I am an assistant professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, where I am a member of the Computer Graphics Group (GRAIL). I am also co-director of the Digital Fabrication Center at UW (DFab) and the director of WiGRAPH.

My research group creates design tools and systems that will revolutionize how we build physical artifacts. A central challenge for design tools in manufacturing is the need to simultaneously nurture the creative ability to conceive novel designs and the analytical capacity to critically evaluate and optimize functionality and production. My group tackles this challenge through innovative solutions that are grounded in the fundamentals of geometry processing and combine insights from machine learning and programming languages.

My research has been recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 award, an NSF CAREER award, and faculty awards from Google, Amazon, and Intel, among others. I am honored to receive the 2024 ACM SIGGRAPH Significant New Researcher Award.

Teaching

• Fall 2019: Computational Fabrication (CSE 556)
• Spring 2019: Reseach Seminar: Geometry Processing (CSE 590-K)
• Winter 2019: Special Topics in Computational Fabrication (CSE 599-J1)
• Fall 2018: Computational Fabrication (CSE 556)

Bio

I received my Ph.D. degree in June 2018 from the Computer Science Department at MIT, where I was advised by Professor Wojciech Matusik. During my PhD, I spent time at Columbia University working with Professor Eitan Grinspun, and, at MIT, I also worked closely with Daniela Rus, developing computational tools for robot design. Before starting my PhD, I obtained a Master's in Mathematics from IMPA, where I worked with Professor Luiz Velho and a Bachelor in Electronics Engineering from UFRJ, where I worked with Professor Eduardo da Silva.