. Assisting and tutoring undergraduates on several Design Engineering modules Wellbeing Technologies Lab
  - PhD Candidate
    Oct 2024 - now
  - Visiting Lecturer
    Sept 2024 - now
  - Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Jan 2023 - now
  - Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Sept 2021 - Jan 2023
  - User and AI Conversational Design Research Assistant
    May 2022 - Sept 2022
- Holition
  Sept 2022 - Oct 2023
  Working with lead global clients on design, technology, novel user experiences and strategy based project briefs We shape the future of humanised innovation & technology.
  - Mid-Weight UX Researcher, Designer & Strategist
    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023
  - Junior UX Researcher & Strategist
    Sept 2022 - Mar 2023
- Innovate UK
  Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
  Young Innovators UK Grant Awardee
  Received the Young Innovators Award 22/23 and grant, selected from 700 applicants by Innovate UKFunding for the research and development of vera AI - a personalised AI digital health platform that focuses on gynaecological and hormonal health management and education.
- Jacobs
  Apr 2024 - Sept 2024
  Inclusive Design Consultant
- Collective Innovation Lab
  Oct 2024 - now
  Doctoral Researcher
Licenses & Certifications
- Commendation for Excellence in The Internet of Things Fashion Innovation
  Microsoft
  Jun 2018
- Rotary Member
  Rotary International
  Jan 2017
- SPRACHZEUGNIS Deutschkurs
  Centrul Educational IBSEN
  Oct 2016
- Computational Thinking with p5.js
  University of the Arts London
  Jul 2020
- IELTS
  British Council
  Feb 2017
- Generative AI with Large Language Models
  DeepLearning.AI
  Dec 2023
- Fashion and Sustainability: Understanding Luxury Fashion in a Changing World
  London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
  Jan 2020
- Elements of AI
  University of Helsinki
  Aug 2020
- FCE
  Cambridge Assessment
  Jun 2016
- ACA Adobe Certified Associate in Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator
  Adobe
  Dec 2017
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Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  NHS Hack Day Competition Winner NHS Jan 2024 Our interdisciplinary team of clinicians, pharmacists, designers and programmers developed Lily 111 - a smart prehospital triage system for patients.
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Santander X UK Awards - Nov 2023 Quarterfinalist - vera AI: hormonal and gynaecological health personal assistant
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Sterling Road Grant Winner Sterling Road Jun 2023 Won the £1k Grant prize for ‘vera AI’ project offered by the American based venture fund Sterling Road
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Young Innovators Award 22/23 - Innovate UK Innovate UK 2023
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  'The Most Impactful Project' Award - InnovationRCA Launchpad 2022 InnovationRCA Jul 2022
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  'Best Graduate Teaching Assistant' Nomination Imperial College London Union Awards 2022 Jun 2022
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Dean’s Fund Award Imperial College London May 2022
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Mayor of London Entrepreneur Competition - Finalist Greater London Authority May 2022
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Richemont Open Visionnaire Innovation Challenge - Jury's Favourite Prize Richemont Group Jul 2019 Selected from 560 participants, our team stood out with a project focused on a new sustainable way of manufacturing luxury watches. We pitched at Richemont HQ in Geneva and we won the Jury's Favourite Prize.
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  ENACTUS UK - Project Development League Winner ENACTUS UK Apr 2019 Project FELT won Enactus UK National Competition as Project Development League Winner Award 2019.FELT is a social enterprise project run by Enactus Queen Mary aiming to build craftsmanship-based learning workshops for the visually impaired community in London, in order to promote artistic, entrepreneurial identity and skill sets.
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Commendation for excellence in The Internet of Things Innovation, Microsoft Microsoft Jun 2018 Certificate of Achievement of ‘Commendation for excellence in the Internet of Things innovation’ for the project DiDi - Design by Data in the programme ‘Future of Fashion Incubator’ powered by LCF and Microsoft UK
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Young Values of Romania - Dec 2016 Received the prestigious national title and award ‘Young Values of Romania’ during the annual Gala ‘Oamenii Timpului 2016’ - opened by the Romanian Royal Family members and held in the presence of the Nobel nominee Mircea Cartarescu.
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Excellence in IT Award AT&T Aug 2016 Excellence in IT Award by AT&T at Company of The Year 2016
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  Social Innovation Relay (SIR) - First Place Junior Achievement Worldwide Jul 2016 Our team won the first place award of the global competition SIR with the group project ‘Mitra Glasses’ - a high-tech safety and navigation device for visually impaired people.
- Awarded to Diana Canghizer
  National Olympiad of Visual Arts, Architecture and Art History Ministry of Education and Scientific Research (Romania) Apr 2016 100/100 points for first round, 4th national place award for the last round (synthesis essay).