Director

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Megan Hofmann

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering

Megan is joint faculty with the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and College of Engineering at Northeastern University. As the director of the ACT lab, her research interests are broadly on accessibility, digital fabrication, and healthcare.

PhD Students

Amanda Shayna Ahteck, Computer Science, [computational machine knitting, e-textiles, digital fabrication, assistive robotics]

Jack Hester, Personal Health Informatics, [computational machine knitting for healthcare]

Jay Rodolitz, Computer Science, co-advised with Ada Lerner, [accessibility and privacy]

Binyan (Michelle) Xu, Personal Health Informatics, co-advised with Aston McCullough, [wearables and aging populations]

External Collaborators

Faraz Faruqi, an man of Indian descent smiling at the camera.
Faraz Faruqi, MIT CSAIL
Jack Forman, A white man with curly blond brown hair smiling at the camera.
Jack Forman, MIT Media Lab
Kelly Mack, a young white woman with wavy brownish hair smiles for the camera. She wears a floral blouse.
Kelly Mack, University of Washington

Undergraduate Researchers

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Gene Kim
Sebastian Law a white man with curly blond hair smiling at the camera.
Sebastian Law

Alumni

Annie Pates – Master’s Student