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Jun 16, 2026
📄 · The conference paper about hybrid craft materialities and digital fabrication for sustainability has been published in the DRS digital library! Read "Hybrid craft practices for sustainable materialities and narratives through digital fabrication"!
Jun 11, 2026
🎤 · I've been presenting a paper on hybrid craft for sustainable materialities and narratives through digital fabrication at the DRS26 (Design Research Society)!
Jun 2, 2026
🎤 · I've been presenting a poster on virgin and recycled PLA/biochar composites for additive manufacturing at the 41st International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-41)!
May 27, 2026
📄 · The conference paper about distributed recycling for AM has been published in LNME! "Evaluation of the Potential of Large-Scale 3D Printing to Promote a Circular Economy of PET Plastic Bottles: Comparison Between European and North American"!
May 22, 2026
📄 · The journal article about the circular materials adoption in makerspaces has been published on The Design Journal! Read "Opening circular materials knowledge through design: The contribution of fab labs and makerspaces to circular economy adoption"!
May 8, 2026
📄 · The journal article about the OSTRLs has been published on Technological Forecasting & Social Change! Read "Open source technology readiness level assessment and application to the case study of distributed recycling for additive manufacturing"!
May 1, 2026
🔵 · I've joined the Scientific Committee of the 16th European Academy of Design Conference (EAD27: Trust )!
Apr 28, 2026
📄 · The journal article about the mNasometer has been published on Sensors! Read our publication "Development and Evaluation of a Low-Cost Open-Source Nasometer"!
Apr 16, 2026
📰 · I've been featured in 3Dprinting Industry as part of the ALLEars project! Read the article "Western University Uses AI and 3D Printing to Predict Ear Growth and 3D Print Earmolds"!
Apr 15, 2026
📰 · The ALLEars project has been mentioned on Trend Hunter! Read the article “AI Predicts Growth to Produce Custom Hearing Devices in Advance”!
Apr 3, 2026
📰 · I've been featured in 3Dprinting.com as part of the ALLEars project! Read the article "Western University Uses AI and 3D Printing to Keep Pace With Children’s Growing Ears"!
Apr 2, 2026
📰 · The ALLEars project has been highlighted on Voxel Matters! Read the article “Western University’s ALLEars project uses AI and 3D printing to produce predictive custom earmolds for children”!
Apr 1, 2026
📰 · The ALLEars project has been featured on The Globe and Mail in the article “Children with disabling hearing loss struggle to access earmolds. New technology offers a solution.”
Apr 1, 2026
📰 · I’ve been featured in Western News as part of the ALLEars project, which focuses on developing accessible earmolds for children through predictive models and open-source 3D printing.
Mar 20, 2026
🔩 · mNasometer, the open-source nasometer for accessible speech assessment and clinical treatments, has been certified as an Open Source Hardware by OSHWA, License number OSHWCA000074!
Mar 19, 2026
📢 · I’ve discussed my work on the Replicating Materials Library (RepMat) and the role of openness in material practices for design and sustainability in a video interview for the LAUDS Factories EU project.
Mar 8, 2026
🏆 · I’ve been awarded the Designs Travel Award 2026, supporting the presentation of my research at an international conference.
Feb 25, 2026
🎤 · My conference paper on hybrid crafts has been accepted for presentation at DRS2026 (Edinburgh, UK, 8-12 June 2026)!
Feb 18, 2026
🔵 · I've joined the Program Committee of the ACM DIS 2026 Conference as an Associate Chair on the Provocations and Work-in-Progress (pwip) track!
Feb 14, 2026
🔩 · Repli-C, the open-source two-piece forearm crutch, has been certified as an Open Source Hardware by OSHWA, License number OSHWCA000072!
Feb 1, 2026
🎤 · My poster abstract on biochar-based materials has been accepted for presentation at PPS-41 (Paestum, Italy, 31 May - 4 June 2026)!
Jan 15, 2026
🔩 · The customizable Thermal Energy Storage (TES) module for experimental research has been certified as an Open Source Hardware by OSHWA, License number OSHWCA000071!
Jan 9, 2026
📰 · The research article on low-cost 3D-printed pipe fittings has been highlighted on 3D Natives! Read the article "How 3D Printing is Transforming Water Infrastructure"!
Jan 1, 2026
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