Wearables & E-textiles Research

My research in wearable technology and electronic textiles focuses on creating interactive garments and textile-based interfaces that seamlessly integrate computation with everyday objects and clothing. This work spans multiple institutions including MIT Media Lab and encompasses projects from basic electronic textile techniques to complete interactive garment systems.

Research Themes

Interactive Garments

Developing clothing that responds to and interacts with users through:

Textile Interfaces

Creating new ways to integrate electronics with fabrics:

Stretchable Electronics

Innovating flexible and durable electronic components:

MIDI Jacket

An interactive musical garment that allows wearers to create music through movement and gesture. The jacket demonstrates the integration of complex sensing and interaction in a fully wearable form factor.

Sp4rkl3

Novel approaches to embedding light-emitting elements in textiles, creating dynamic, interactive fabric displays while maintaining textile properties.

E-broidery

Pioneering techniques for creating electronic circuits through traditional embroidery methods. This foundational work established new approaches for integrating computation with textiles.

Key innovations:

uTartan

Exploring traditional textile patterns as interfaces for electronic systems. This project merges cultural textile traditions with modern interaction design.

Interactive Tablecloth

A large-scale interactive textile surface that demonstrates the scalability of e-textile techniques to furniture and environmental interfaces.

Stretchable Cable

Development of reliable, flexible interconnects for wearable systems that can withstand the mechanical demands of clothing.

Publications

Resources

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This research represents work conducted across multiple institutions including MIT Media Lab and continues to evolve with new projects and collaborations.
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