Published: Oct. 15, 2019

Ellen Do speaks in front of a screen at the Aspara Conference.On Sept. 25, ATLAS Professor Ellen Do spoke at the Apsara Conference 2019, one of the largest annual gatherings of developers and tech enthusiasts in China. The event was held in Cloud Town, Hangzhou, capital of Zhe­jiang province, Sept. 25-27, 2019. 

Her talk, "Creating Magic with Digital Design & Making," which was in part an overview of the ATLAS Institute, was given alongside session lead, Yang Guan, from the User Experience Design division of Alibaba, the e-com­merce gi­ant sponsoring the annual conference. 

The event at­tracted more than 75,000 tech innovators from 81 countries and regions and featured more than 1,000 sessions on technology.

One can view a recording of Do's session (starts at 2:13:07). Alibaba Design included Do's message in the Inspiring Quotes on Design and Technical Innovation.

On Sept. 26, Do spoke at the nearby Zhejiang University's International Design Institute, delivering an extended version of her conference talk. Here is an article of her talk "Creating Magic with Digital Design & Making" (in Chinese) published by ZJU Design.