ラルスン マリア カタリナ

I am a Project Assistant Professor the Department of Creative Informatics at the University of Tokyo, supported by RIISE and ACT-X. My research focuses on developing computational design systems for sustainable manufacturing. I received my Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology from the University of Tokyo in 2023, advised by Takeo Igarashi, and have presented technical papers at several international conferences including SIGGRAPH, UIST, and SCF. I am also serving on the technical papers committee for SIGGRAPH Asia.

I have an interdisciplinary background spanning technology, design, and humanities. I have worked as an architectural designer with Pool Architekten in Switzerland and the Digital Design Lab of Nikken Sekkei in Japan. I hold an M.Eng. in Architecture from the University of Tokyo and a B.A. in History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University.