Anna Blumenkranz joined the Center for HCI in September 2021 as a Research Fellow. She holds a BA degree in Art and Multimedia from LMU Munich, and an MA degree in Interactive Media from Goldsmiths College, University of London. With a background in creative technologies and education, her research revolves around electronic textiles and crafts, and participatory design with children. Anna is currently working on the project “Diversity Computing Spaces”, in which she explores how interactive technologies can create meaningful experiences for diverse groups of students in a school environment.