Sijia is a product designer at Dell Technologies. Based in the Austin, TX.
previously @HarvardGSD @MIT @Leo Burnett
Work
Bio
Sijia Ma is an interaction designer working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, software products, and physical form. With a background spanning Harvard and MIT, she specializes in translating computational intelligence into tangible and software-based experiences. She currently works at Dell Technologies, focusing on AI-driven gaming hardware experiences and agentic consumer software for laptops.
Her award-winning work in audio interfaces and hearing wearables has been recognized by the iF Design Award and Red Dot Award. Her visual storytelling has also been exhibited at international photography festivals in France and Germany, and recognized by the American Photography Award and the International Center of Photography.
Experience
2025 – Present
Dell Technologies
Visual Interaction Designer II
Education
2023 – 2025
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Master in Design, Medium Domain
2019 – 2023
Smith College
Bachelor of Art, Quantitative Economics and Photography
Awards & Publications
2026
Vinema: A Tangible, Vinyl-Inspired Device for Human–AI Musical Co-Creation
ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2026), Interactivity Track
iF Design Award
Consumer Electronics, AI Vinyl Player
2025
Red Dot Design Award
Modular Hearing Wearable
New York Product Design Award
Muse Design Awards
C-IDEA Design Award
Silver
UX Design Award
2022
Mesnographies Photo Festival
France
Noorderlicht International Photo Festival
Germany
2021
Fine Art Photography Award
Nominee
2020
American Photography Award
Winner
Exhibitions
Sep 2022
Mesnographies Photo Festival
Mairie, France — Group exhibition, showed visual photography from "A Hundred Stories" series
Apr 2022
Filter Photo / Filter Photo Festival Contest 2022
Chicago, USA — Group exhibition, showed visual photography from "Scan It" series
Aug 2021
Noorderlicht International Photo Festival / Kunstpunt Groningen
Friesland, Netherlands — Group Exhibition, The Makeable Mind at Kunstpunt Groningen
Jul 2021
Fordham University / Ildiko Butler Gallery
New York, USA — Solo exhibition for "A Hundred Stories," curated by Stephan Apicella Hitchcock
May 2021
Massachusetts College of Art and Design / Godine Family Gallery
Boston, USA — Solo exhibition for the visual photography series "Scan It"
Mar 2021
Houston Center of Photography / Contemporary Practice
Houston, USA — Group exhibition showed visual photography from "Scan It" series
Oct 2020
International Center of Photography / #ICP Concerned
New York, USA — "#ICP Concerned: Global Images for Global Crisis"