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Institution

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Alexandra Ion

Assistant Professor

Carnegie Mellon University

Affiliations

College of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

School of Computer Science

Human-Computer Interaction Institute

Alexandra Ion is currently serving as a College Of Engineering Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Carnegie Mellon University

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materials science mechanical engineering engineering human-computer interaction additive manufacturing haptic technologies 3d printing robotics physical prototyping technology surface science wearable technology optoelectronics computer graphics haptic feedback nanomaterials nanotechnology instrumentation advanced manufacturing technologies mixed reality human-machine interaction sensor design metamaterial mechanisms metamaterial textures electrical muscle stimulation skin drag displays tribology friction thermal engineering precision engineering information fusion bayesian analysis multimedia modeling information visualization localization machine vision robotics automation micromechanics texture analysis display technology man-machine interface human-machine interfaces human-ai interaction elasticity (physics) reconfigurability reconfigurable architectures temperature measurement sensor applications thermal sensors sensor technology interactomics pneumatics musculoskeletal function upper extremity individual mobility muscle function skeletal muscle flexible sensor printed electronics context awareness multimodal human computer interface multimodal interaction context model multimodal signal processing force feedback mixed reality experiences digital mechanical metamaterials proprioceptive interaction gesture types human preferences mid-air hand gestures shape approximation developable wrapping developable metamaterials laser-cutting elastic structures mass-fabricable metamaterials rapid prototyping design automation industrial design digital fabrication virtual prototyping design computer-aided design computational fabrication

Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

A Dynamic Bayesian Network Based Framework for Multimodal Context-Aware Interactions. (2025)

human-computer interactioninteraction designcontext modelmultimodal signal processingbayesian analysisdynamic bayesian networkcomputer sciencemachine learningintelligent systemsdata sciencemultimodal human computer interfaceinformation fusioncommunicationmultimodal interactioncontext awarenesscontext (linguistics)

Inductive Pressure Sensors Using 3D-Printed Structures With Tunable Stiffness. IEEE Sensors Letters (2025)

precision engineeringadditive manufacturingsmart materialssensor designprinted electronicsflexible sensormaterials scienceinductive pressure sensors3d printingmechanical engineering

Sculptable Mesh Structures for Large-Scale Form-Finding. (2025)

computer-aided designscientific computingapplied mathematicsgeometrycomputer graphicssculptable mesh structurescomputational geometrygeometric modelinggeometry generationform findingmathematicsgeometry processing

Wearable Material Properties: Passive Wearable Microstructures as Adaptable Interfaces for the Physical Environment. (2025)

smart textileswearable material propertiespassive wearable microstructuresmechanical propertiessmart materialswearable sensorsmaterials sciencephysical environmenttextile researchwearable systemswearable technologyphysical prototypingmechanical engineering

Bridging Disciplines for a New Era in Physical AI. (2024)

Alexandra IonCarmel MajidiLining YaoAmir H. Alavi

multidisciplinary aiapplied physicsartificial intelligencephysical ai

CONEACT: A Multistable Actuator for Dynamic Materials. (2024)

Yuyu LinJesse T GonzalezZhitong CuiYash Rajeev BankaAlexandra Ion

dynamic materialsmultistable actuatormaterials scienceinstrumentation

Robotic Metamaterials: A Modular System for Hands-on Configuration of Ad-Hoc Dynamic Applications. (2024)

Zhitong CuiShuhong WangViolet Yinuo HanTucker Rae-GrantWilla Yunqi YangAlan ZhuScott E HudsonAlexandra Ion

robotic metamaterialssystems engineeringad-hoc dynamic applicationsmodular systemroboticshands-on configurationmechanical engineering

BLENDMR: A Computational Method to Create Ambient Mixed Reality Interfaces. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (2023)

Violet Yinuo HanHyunsung ChoKiyosu MaedaAlexandra IonDavid Lindlbauer

human-computer interactioncomputational methodhuman-machine interactioncomputer sciencemixed reality

Constraint-Driven Robotic Surfaces, at Human-Scale. Proceedings of ACM UIST’23. San Francisco, CA (2023)

geometric constraint solvingdesignautomationroboticsconstraint-driven robotic surfacesrobotics automationintelligent roboticsobject manipulation

Constraint-Driven Robotic Surfaces, at Human-Scale. (2023)

Jesse T GonzalezSonia PrashantSapna TayalJuhi KediaAlexandra IonScott E Hudson

constraint-driven robotic surfacesroboticsmechanical engineering

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Alexandra Ion

Assistant Professor

Carnegie Mellon University

Affiliations

College of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

School of Computer Science

Human-Computer Interaction Institute

Alexandra Ion is currently serving as a College Of Engineering Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Alexandra Ion

Carnegie Mellon University

Assistant Professor

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

A Dynamic Bayesian Network Based Framework for Multimodal Context-Aware Interactions. (2025)

Inductive Pressure Sensors Using 3D-Printed Structures With Tunable Stiffness. IEEE Sensors Letters (2025)

precision engineeringadditive manufacturingsmart materialssensor designprinted electronicsflexible sensormaterials scienceinductive pressure sensors3d printingmechanical engineering

Sculptable Mesh Structures for Large-Scale Form-Finding. (2025)

Wearable Material Properties: Passive Wearable Microstructures as Adaptable Interfaces for the Physical Environment. (2025)

Bridging Disciplines for a New Era in Physical AI. (2024)

Alexandra IonCarmel MajidiLining YaoAmir H. Alavi

multidisciplinary aiapplied physicsartificial intelligencephysical ai

CONEACT: A Multistable Actuator for Dynamic Materials. (2024)

Yuyu LinJesse T GonzalezZhitong CuiYash Rajeev BankaAlexandra Ion

dynamic materialsmultistable actuatormaterials scienceinstrumentation

Robotic Metamaterials: A Modular System for Hands-on Configuration of Ad-Hoc Dynamic Applications. (2024)

Zhitong CuiShuhong WangViolet Yinuo HanTucker Rae-GrantWilla Yunqi YangAlan ZhuScott E HudsonAlexandra Ion

robotic metamaterialssystems engineeringad-hoc dynamic applicationsmodular systemroboticshands-on configurationmechanical engineering

BLENDMR: A Computational Method to Create Ambient Mixed Reality Interfaces. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (2023)

Violet Yinuo HanHyunsung ChoKiyosu MaedaAlexandra IonDavid Lindlbauer

human-computer interactioncomputational methodhuman-machine interactioncomputer sciencemixed reality

Constraint-Driven Robotic Surfaces, at Human-Scale. Proceedings of ACM UIST’23. San Francisco, CA (2023)

geometric constraint solvingdesignautomationroboticsconstraint-driven robotic surfacesrobotics automationintelligent roboticsobject manipulation

Constraint-Driven Robotic Surfaces, at Human-Scale. (2023)

Jesse T GonzalezSonia PrashantSapna TayalJuhi KediaAlexandra IonScott E Hudson

constraint-driven robotic surfacesroboticsmechanical engineering

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