A XR researcher for well-being and for social good, and a XR developer, innovator in the field. Her latest research involves building a VR, OpenAI’s virtual health-assisted application which trains and prepares Alzheimer’s caregivers. While another project studied an Asian heritage in Hong Kong, Kong Ha Wai, and the relationship between diaspora identity and heritage, which is complex and multifaceted, profoundly influencing how diaspora and communities understand themselves and interact with the new home.