Systems Designer & Research Engineer making environmental complexity legible and actionable.
COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY:
BIOPOD Co.
ECOLOGY · INFRASTRUCTURE · SYSTEMS
Designing deployable ecological infrastructure for wetland restoration based on environmental research.
Ecological AI
PREDICTION · INTERFACE · DATA
A Decision-Support System for Targeted Ecosystem Restoration.
Algorithmic Morphogenesis
BIO-COMPUTATION · DATA MATERIALIZATION
inscribing real-time human neurological data (EEG) into living algal morphology using phototactic actuation
HARDWARE & INTERFACES:
Threads
EDGE ML · HARDWARE · TEXTILES
Sentient Surfaces + Edge ML on Textiles. Human-AI Symbiosis through Ubiquitous Computing.
S(kin)-orb
HAPTICS · BIOSENSING · AFFECTIVE COMP.
A bio-digital interface translating electromyographic (EMG) signals into haptic feedback for remote affective communication.
Vermiform
COMPONENT · SOFT ROBOTICS · WEARABLE
Bio-mimetic architectures for wearable computing.
Chito-bot
BIOCOMPOSITES · TRANSIENT ELECTRONICS
Investigating material compliance and structural integrity in bio-composite hexapods.
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS:
PFV
MOBILITY · ECOLOGY · SYSTEMS
Autonomous Mobility as Urban Bio-Infrastructure.
Aero
SENSING · MATERIALS · DATA
Developing robotic material systems for localized air-quality sensing and pollutant sequestration through embedded environmental intelligence.
Bio - intelligence
COPMUTATION · SYSTEMS · BIOLOGY
Exploring biological computation as an alternative model for system intelligence and control.
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Floating Mycelium pods with planter holes, designed for bioremediation, 2022Experiments in biomaterial extrusion, 2019Air remediating biomaterial mounted on a drone for remote sensing, 2024Files desined to 3D print seeds, 2019BFR 10x Microscopy image of Air remediating material, 2024Extrusion of a gelatin + chitin based Biomaterial, 2019Sensory Depravation, Intimacy in the pandemic age, 2020Exploded View Diagram of VR galsses, 2018Biomaterial Explorations from 2D to 4D, 2019Code, Processing, 2019BFR 10x Microscopy image of Air remediating material, 2024Laser cutting tests for 2D 3D Biomaterials, 2019Threads, computers you can wear, 2023sound powered interfaces displayed through water molecules, 2023
Simulating human contact within the transhuman future, Shape Memory Alloys, 2021Robo-reparans, robots who care for us and themselves, 2020Designing fluid interfaces for further user-wearable symbiosis, 2020
Creating a distraction-free and intuitive driving navigation system, 2023Designing XR experiences for the visually impaired, 2019Redesigning the Atlas Humanoid robot to be softer, safer and quieter for closer human-robot interactions, 2022Human mutation in the age of global warming, 2020Designing wearables for delicate prematurely born babies (capstone project), Biomedical Engineering, 2020Designing timeless modular vehicles, Woodworking, 2019Biodesign frameworks for classrooms, 2021Designing timeless modular vehicles, Woodworking, 2019Sculpture, Cardboard , 2018Sculpture, Acrylic mirrors , 2018Sculpture, recycled wood , 2018Sculpture, Cardboard , 2018