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About Joe
I'm Joe, a design technologist, founder, and sound artist. I build enterprise AI prototypes at SAP, lead ColDAW, and design audio experiences across products and performance.
3+
Years of experience
Across UX design, R&D, and music technology.
8
ColDAW team members
Building infrastructure for music collaboration.
3,000+
ColDAW visitors
An early audience for collaborative music tools.
3
Audio brands
Work for JBL, AKG, and Harman Kardon.
Awards & honors
- 2026
UX Design Awards winner — ColDAW
- 2026
NYU Stern Leslie Founder; Entrepreneurs Challenge semi-finalist
- 2024
TSOA Scholarship
- 2024
Parsons Full Scholarship
- 2022
European Product Design Award: Top Design Winner (Packaging); winner for Recording Stars, Sound Reminder, and Angel’s Embrace
Publications
- 2023
Deng, Y. ProtoLife: Enhancing Mobile Multimedia Narratives Through Prototyping Techniques. HCII 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35998-9_7
- 2023
Tan, J., Liao, R., Deng, Y., et al. The Power to be Seen: Accessibility Design of Live Stream Systems for the Visually Impaired. AHFE 2023. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003589
Performances & exhibitions
- 2026
Laurel Blue — NYFW SS27, The People’s Runway; composer
- 2026
Orbit — Abrons Arts Center, New York; composer and sound artist
- 2026
Driftwood — Open Hardware Summit, Berlin; exhibiting artist
- 2025
The Cabin — ITP NIME Showcase, Littlefield; composer and performer
- 2025
Period God — Sony Audio Institute; composer and sound designer
- 2025
Driftwood — Wonderville, Brooklyn; composer and performer
- 2024
Young People Social Death Archive — Racket, New York; sound designer
- 2024
JBL Fit Checker — CES, Las Vegas; designer
Education
- 2026
NYU Tisch — Master’s, Interactive Telecommunications; coursework in electronic engineering and music technology.
- 2024
South China University of Technology — BEng, Industrial Design and Engineering.
Selected press
- 2026
ColDAW featured by NYU Stern’s Berkley Center and the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute.