Kathryn McElroy is a design lead and UX designer for IBM Watson, designing with the world’s most advanced cognitive system in Austin, Texas. An award-winning designer and photographer, she is passionate about near-future technology and building electronics and smart objects. Kathryn has published tutorials and articles about her projects inMake Magazine, Fast Company, and Time Out New York, and she regularly speaks about design thinking, digital prototyping, and user experience design. In her spare time, Kathryn volunteers to get girls involved in STEM fields by speaking at schools and after-school events and on career panels.