Freya Huang

Atlanta, GA

Freya Huang is an Interactive Systems Researcher and Designer pursuing a PhD in Digital Media at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her work starts from a simple but underexplored question: as AI systems become increasingly embedded in everyday life, how do we help people not just use them, but genuinely understand them?

To explore this, Freya designs interactive systems, games, and experimental interfaces, that make complex computational processes tangible and legible to broader audiences. Her research sits at the intersection of AI literacy, embodied interaction, and speculative system design, with a focus on building experiences that are conceptually rigorous without sacrificing accessibility.

Her path to this work is unconventional. Trained in Industrial Design and shaped by industry experience at Accenture and SAIC General Motors, she has worked on large-scale AI-driven interfaces, human-machine interaction systems, and mobility platforms where design decisions carry real operational weight. This background grounds her research in practical constraints, she thinks about systems the way engineers do, and about people the way designers do.

Freya's work has been recognized internationally, including the Red Dot Design Award and Google Hackathon Overall Winner. More than accolades, these projects reflect her approach: using interactive experience as a medium for translating what is technically complex into something humanly meaningful. She is currently exploring how game-based learning and experimental interface design can serve as tools for AI literacy.