education
currently at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
research assistant in the high-low tech group at the media lab
ph.d. student in media arts and sciences
previously studied at Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
certificate in graphic design
graduated from University of California at Santa Cruz (College Nine)
b.a. in computer science, concentration in computer graphics
minor in electronic music
studied abroad with Semester at Sea
publications
LilyPond: An Online Community for Sharing E-Textile Projects
Emily Lovell and Leah Buechley
In Proceedings of Creativity & Cognition (2011)
Living Wall: Programmable Wallpaper for Interactive Spaces
Leah Buechley, David Mellis, Hannah Perner-Wilson, Emily Lovell, and Bonifaz Kauffman
In Proceedings of Multimedia (2010)
CopyCAD: Remixing Physical Objects with Copy and Paste from the Real World
Sean Follmer, David Carr, Emily Lovell, and Hiroshi Ishii
In Adjunct Proceedings of User Interface Software and Technology (2010)
An E-Sewing Tutorial for DIY Learning
Emily Lovell and Leah Buechley
In Proceedings of Interaction Design and Children (2010)
projects
LilyTiny (now available from SparkFun!)
A small sewable breakout board for ATtiny85 microcontrollers, enabling students to incorporate dynamic behavior into e-textile projects prior to learning to program.
+ Plush Monster Bonus Activity
Getting Hands-On with Soft Circuits (also available from Lulu)
A workshop guide for educators interested in sharing the expressive and computationally engaging field of e-textiles with their middle and high school students.
A budding e-textile web community that fosters creative collaboration through
the sharing of personal projects.
+ Introductory E-Sewing Tutorials
graduate coursework
Technology for Creative Learning with Mitchel Resnick
Design for Empowerment with Leah Buechley
New Paradigms for Human-Computer Interaction with Pattie Maes & Hiroshi Ishii
Applying Cognitive Science to Learning and Teaching with Tina Grotzer (Harvard)
Technology and Self: Science, Technology, and Memoir with Sherry Turkle
Principles of Electronic Music Interfaces with Joe Paradiso (audited)
Radical Design for Learning with Jay Silver & Eric Rosenbaum (audited)
Engagement & Learning: Technologies to Invite & Immerse with Chris Dede (Harvard)
