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Ayah Bdeir Ayah Bdeir artist, engineer, designer, researcher
Ayah Bdeir is an artist, engineer and interaction designer. She graduated from the MIT Media Lab with a Masters of Media Arts and Sciences after studying Computer & Communication Engineering and Sociology in the American University of Beirut. She has worked as a researcher and interaction designer in Lebanon and New York, in artist spaces and design firms, with a brief interruption to work in a financial services firm in New York.
Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering/College of Fine Arts) school, university, education, research, outreach
Carnegie Mellon is an innovative leader helping to shape the world through education, research and outreach. Recognized for our unique interdisciplinary environment, we encourage work across departmental lines. As a result, our graduates enter the world with the ability to solve complex problems through leadership and collaboration.
Cati Vaucelle Cati Vaucelle (MIT Media Laboratory) avatar, biological, science, healthcare, hybrid
Through an interdisciplinary lens that brings together engineering, art, cognitive science, and healthcare, I explore the anthropomorphic nature of hybrid physical/digital objects and their promise to be catalysts towards unforeseen discoveries. I design objects to offer anima and perspective: from the haptic jacket that an autistic patient wears to express to the doctor what it means to be sensory defensive, to the electromagnetic field detector bracelet that transforms invisible information into visible data for a feeling of empowerment, or an environment where instead of you taking care of your avatar in massive online games, your avatar turns around and takes care of your biological needs.
Centro E. Piaggio Universita di Pisa (Centro E. Piaggio) centre of research, university, pisa, Robotics, Bioengineering, Aerospace
The Research Center in Robotics and Bioengineering e. Piaggio is an Interdepartmental Center of the University of Pisa devoted to multidisciplinary research in the fields of bioengineering and robotics, and to the training of personnel for Research and Development careers.
cimtec Pietro Vincenzini - General Chair (cimtec) ongoing electronics, smart textiles, conferences, event
Intensive research carried out worldwide for creating higher forms of materials, structures and systems by providing them with “life” functions, resulted in a relatively high level of technology readiness with several applications now emerging, demonstrating that smart materials technologies have matured well beyond the conceptual stage. Widespread use of nanotechnology concepts and tools and availability of multiscale computational models coupled with the exponential growth of computing capability and the merging of materials science and engineering with biological information, are fuelling the rate of advancement of the field. Nevertheless further substantial developments are required in the understanding of convergences of materials, electronics and biological systems, to meet relevant needs for present and foreseeable applications. The several Symposia featured by CIMTEC 2012 - 4th International Conference “Smart Materials, Structures and Systems” will cover outstanding areas of the subject from the molecular nanoscales to large complex integrated systems. The Conference Committees are pleased to invite you to foster progress in the field by contributing to discussions within the frames of what promises to be an exciting meeting, and to enjoy the immense, unique, artistic heritage and wonderful landscape of Tuscany.
Computer Science Department (University of Colorado) computer, science, university
The Computer Science Department currently has 36 faculty, 180 graduate students (98 masters students and 82 PhD students), 258 undergraduate majors, 52 undergraduate minors, and 11 research and administrative staff. It has strong research programs in computer architecture, operating systems, networking, mobile computing, computer security, computational biology, robotics, algorithm design, artificial intelligence, software and web engineering, programming languages, database design and data mining, human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, machine learning, lifelong learning and design, numerical and parallel computation, speech and language processing, scientific computing and theoretical computer science.
Danielle Wilde Danielle Wilde researcher, performance, fashion, fine art, critical, interaction design
Artist and design researcher at Monash University Faculty of Art and Design (Melbourne, Australia) and the CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Engineering (Belmont, Australia). Undertaking practice-based doctoral research, investigating how technology might be paired with the body to poeticise experience, and what this might mean. Research sits at the nexus of performance, fashion, fine art, critical (technology) and interaction design.
