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Mikhaila Friske is a PhDÌýstudent studying information science in the College of Media, CommunicationÌýand Information. She received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2017. Advised by Laura Devendorf, Mikhaila researches smart textiles and textile design software in the Unstable Design Lab. Mikhaila's interests includeÌýexploring the cross-section between handcraft and technology; and technologies that empower underrepresented groups.
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Projects

• AdaCAD
• Smart TextileÌýTechniques
• Developing Next-Generation Rapid Prototyping Tools to Catalyze Innovation in Smart Textiles
• Data Narratives in Sound and Yarn

Publications

Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez,ÌýLily M Gabriel,ÌýMikhaila Friske,ÌýShanel Wu,ÌýSasha De Koninck,ÌýLaura Devendorf, andÌýMirela Alistar. 2023. "". In:ÌýAdjunct Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing &Ìýthe 2023 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing (UbiComp/ISWC '23 Adjunct).Ìý(October 08, 2023).

Jordan Wirfs-Brock, Maxene Graze,ÌýLaura Devendorf, Audrey Desjardins, Visda Goudarzi,ÌýMikhaila Friske, and Brian C. Keegan. 2022. "". In:ÌýCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts. (Hamburg, Germany, April 23-28, 2023).

Mikhaila Friske,ÌýJordan Wirfs-Brock, andÌýLaura Devendorf.Ìý2020. Entangling the Roles of Maker and Interpreter in Interpersonal Data Narratives: Explorations in Yarn and Sound. InÌýProceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ’20). (Virtual–July 6-20, 2020).Ìý[Best Paper Honorable Mention Award].ÌýDOI:Ìý

Mikhaila Friske,ÌýShanel WuÌýandÌýLaura Devendorf.Ìý2019. AdaCAD: Crafting Software For Smart Textiles Design. InÌýProceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsÌý(CHI '19). ACM, New York, NY, USA, Paper 345, 13 pages. DOI:ÌýÌý(Glagow, UK – May 4-9, 2019)ÌýBest Paper Honorable Mention.