research overview
- I develop hardware, software and material techniques that extend the capabilities of digital fabrication technology, and explore how they can be used for functional and creative purposes.
- Contact Info
Rivera, Michael Assistant Professor
Positions
- PostDoctoral Associate, ATLAS Institute
- Assistant Professor, ATLAS Institute
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- Human-Computer Interaction, Personal Fabrication, Computational Fabrication, 3D Printing, Smart Materials, Bio-based Materials, Environmental Sustainability, Computer Graphics
Publications
selected publications
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conference proceeding
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Aided Nonverbal Communication through Physical Expressive Objects
2021
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Predicting Well-being Using Short Ecological Momentary Audio Recordings
2021
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Hydrogel-Textile Composites
2020
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StateLens: A Reverse Engineering Solution for Making Existing Dynamic Touchscreens Accessible.
371-385.
2019
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Desktop Electrospinning A Single Extruder 3D Printer for Producing Rigid Plastic and Electrospun Textiles
2019
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MaxiFab: Applied Fabrication to Advance Period Technologies.
13-19.
2018
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Stretching the Bounds of 3D Printing with Embedded Textiles.
497-508.
2017
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Aided Nonverbal Communication through Physical Expressive Objects
2021
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journal article
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OptiStructures.
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies.
1-21.
2020
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Input, Output and Construction Methods for Custom Fabrication of Room-Scale Deployable Pneumatic Structures.
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies.
1-17.
2019
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Not Just a Pretty Face: Three-Dimensional Printed Custom Airway Management Devices.
3d Printing and Additive Manufacturing.
160-165.
2016
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OptiStructures.
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies.
1-21.
2020
Background
education and training
- M.S., Carnegie Mellon University 2019
- M.S., University of Pennsylvania 2014
- B.S., University of Pennsylvania 2014