Department of Textiles Lina Rambausek (Universiteit Gent) biomimetics, fibre and coloration technology, Plasma technology, polymer technology, department, smart textile, university, school, Faculty of Engineering, textile research, Scientific research, Technical-scientific services, textile industry, chemical, high performance textile materials Conductive textiles, Biotechnology, Centre for Materials Science and Engineering, Electrospinning, electroconductive fibres, electrochemical textile sensors
The Department of Textiles is an integrated part of the Faculty of Engineering of Ghent University. Structure I. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY headed by prof. dr. Paul KIEKENS II. FIBROUS STRUCTURES headed by prof. dr. ir. Lieva VAN LANGENHOVE III. FIBRE AND COLORATION TECHNOLOGY headed by prof. dr. ir. Karen DE CLERCK IV. POLYMER TECHNOLOGY headed by prof. dr. ir. Gustaaf SCHOUKENS
Engineered Fibre Structures Billy Hunter (Engineered Fibre Structures Ltd) Knitted technical textiles, Knitting technology, technical applications, automotive, aerospace, engineering, industrial, personal protective equipment, sportswear, healthcare, medical, Smart and intelligent fibre based products, New technologies for manufacturing, Rapid prototyping, Technology Translation
Engineered Fibre Structures specializes in providing textile solutions for medical, healthcare, sportswear, personal protective equipment, industrial, engineering, aerospace, automotive and other technical applications. We are a knowledge based business with a unique blend of industrial, research, product design/ development expertise.
Erich Berger Erich Berger interface, mathematical, structures
Erich Berger is a master of the obscure interface. With an engineering degree in communications and a Master degree in philosophy, it should perhaps not come as a surprise that Berger is interested in paradox. His fascination for mathematical structures is obvious in his visual language, consisting of the formal patterns of squares, lines and rectangles. No attempt is made to create an organic quality, the shapes are pure abstraction.
FASHION-able. hacktivism and engaged fashion design Otto von Busch (School of Design and Crafts (HDK) Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts University of Gothenburg) 2008 open source fashion, hacktivism, reverse engineering, book
Thesis: This thesis consists of a series of extensive projects which aim to explore a new designer role for fashion. It is a role that experiments with how fashion can be reverse engineered, hacked, tuned and shared among many participants as a form of social activism. This social design practice can be called the hacktivism of fashion. It is an engaged and collective process of enablement, creative resistance and DIY practice, where a community share methods and experiences on how to expand action spaces and develop new forms of craftsmanship. In this practice, the designer engages participants to reform fashion from a phenomenon of dictations and anxiety to a collective experience of empowerment, in other words, to make them become fashion-able. As its point of departure, the research takes the practice of hands-on exploration in the DIY upcycling of clothes through “open source” fashion “cookbooks”. By means of hands-on processes, the projects endeavour to create a complementary understanding of the modes of production within the field of fashion design. The artistic research projects have ranged from DIY-kits released at an international fashion week, fashion experiments in galleries, collaborative “hacking” at a shoe factory, engaged design at a rehabilitation centre as well as combined efforts with established fashion brands. Using parallels from hacking, heresy, fan fiction, small change and professional-amateurs, the thesis builds a non-linear framework by which the reader can draw diagonal interpretations through the artistic research projects presented. By means of this alternative reading new understandings may emerge that can expand the action spaces available for fashion design. This approach is not about subverting fashion as much as hacking and tuning it, and making its sub-routines run in new ways, or in other words, bending the current while still keeping the power on.
Flare Dress Stijn Ossevoort electronic engineering, user interface research, product design, material research, technical project management, production management, microprocessor programming, graphic design, 3D visualization
This little LED number called Flare is the sustainable party girl’s answer to looking beautiful and technically tailored. Imagine showing up at the company holiday party aglow in the Stijn Ossevoort creation! In spite of all the buzz from the gadget geeks proclaiming the wonders of wearing something as fashion-forward as Flare, one question keeps flashing like a red light: What if it gets wet? No worries. The Flare dress runs on wind energy which means if worn correctly (read: walk really fast) the dandelions will light up from your personally generated breezes.
Foster-Miller (Foster-Miller/ QinetiQ) company, research, product design, innovative products and system, engineering solutions, talon, last armor, robotics, sensor, medical, human factors
Foster-Miller, Inc., is a technology and product development company with an international reputation for delivering and supporting innovative products and systems that perform under the most demanding conditions.
Grado Zero Espace Pagliai Filippo (Grado Zero Espace) new technology, new material, leader, innovations, lobaratory test, prototyping, design, engineering, medical equipment, safety equipment, sport equipment, nautical, automotive, clothing, furnishing, wearable technology, textile structures, accessories, interior, smart material, research, company, nanotubes, fibers, fabrics, composite textile structures, limited edition, European Space Agency Ttp, oricalco fabric
The mission of the company is to develop and commercialize new materials and technologies for industry transfer to create new products with the aim to improve quality of life, work and environment. The company acts as a go-between among many industrial branches and research fields, in particular: nanotubes, fibers, fabrics, composite textile structures, extreme sport equipments and safe equipments, new performing materials and technologies for furnishing / automotive / nautical / medical areas.
