Robyn is pursuing a dual master's degree in Design Studies and Landscape Architecture as a Dean's Merit Scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Design. She was an environmental designer by training — her interdisciplinary work explores the intersection of AI, product design, and systems thinking, with an interest in translating complex, ambiguous problems into deployable products and experiences. Outside of work, Robyn enjoys trekking, fieldwork, archaeology, and eFoil.
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design
MDes. Design Studies
Harvard Graduate School of Design
MLA. Landscape Architecture
MIT Sloan School of Management
Cross-registration - Marketing Innovation, Business Strategies for a Sustainable Future
2024-2027
2022-2025
2026
Awards
- Dean's Merit Scholarship, Harvard Graduate School of Design
- The GSD Merit Scholarship, Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Penny White Project Fund, Harvard Graduate School of Design (2025)
- Fairbank Center Research Fund, The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard (2024)
- The Ezra F. Vogel Fund, Harvard Asia Center & The Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard (2024)
- FastForward U Accelerator, Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures (2024)
- Honor Award in Communication, ASLA Student Awards (2020)
Activities
- Jury of The Student Penny White Fund Deliberation Committee (2026)
- Strategic Partnerships Fellow of Harvard XR (2024 – 2025) – Managed sponsor and collaborator relations (Meta, Adobe, PixoAI, etc.) for Harvard's largest XR conference (600 attendees, 30 speakers).
Skills
AI & PrototypingPrompt Engineering, AI & ML Applications, LLM & VLM Workflow Design, AI Agent Design, Rapid Prototyping
BusinessGTM Strategy, Partnership Outreach, Stakeholder Management, Pitch Development, Client Acquisition
Recent News
Harvard GSD Open ProjectKicked off Re-imagining the Archive OP presentations, showcasing AI-enabled archive prototypes developed through translating collections from Harvard Art Museums, MoMA, American Museum of Natural History, and Institute of Black Imagination into interactive knowledge platforms.
Harvard GSD Penny White FundSelected as a featured presenter at the 49th Penny White Info Session and later appointed to the Penny White Funding Deliberation Student Committee, contributing to graduate research funding review.
Harvard Asia Center-Funded Himalayan Field ResearchLed an independent research expedition to Nepal's Rolwaling Valley following severe monsoon-triggered landslides, conducting on-the-ground research into environmental disruption and local adaptation strategies in a rapidly changing mountain landscape.
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