Diana Chalakova

MFA design & technology
Diana is a product designer exploring the bounds of experience and interaction design across mediums.

She has led and contributed to work at the Boston Museum of Science, internal tooling for engineering teams, and built AI systems at Cornell Tech and here at the Parsons School of Design. She believes the best experiences are built when data, empathy, and craft work together.

Cairn

2026

A speculative IoT smart home system that builds a digital portrait of a home’s emotional climate as an extension of the quantified self.