High-Low Tech Leah Buechley (MIT Media Lab) manufacturing processes, physical materials, intersection of computation, future of technology, new cultural, building technologies, design, cultures, processes, high and low technological materials, MIT Media Lab, group, traditional crafts, electronic applications, wearable, tools, interaction design, people, students
The High-Low Tech group integrates high and low technological materials, processes, and cultures. Our primary aim is to engage diverse audiences in designing and building their own technologies by situating computation in new cultural and material contexts, and by developing tools that democratize engineering.
Kelly Dobson Kelly Dobson MIT, art, engineering, people, machines
Working in the realms of art, design, engineering, psychology and society, Kelly explores the relationships between people and machines, and has received a Master of Science degree from MIT's Visual Studies Program and another from the MIT Media Lab.
Maastricht Instruments (Maastricht Instruments b.v.) precision engineering products, life sciences, medical technology, innovative instruments, design, development, team of people, software, innovations, tailor-made solutions
MI develops, designs and realises innovative instruments, machinery and software for various applications, with a strong focus on medical technology and life sciences. The mission of MI is: ìMarketing innovative instruments and developments with potentialî Together with IDEE MI wants to establish itself within the South-East Netherlands and the Euregion as a knowledge centre / a think-tank for technological issues.
Making Things (Making Things) 1998 online store, Design/architecture and implementation of desktop, diy, embedded system, Analog and digital circuit design, web applications, Art & Technology, schematic capture, parts sourcing & design for manufacture, PCB layout, mesh networking, Sensor, sensor networks, relay, motor, interface and integration., Physics and Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Product & Industrial Design, Music Technology, Interaction Design & Rapid Prototyping, Wireless device development
in 1998 by a talented design & engineering duo, and surrounded by an experienced team of developers and project managers, MakingThings specializes in the rapid prototyping and development of digital devices, exhibits and environments. We're particularly adept at building, and helping others to build, complex projects that combine software with electronics and that integrate a wide variety input and output devices (such as sensors, motors, and more).
Material ConneXion (Material ConneXion) Military, Packaging, Marketing, Materials Science, manufacturing solutions, material scientists, material solutions, multinational, network, Aerospace, Apparel/athletic shoes, Architectural interiors, Automotive, Branding, Building and construction, Chemical engineering, Chemicals/plastics, Consumer electronics, Consumer Insight, Consumer products, Durable goods, Fiber optic, Furniture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Interior Fittings and Hardware, Personal Care, Retail, Sporting Goods, Textiles, Toys
Material ConneXion is the leading global platform for material solutions and innovations. Built on the belief that Every Idea has a Material Solutionô, we are the trusted advisor for Fortune 500's, smaller forward-thinking companies, and government agencies seeking a creative or competitive edge through strategic material selections. With offices in New York, Bangkok, Cologne, Daegu and Milan, Material ConneXion's international network of material specialists provide a global, cross-industry perspective on materials, sustainable alternatives, and their potential uses
Materialecology Neri Oxman 2006 ecology, material, architecture, engineering, computation
materialecology was formed in 2006 by Neri Oxman as an interdisciplinary research initiative that undertakes design research in the intersection between architecture, engineering, computation, and ecology. As such, this initiative is concerned with material organization and performance across all scales of design thought and practice.
MIT-Media Lab (MIT-Media Lab) 1985 researcher group, atelier, scientists, artists, engineers, lab designers, human capabilities, transform, everyday life, emerging technologies, research, MIT, doing, developing technologies, social, design, interaction, new possibilities
The MIT Media Lab applies an unorthodox research approach to envision the impact of emerging technologies on everyday lifeótechnologies that promise to fundamentally transform our most basic notions of human capabilities. Unconstrained by traditional disciplines, Lab designers, engineers, artists, and scientists work atelier-style in close to 30 research groups conducting more than 400 projects that range from neuroengineering, to how children learn, to developing the city car of the future. Lab researchers foster a unique culture of learning by doing, developing technologies that empower people of all ages, from all walks of life, in all societies, to design and invent new possibilities for themselves and their communities.
