Zarei, Maryam

Maryam Zarei is a professional multidisciplinary designer and an experienced human-centred design researcher. She obtained her Master of Science degree in Human-Computer Interaction from the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on the design and development of interactive systems, integrating visual data analytics into architectural design practices. Her expertise includes User Experience Design for VR/AR/MR technologies, creativity and collaboration, cognitive science, design analytics, and HCI. She has published her research in international venues such as the Springer Computer and Information Science Series and the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia.

Maryam is currently a Senior XR UX Designer at Aequilibrium Software Inc., where she designs and conducts research on innovative emerging technologies in the Extended Reality field. She is also an experienced design educator involved in teaching and designing several university-level courses on Visual Communication Design, Spatial Design for Game and Animation, and Spatial Thinking and Communicating. Maryam is an award-winning social innovator advocating for women in tech. She is currently the UX/UI Design Lead at the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology, where she contributes to the CX design and research for integrating new technologies into the current organization workflow.