Devina Neema Ririka Watanabe Chen Yiran Rico Hasegawa Eagan Hsu Laila Soudi Dr. Ceyhun Elgin

Presenters only – Culture in Transition: Design, Inquiry, and Expression

A Talk by Devina Neema , Ririka Watanabe , Chen Yiran , Rico Hasegawa , Eagan Hsu , Laila Soudi and Dr. Ceyhun Elgin

About this Talk

Students will present their original research and respond to questions from academic professionals as well as peers. Featuring the following presentations:

Ririka Watanabe – Sustainability Spaces: Circularity, Biophilia and Culture in Expo Osaka 2025 Pavilions

Chen Yiran – Hybridity and Continuity: Contrasting Approaches to Architectural Preservation in Shanghai and Hangzhou

Rico Hasegawa – Collaboration in Competition? Rethinking Philosophy for Children (P4C) Through the Community of Philosophical Inquiry (CPI)

Eagan Hsu – Before Shutter, After Image: Photography As a Cyclical Act

September 14, 2025, 11:15 AM

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

About The Speakers

Devina Neema

Devina Neema

Indigo Research


Ririka Watanabe

Ririka Watanabe

Student Presenter


Chen Yiran

Chen Yiran

Student Presenter


Rico Hasegawa

Rico Hasegawa

Student Presenter


Eagan Hsu

Eagan Hsu

Student Presenter


Laila Soudi

Laila Soudi

MS in Global Health Sciences from UC San Francisco BA in Psychology/Neuroscience from UC Berkeley


Dr. Ceyhun Elgin

Dr. Ceyhun Elgin