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Student Partners

The AIP artists

We are continuously look for students with skills in character design and animation. The students will develop bespoke AIPs for different scenarios as we work on a range of projects to create the personae behind the animations. Bios for Kate, Ksenia, and Mingke, the current artists can be found below.

If you have skills in design or animation and would like to be involved in the project please email Katie Stripe. k.stripe@imperial.ac.uk

Ekaterina Kirina

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Ekaterina Kirina Artist

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My name is Kate, I am a year 4 student of BSc Medical Biosciences with Management, and I am very glad to be a part of this project! Art has been my hobby for over a decade now, and using this opportunity to utilise my skills made me very happy. It was incredibly interesting to learn new software and production pipeline and to collaborate with our wonderful team!
Ksenia Ivanova

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Ksenia Ivanova Artist

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Ksenia is a third year student in the department of life sciences.
Mingke Wang

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Mingke Wang Artist

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First-year PhD student at Dyson School of Design Engineering. Gained previous academic and industrial experiences in fashion, she now focuses on interdisciplinary research in E-textiles and HCI.

StudentShapers

We will be working with StudentShapers throughout the AIP project. See below for infomation on past and current projects.

Inclusivity Audit for teaching and learning. This project aimed to create a framework for reviewing content to find areas where AIPs can be most usefully deployed. This project has now been completed and an audit process is available for use across the college. Please email if you would like further information.

Pre-sessional maths catalogue. This project ran during the summer break 2024. Students carried out an audit of materials available from across the web to help with first year maths. They then developed a catalogue and a set of Animated Inclusive Personae to deliver this information in an inclusive and accessible way. The pilot version of this catalogue, and more information on the team that created it can be found on the Introductory Maths Catalogue pages.