Fiona泭Bell

  • PhD, Creative Technology and Design 23
  • BIOPLASTICS, BIODESIGN, WEARABLES
  • ATLAS INSTITUTE

Fiona Bell is an interdisciplinary engineer, researching sustainable biomaterials.泭Advised by Mirela Alistar, Fiona's research happens at the intersection of material science, biology, and design.泭Receiving a Bachelor of Science泭in mechanical engineering from Santa Clara University in 2019, she uses her technical background as a foundation to support her current creative work. As a PhD student, she hopes to泭create beautiful, functional, and sustainable products that bring value and joy to people.

Projects

Publications

Fiona Bell, Nadia Campo Woytuk, Marie Louise Juul S繪ndergaard and Mirela Alistar. 2024.泭"". In:泭ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (Volume 31, Issue 6), (December 2024).

Nadia Campo Woytuk, Fiona Bell, Joo Young Park, Mirela Alistar and Madeline Balaam. 2024.泭"". In: Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium (HttF '24), (Santa Cruz, CA, October 21-23, 2024).

Katherine W Song, Fiona Bell, Himani Deshpande, Ilan Mandel, Tiffany Wun, Mirela Alistar, Leah Buechley, Wendy Ju, Jeeeun Kim, Eric Paulos, Samar Sabie and Ron Wakkary. 2024.泭"". In:泭Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '24), (Honolulu, HI, May 1116, 2024).

Fiona Bell, Joshua Coffie and Mirela Alistar. 2024.泭"". In:泭Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '24), (Cork, Ireland, February 11-14, 2024).

Fiona Bell, Shanel Wu, Nadia Campo Woytuk, Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez, Mirela Alistar and Leah Buechley. 2024.泭"". In:泭Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '24), (Cork, Ireland, February 11-14, 2024).

Fiona Bell,泭Michelle Ramsahoye,泭Joshua Coffie,泭Julia Tung, and泭Mirela Alistar. 2023. . In:泭Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS 23), (Pittsburgh, PA, July 1014, 2023).

Fiona Bell,泭Derrek Chow,泭Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez,泭Laura Devendorf, and泭Mirela Alistar. 2023. "". In:泭Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction泭(TEI '23)泭(Warsaw, Poland, February 26 - March 1, 2023). 泭[Best Pictorial Award].

Fiona Bell,泭Derrek Chow,泭Hyelin Choi, and泭Mirela Alistar. 2023. "". In:泭Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction泭(TEI '23)泭(Warsaw, Poland, February 26 - March 1, 2023).泭

Fiona Bell,泭Netta Ofer,泭Hyelin Choi,泭Ella McQuaid,泭Ethan Frier, and泭Mirela Alistar.泭2022. Biomaterial Playground: Engaging with Bio-based Materiality. In泭Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 14. DOI:泭泭(New Orleans, LAApril 29-May 5, 2022).

Fiona Bell,泭Netta Ofer, and泭Mirela Alistar. 2022. ReClaym our Compost: Biodegradable Clay for Intimate Making. In泭Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems泭(CHI 22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 114. DOI:泭泭(New Orleans, LA, USAApril 29-May 5, 2022).泭[Best Paper Honorable Mention Award]

Fiona Bell,泭Ella McQuaid, and泭Mirela Alistar.泭2022. Alganyl: Cooking Sustainable Clothing. Dise簽a 20: Design and Somatic Sensibilities. Article 4. DOI:泭

Fiona Bell,泭Latifa Al-Naimi,泭Ella McQuaid, and泭Mirela Alistar. 2022. Designing with Alganyl. In泭Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction泭(TEI '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 2, 1-14. DOI:泭泭(Daejeon, Republic of Korea (virtual) Feb. 13-16, 2022).

Fiona Bell泭and泭Mirela Alistar. 2022. Designing with Alganyl: A Hands-on Exploration of Biodegradable Plastics. In泭Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction泭(TEI '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 56, 1-5. DOI:泭泭(Daejeon, Republic of Korea (virtual)Feb. 13-16, 2022).

Netta Ofer,泭Fiona Bell泭and泭Mirela Alistar. 2021. Designing Direct Interactions with Bioluminescent Algae. In泭Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021泭(DIS 21), June 28-July 2, 2021, Virtual Event, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 23 pages.泭

Fiona Bell, Alice Hong, Andreea Danielescu, Aditi Maheshwari, Ben Greenspan, Hiroshi Ishii,泭Laura Devendorf, and泭Mirela Alistar. 2021. Self-deStaining Textiles: Designing Interactive Systems with Fabric, Stains and Light. 泭In泭Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 112. (Yokohama, Japan (virtual)May 8-13, 2021).泭pdf.

Fiona Bell泭and泭Mirela Alistar. 2021. Alganyl.泭Patent No.泭US 63/184,992, Filed April 26th, 2021.

Fiona Bell. 2021. The Undyeing Swatch.泭In Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 86, 13. DOI:泭(Salzburg, Austria (virtual) Feb. 14-19, 2021).泭