Michael L. Rivera

Technical HCI Researcher in Fabrication and Computational Design

I am a Ph.D. student at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. My research program explores novel fabrication techniques and computational design methods. Generally, my work involves building or exploiting current electromechanical systems (i.e., 3D printers) to enable new opportunities for fabricating sensors and interactive objects. I am advised by Scott Hudson at the Dev Lab

Check out my research projects and curriculum vitae to learn more about my work.

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My published work exploring novel fabrication techniques and computational design methods.

MaxiFab: Applied Fabrication to Advance Period Technologies
Joselyn McDonald, Siyan Zhao, Michael L. Rivera, and Jen Liu. DIS 2018.

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Stretching the Bounds of 3D Printing with Embedded Textiles
Michael L. Rivera, Melissa Moukperian, Daniel Ashbrook, Jennifer Mankoff, and Scott E. Hudson. CHI 2017.

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Not Just a Pretty Face: Three-Dimensional Printed Custom Airway Management Devices
Jorge A. Gálvez, Allan F. Simpao, Yoav Dori, Kevin Gralewski, Nicholas H. McGill, Michael L. Rivera, Nile Delso, Hammad Khan, Mohamed A. Rehman, and John E. Fiadjoe. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2017.

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