Rio is a Masters student in Human Computer Interaction at Stanford University. He conducted research with Jeff Heer from the HCI Group working on "New Interfaces for Media Browsing" with Sony. He interned at the Knowledge Sharing group at IDEO. His focus is on online-offline interaction, behavior change, and ways to redefine physical, social and linguistic barriers. His passion is largely around the use of carefully designed technology as enablers to changes in behavior, with humans as the driving force behind the interactions that form.
He integrates his knowledge in electrical engineering and web design to create hybrid interactions and visualizations that promote new interpretations of old technology. His expertise is in rapid prototyping, user interface design, and web design.
Rio graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Linguistics. He was born and raised in Switzerland and has lived in France, Brazil and Japan. He is a member in good standing with IEEE, BayCHI and UPA.