About me.
I am a Growth Designer and User Experience Consultant who researches, strategizes, and designs digital products and services for business impact and customer loyalty.
With an interdisciplinary background in Architecture, Research through Design, and Human-Computer Interaction, I have over 5 years of experience driving research and design activities across industry verticals, scales, and contexts.
I am passionate about sharing my knowledge with the community by presenting my work at conferences such as TEDx and CHI, mentoring researchers and designers on the ADP List, and reviewing student work at schools like Pratt University and New York Institute of Technology.
Work.
I have worked as a UX Generalist, HCI Researcher, Multimedia Designer, and Architect for distinguished clients in the US and Greece, including JPMorgan Chase & Private Banking, Kenvue, Johnson & Johnson, NYC Department of Education, Greek National Opera, and the CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute.
Zenda / Senior Consultant
2022-2024Led strategic and tactical research, UX/UI design, and stakeholder management for B2B and B2C solutions that improved business outcomes and user satisfaction for Fortune 50/100/500 clients.
Biomotivate / UX Designer
2021-2022Crafted journey maps, user flows, wireframes, and clickable prototypes to evaluate the value prop of a brand-new health analytics dashboard leveraging surveys and focus groups.
HCII / Research Assistant
2020Executed primary and secondary research focused on improving accessibility and user experience for healthcare. Prototyped and evaluated programmable orthotics and prosthetic makeup.
Greek National Opera / Multimedia Designer
2018Created interactive installations that enhanced the opera experience by engaging audiences through immersive and interactive spaces.
Freelancing / Architectural Designer
2016-2018Designed luxurious residences catering to the unique preferences and lifestyles of affluent Greek clients.
Publications.
Wang, S., Fang, C. M., Yang, Y., Lu, K., Vlachostergiou, M., & Yao, L. (2022). Morphace: An Integrated Approach for Designing Customizable and Transformative Facial Prosthetic Makeup. In Augmented Humans 2022 (pp. 58-67).
Qin, F., Cheng, H. Y., Sneeringer, R., Vlachostergiou, M., Acharya, S., Liu, H., & Yao, L. (2021). ExoForm: Shape Memory and Self-Fusing Semi-Rigid Wearables. In Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-8).
Iovita, A., Vlachostergiou, M. (2018). Designing for Desire: An Experiential Model for Collective Habitus. In conference proceedings of CityUnderConstruction, plans, processes and practices of space in Thessaloniki (pp. 390-414).
Vlachostergiou, M. (2017). Diagrams, the spatial constructions of movement. In research dissertations of GreekArchitects
Exhibitions.
Vers un imaginaire numérique. Curatorial assistant. Centre de design I’UQAM. Montreal 2021.
ELEKTRES. Creative Coder & Artist. Part of Transmedia Labworks, Greek National Opera. Athens 2018.
Urban Swarm. Co-creator, graphic designer & performer. Featured in Athens Intersection Performances. Athens 2017
Atrium Stimulation. Co-creator, graphic designer & performer. Featured in the ‘OUT-TOPIAS, performance and public space’ exhibition, a collaboration of Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design & Space and Benaki museum. Athens 2016
Press.
Featured on:
ACM Digital Library
TEDx
Data Aided Design
Greek National Opera
Athens Voice
e-Culture
Archisearch
Archinect
Benaki Museum
Canadian Architect
In addition to my passion for technology and digital products, I'm a performer and event planner. I have been dancing in theaters and site-specific performances for over 18 years.
I also enjoy planning themed events for friends and colleagues, including Spooky Halloween parties, blacklight events, and corporate bonding activities.