MultiSense.Studio

MultiSense.Studio is an interdisciplinary research group started by Dr. Abigale Stangl at Georgia Tech focused on the ethical design and development of inclusive services, products, and experiences through accessibility innovations and personalization.

Inclusive Design and Manufacturing

Multimodal Communication and Interaction Design

Tactile Media Alliance

This visual displays an overview of the Multi.Sense Design Studio's key research focus areas, publication activity, keywords, and collaborations: First column: Subject Areas A colorful word cloud highlighting the studio's top research areas, including "Empirical studies in accessibility," "Human-centered computing," "Human-computer interaction," and "Accessibility design and evaluation methods." Second column: Published Items by Year A purple histogram representing the number of published items per year. It shows that the lab published over six papers in 2024, with consistent activity in previous years. Third column: Keywords A vibrant word cloud showcasing keywords associated with the lab's work. Prominent terms include "accessibility," "blind," "privacy," "tactile graphics," "image description," and "artificial intelligence." Fourth column: Colleague Collaboration A ranked list of top collaborators. The lab has worked closely with Danna Gurari and Leah Findlater (10 collaborations each) and Tom Yeh (9 collaborations). Additional collaborators include Lotus Zhang and Kenneth R. Fleischmann.

We conduct empirical design research using participatory, community-based methods. Our work can be found on the following sites:

ACM Digital

Google Scholar

LinkedIn Profile

In August 2023, Abigale Stangl (Dr. Abby) joined the School of Industrial Design at Georgia Tech.

The following news reflects recent accomplishments of undergraduate and graduate student MultiSense.Studio members, our co-designers and partners.

Student Accomplishment Highlights & News

03/07 – Featured by Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation for Introducing Tactile Media Alliances.
12/24 – Dahee Sophie Kim successfully defended her Master’s Thesis! and was awarded a NSF NRT SUSMED scholarship to continue her work on “Design Guidance Towards Enhanced Ophthalmological and Rehabilitation Communication with Patients.”
10/24 – Dahee Sophie Kim presents poster to the 2024 American Association of Ophthalmology conference in Chicago on her Masters Thesis work.
10/20 – Navya Vijosh Ammayath presents poster at the GT IDEaS Generative AI Summit.
Fall 2024 – Navya Vijosh Ammayath joins MultiSense.Studio as GRA working on Best Practices in Gen AI for Accessible Media.
Fall 2024 – Viswak Raja joins MultiSense.Studio as GTA working on Inclusive Tactile Media Design.

Current Opportunities

MultiSense.Studio hosts various events, competitions, and community-driven activities. Learn about our current offerings below.

Abstract bass relief sculptural work, made of waves of parallel lines intersecting with smooth circular forms on top..

Attend the Workshop on Design for Tactile and Embodied Interaction, February. 24-26, 2025

Abstract bass relief with a broken grid of raised frames, with wavy ridges of texture between them differentiated in subtle color changes.

Submit to the 2025 Student Design Competition on Design for Tactile and Embodied Learning.

Abstract bass relief in a circle with spiraling lines moving from a center point appearing as a wave.

Become a Tactile Media Alliance Member

Student Engagement with MultiSense.Studio

Learn more about becoming part of MultiSense.Studio or supporting our work.