Liliana N.

Westort
37 Rockwood Drive
Ashland, MA 01721
Education

Tel: 508-983-4990
lwestort@wellesley.edu
portfolio: lwestort.weebly.com

Wellesley College, Bachelor of Arts expected 2018

Major: Cognitive and Linguistic Science with Computer Science Concentration, GPA: 3.57
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (AMSA)
GPA: 3.71; Honor Roll all 4 years; Graduated with Honors.
Experience

2010-2014 Marlborough, MA

Brand Strategist, GetMii

2016- Present
- Responsible for the successful launch and branding message of international mobile application GetMii in greater
Boston area and Wellesley College.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab-Personal Robots Group
2016- Present
- Advised by Professor Cynthia Breazeal and post doctoral researcher Dr. Hae Won Park
- Projects include Robot Mindset and Creative Learning where I designed application interactions, conducted and
designed research studies and result analysis.
Paid Research Assistant, Wellesley College Human Computer Interaction Lab (HCI)
Summer 2015-Present
- Advised by Computer Science Professor Orit Shaer as HCI lab member on International Genetically Engineered
Machine (iGEM) team and Personal Genomics team.
- Brainstormed ideas for numerous prototyping iterations with San Joses Tech Museum of Innovation for interactive
exhibit targeting childrens understanding of synthetic biology concepts through tangible surfaces for iGEM project.
- Co-created Personal Genomics interactive visualization platform which served as a tool for self-exploration of
personal genomic data; created versatile Accordion feature that translated visual nodes to information, duplicate
nodes feature, frontend categories, groupings, and color scheme.
- Co-author and presenter of peer reviewed Long Conference Paper: O. Shaer, O. Nov, J. Okerlund, M. Balestra, E.
Stowell, L. Westendorf, C. Pollalis, L. Westort, J. Davis, M. Ball. GenomiX: A Novel Interaction Tool For SelfExploration of Personal Genomic Data, Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing
Systems (CHI 2016).
Conferences
The Tanner Conference, Wellesley College
October 27, 2015
- Presenter for Personal Genomics Study, related data, process and basis for CHI 2016 Conference paper.
- Conference features education related panels and presentations of student research and experiences.
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) Annual Conference, Miami, FL
October 9-12, 2015
- Attended panels and workshops focusing on improving access, participation and quality of Hispanic higher
education by expanding partnerships and collaborations with private and public-sector organizations.
iGEM 2015 Giant Jamboree, Boston, MA
September 24-28, 2015
- Competed as member of Wellesley The Tech team in the largest synthetic biology competition held to date
(Community Labs track). With the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation, was awarded Gold Medal for project,
BackPack for New Frontiers at iGEM Jamboree attended by 2,700 plus international participants.
New England Latino Student Leadership Conference, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
April 2015
- Participated in conference addressing Latino student challenges in professional and academic settings.
Extra-Curricular
Student Member/Latina Month Organizer, Mezcla Wellesley College Latina Organization
2014- Present
- Organization dedicated to the academic, political and social needs of Latin@ students on campus.
Volunteer Scientist, Building With Biology Event, Boston Museum of Science
August 2015
- Facilitated interactive synthetic biology pop-up exhibits and conversations with public audiences about
synthetic biology and related societal implications.
Skills
Languages: English (native), Spanish
Computer Languages: Proficient in Python, HTML, Java Script and Java.
Computer: Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Data scraping, Paper prototyping and Balsamiq Mockups.
Other HCI-Related Experience: User Experience Design, User Interface Design, Game Design, 3D Printing,
Multitaction, Tangible Interfaces, Oculus Rift, Mobile Application Development, and Usability Testing.