MIThril Human Design (MIT Media Lab) MIT, platform, research, wearables, human computer interaction
MIThril is a next-generation wearables research platform developed by researchers at the MIT Media Lab. The goal of the MIThril project is the development and prototyping of new techniques of human-computer interaction for body-worn applications. Through the application of human factors, machine learning, hardware engineering, and software engineering, the MIThril team is constructing a new kind of computing environment and developing prototype applications for health, communications, and just-in-time information delivery
Nottingham Trent University Phillip Breedon (Nottingham Trent University) point of sale/marketing/retail/exhibition designers and design engineers, product designers, packaging designers, design technology, school, CAD, web designers, innovations
The School brings you challenging courses that launch careers in product and furniture design, architecture, construction, surveying, civil engineering and property investment, development and management. Youíll develop the knowledge and skills to shape the modern world we live in.
Piezing Dress, Muk Luk Flux Amanda Parkes 2008 mechanisms for working prototypes of Tangible User Interfaces, electronics, developing software, Human-Computer Interaction, journals, conferences, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer programming, students, hard-working, technically competent, creative, interactions, digital information, surfaces, physical objects, designing human interfaces, Tangible Bits vision, electrical /mechanical engineering skills, design aesthetics, installations, video performance, wearable technology, creativity
-Amanda Parkes' Piezing generates power using the natural gestures of the human body in motion. Around the joints of the elbows and hips of the garment is piezoelectric material that generates electricity in response to applied mechanical stress. The electricity is then stored as voltage in a centralized small battery and later can be discharged for use. - Muk Lux Flux boots change shape depending on the speed and motion of the wearer.
Robot Clothes James Powderly, Michelle Kempner (Robot Clothes) 2002 research, partnership, collaboration, art, commercial, innovation, science
Robot Clothes is an art and commercial research and development partnership, specializing in robotic systems, interaction design and product prototyping. This partnership, formed in 2002 by Michelle Kempner and James Powderly, utilizes a hybrid fine art and commercial design and engineering approach to support innovative science and technology development efforts for clients including fortune 100 companies, NASA and internationally renowned artists, such as Diller + Scofidio and Miranda July. In addition to contracted research and development efforts, Robot Clothes internally supports fine art projects ranging from a robotic public sculpture for Central Park to an animatronic opera about Crohnís Disease.
Robot Girl vs Simple Girl Anouk Wipprecht smart textiles, circuits, fashion tech, wearable electronics, fashion designer, interaction design, realising prototypes
Iíve specialised myself in this field for the last two years by moving to Sweden to learn about circuits/engineering/wearable electronics/smart textiles and interaction design, participating in MEDIAMATIC Amsterdam, study interaction design, attending several courses, and doing side project with electronics.
Saxion Michiel Scheffer (Saxion Hogeschool) market research, marketing activities, knowledge of design and styling, made clothes, university, bachelor, students, school, Textile Engineering, Management, art, technology, technological innovations, new material research, development
The international clothing and textiles market is, without a doubt, a very dynamic one. To be successful in this industry a Product Manager needs to be able to draw not only on his or her technical knowledge of textiles, but also increasingly on a sound understanding of business principles and the manufacturing process in a wider context. Therefore the focus of this course is on Product Management in Clothing and Textiles.
School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering (Georgia Tech) school, polymer, fiber, industry, textile
The School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering (PTFE) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with a specialization in polymer and fiber engineering to put you on the cutting edge of the world's leading industries.
SparkFun (SparkFun) online shop, buy, company, electronic parts, components, yarn
SparkFun was founded in 2003 by Nathan Seidle, then a University of Colorado - Boulder engineering student. From meager beginnings (Nathan's college apartment), the company now employs over 60 people in an office in the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado. The SparkFun crew works in various departments such as engineering, marketing, production, shipping, and keg replenishment, all united in one common goal - Sharing Ingenuity.
Studio subTela Barbara Layne (Hexagram Institute) institute, research, visual art, engineering, intelligent clothing, smart fabrics
Barbara Layne is the Director of Studio subTela at the Hexagram Institute where she works with a team of graduate students from Visual Arts and Engineering at Concordia University and a variety of international collaborators. The Studio is focused on the development of intelligent cloth structures for the creation of artistic, performative and functional textiles. Natural materials are woven in alongside microcomputers and sensors to create surfaces that are receptive and responsive to external stimuli. Controllable arrays of Light Emitting Diodes present changing patterns and texts through the structure of cloth. Wireless transmission systems have also been developed to support real time communication. In both wearable systems and site related installations, textiles are used to address the social dynamic of fabric and human interaction.