I am a designer, researcher, and educator, and a recent MFA graduate in Design Research and Development from The Ohio State University. 

My research explores how generative AI is shaping the future of the design industry and how design education can meaningfully evolve to integrate these emerging technologies.

I began my career in visual communication and brand identity, working across design agencies and independent practice for more than 15 years. My work gradually led me to questions beyond what we design, how we design, how design decisions are made, and how emerging technologies are changing the role of the designer.

Through my MFA research, I began investigating human–AI collaboration and creative agency, particularly within design education. Today, my practice sits at the intersection of communication design, AI, design research, and pedagogy. I am interested in developing educational approaches that help emerging designers engage with AI critically and intentionally while maintaining a strong sense of creative agency.

Please email bkang2@gmail.com to get in touch.

September 4th, 2026

Post Graduate Research Fellow at Design Incubation
https://designincubation.com/design-news/design-research-fellows-2026-2027/

June 26th, 2026 
Oral Presentation “Nudged by Design: AI Features and Researcher Agency in Everyday Research Tools” Design Incubation Colloquium 12.3: Virtual Summer Graduate Panel. 

June 8th, 2026   Epistemic Systems in the Age of  Embedded or Agentic AI.
Conversation at Design Research Society https://drs2026.thedrs.org/other-tracks    
Robillard, G., Shen, Y, Münch, F. Kang, B., and Proulx, S. 

July 26th, 2026 (Forthcoming) 
Late Breaking Paper
Kang, B., Robilliard, G., Shen, Y., and Munch, F. Nudged by Design: AI Features and Researcher Agency in Everyday Research Tools (Accepted in "HCII 2026 - Late Breaking Papers" later to be published in Springer as conference proceedings) https://2026.hci.international/latebreakingpaper.html 

12.2025  Kang, B. and Shen, Y. (2025) Brand Identity Design with Generative AI: Between Automation and Authorship, in Chang, C.-Y., and Hsu, Y. (eds.), IASDR 2025: Design Next, 02-05 December, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.1219

06. 2025  Shen, Y., Kang, B., Münch, F. (2025). Human-Centered AI in Design: Examining Educational Paradigms for Creativity and Responsibility. In: Schrepp, M. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. HCII 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15799. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/10.1007/978-3-031-93236-6_5

04.2026  Online Presentation at Teaching AI: Art and Design Education Under Automation Online Symposium.  Scaffolding AI Roles in the Classroom: A Framework for Reflective Practice and Student Creative Agency.  https://robillardstudio.github.io/teachingAI/

03.2026 - Poster Presentation. The Ohio State University AI Research Summit at The Ohio State University. Self Reflective Analysis on Generative AI in Research Platforms

03.2026 -  Oral Presentation at Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum by The Ohio State University. Self Reflective Analysis on Generative AI in Research Platforms

10.2025  -  Oral Presentation at SECAC Conference Panel Presentation. Future of Brand Design with Generative AI.

08.2025  -  Poster Presentation at US-Korea Conference (UKC) of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA). Ethics of AI: Interactive Digital Art Poster Series

06.2025  -  Oral Presentation at AIGA Design Educators Conference WEAVE Panel Presentation. Future of Brand Identity Design with Generative AI.