Laura Fulton
Adjunct Professor
Bio
Laura Fulton is a Hardware UX Design Researcher with expertise in wearable design and interactions. Her goal is to contribute to products that are not only functionally, but are intentionally inclusive and bring delight.
She holds 10 years of experience in Design. Currently she works at Google in Mountain View, California, on the design of wearables products and supporting their path to market. Launched products she's worked on include the Pixel Bud Pro earbuds and recent Pixel Watch. Prior to Google, she was a Product Manager at EA and Apple, and as a Mechanical Product Designer at Microsoft.
Through roles in hardware, she has traveled to Hong Kong, Shanghai, London, and Tokyo which shaped her perspective on global consideration in design. Her expertise includes user experience through design with materials, software, product volume, and sustainability.
Areas of Expertise
- User Experience and Design
- Human Computer Interaction
- Consumer electronics
- Wearable technology
- Multimodal interactions
Education
- Masters of Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University
- Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Integrated Innovation Courses
- 49-602, Designing for Production and Sustainability