Maggie Yuetong Guo
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Architecture Robotics Research Assistant
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
01.2025 - Current
- Prototyped modular components for a robotic wall, designing, iterating, and fabricating knobs, gears, joints, and assembly fixtures using CAD and additive manufacturing.
- Integrated and tested sensors, actuators, and control systems—leveraging ATtiny microcontrollers, Arduino platforms, and LED feedback—to enable real-time, human-responsive behavior.
- Implemented final electronics on custom PCBs using KiCad, optimizing layout for signal integrity and manufacturability.
- Conducted over 10 hours of user studies, facilitating sessions and performing systematic.
62-122 & 62-123 Digital Media Teaching Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Supported instruction for two sections (60 students total) in digital media workflows, including 3D modeling (Rhino), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), and rendering engines (Keyshot, V-ray).
- Developed and delivered hands-on lab demonstrations and step-by-step tutorials to clarify software techniques and best practices.
Pioneer Research Program; 19th to 20th Modernist Architecture with Vanderbilt University Professor Kevin Murphy
Vanderbilt University
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Studied Modernist architecture (social context of 19th-20th centuries, modernist masters like Adolf Loos, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier, and Postmodernism)
- Wrote 26-page research thesis [The Rhythm of Windows in the Works of Le Corbusier: An Analysis of the Villa Savoye and the Ronchamp Chapel] and earned First Place in 2023 KingLead Global Academician Forum
Buddhism Cave Art Heritage Survey in Heshui, Gansu with Dr. Neil
Dunhuang Academy
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Studied concepts of Buddhism with Dr. Neil (classification of Buddha and Bodhisattva, wheel of Samsara, symbolism in Buddhism)
- Utilized ARCHES software to do data mapping
- Explored six unrecorded Buddhist cave sites in Heshui, China; conducted site surveys and measurements; analyzed the characters of grottoes’ statues and scriptures.
- Co-wrote Wikipedia article about the Buddhist cave arts of Heshui to raise awareness of protecting China’s heritage
Education
Bachelor of Architecture - College of Fine Art
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA05-2028
Robotics Minor - School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA05-2028
Skills
- Digital: Rhino 80, SketchUp, Grasshopper, V-ray, Escapee, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Laser cutting, 3D printing slicer, Rhino CAM CNC
- Analog: Sketching, Woodshop, modeling, Model photography
- Coding Language: Python, C, C
Teaching Experience
62-122 & 62-123 Digital Media Teaching Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University 09/2024-06/2025
- Supported instruction for two sections (60 students total) in digital media workflows, including 3D modeling (Rhino), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), and rendering engines (Keyshot, V-ray).
- Developed and delivered hands‑on lab demonstrations and step‑by‑step tutorials to clarify software techniques and best practices.
Publication
- ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026) 2026: Towards Fluent Interaction with Cyber-Physical Architecture
- X-CHANGE 2025, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University 2025: Poiesis 3 Studio project: Roots to Roofs environmental middle school
- X-CHANGE 2024, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University 2024: Poiesis 1 Studio project: RE-FEEL pavilion, Poiesis 2 Studio project: In-visible Archive
Timeline
Architecture Robotics Research Assistant
Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
01.2025 - Current
62-122 & 62-123 Digital Media Teaching Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University
09.2024 - 06.2025
Pioneer Research Program; 19th to 20th Modernist Architecture with Vanderbilt University Professor Kevin Murphy
Vanderbilt University
03.2022 - 07.2022
Buddhism Cave Art Heritage Survey in Heshui, Gansu with Dr. Neil
Dunhuang Academy
06.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Architecture - College of Fine Art
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Minor - School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University