Cassandra Lee, research designer at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, is among the 2026 Infinite Mile Award winners from the School of Architecture and Planning.

The SA+P Infinite Mile Award recognizes staff whose outstanding contributions advance — directly or indirectly — the School’s core aim of producing innovative research, scholarship, and teaching that tackle humanity’s toughest problems. 

Cassandra Lee is a UX designer interested in challenging core assumptions built into the way we build and use technology. With a background in cognitive science from McGill University and experience as a voice designer building speech recognition platforms, she creates experimental digital interfaces that help people feel more comfortable having uncomfortable conversations. Her research interests include slow design, play, interactivity, facilitation, and embodied movement.

Cassandra Lee has been recognized with an award, alongside Dan Sweeney, Research Scientist and Lecturer at D-Lab, and Eleni Aktypi, Area Assistant for Architecture + Urbanism at the Department of Architecture.