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Chenyue “xdd” Dai is a programmer, photographer, and artistic designer. As a Master of Architecture student at MIT, he investigates visual spatial transformations that bridge the physical and digital realms, with a deep passion for photography and digital imagery. He also explores interactive systems and computational geometry across various media, with a strong belief that computational techniques can augment creativity, demoncratizing design, and push the boundaries of artistic and design practices.

Xdd was the recipient of MIT's 2025 Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts. He had research and working experience at Critical Matter group at Media Lab, ERFI Lab at CityU HK, and ARD team at Foster + Partners. He also served as photographer for three semesters and teaching assistant for four semesters for the MIT Architecture. Before coming to MIT, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from City University of Hong Kong, where he won multiple medals as a member of the university’s programming contest team.