Interaction Designer / HCI Researcher
KTH, MIT Media Lab, Uppsala University
Research Publications
ACM UIST October 2021 PDF | DOI
Proceedings of UIST '21: The 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
Title: "OmniFiber: Integrated Fluidic Fiber Actuators for Weaving Movement based Interactions into the Fabric of Everyday Life"
Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Ali Shtarbanov, Hila Mor, Ken Nakagaki, Jack Forman, Karen Modrei, Seung Hee Jeong, Klas Hjort, Kristina Höök, Hiroshi Ishii
C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition
Title: "SymbioSinging: Robotically transposing singing experience across singing and non-singing bodies"
Ozgun Kilic Afsar*, Kelsey Cotton*, Yoav Luft, Priyanka Syal, Fehmi Ben Abdesslem
ACM International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS)
Title: "Choreographic Interfaces: Wearable Approaches to Movement Learning in Creative Processes"
Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Hila Mor, Cedric Honnet, Hiroshi Ishii
Materials Experience 2, September 2021 Book Chapter
Expanding Territories of Materials and Design
Title: "Material experiences of menstruation through symbiotic technologies"
Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard, Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Madeline Balaam
ACM INTERACTIONS November 2020 PDF | DOI
Interactions, November 2020, Volume 27, Issue 6
Title: "Intimate touch"
Madeline Balaam, Nadia Campo Woytuk, Marianela Ciolfi Felice, Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Anna Ståhl, Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard
ACM NORDICHI October 2020 PDF | DOI
Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society
Title: "Programming for Moving Bodies"
Cristian Bogdan, Vasiliki Tsaknaki, Charles Windlin, Marianela Ciolfi Felice, Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Sara Eriksson, Ylva Fernaeus, Pedro Sanches
Best Paper Award
Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Title: "Designing with Intimate Materials and Movements: Making Menarche Bits"
Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard, Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Marianela Ciolfi Felice, Nadia Campo Woytuk, Madeline Balaam
News & Press Release
Carnegie Mellon Lecture | Link
Prof. Lining Yao, “Shaping and Being Shaped by Fabric Machines". Morphing Matter Lab, February 8, 2022. (Public Lecture)
MIT News Spotlight | Link
Chandler David L., “New fibers can make breath-regulating garments." MIT News Office, October 15, 2021. (Web Article and Interview)
MIT Youtube Channel | Link
Gonick, M., “Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments”. MIT Youtube, October 15, 2021. (Web Video Story)
Engadget | Link
Bonifacic, I., “MIT researchers create fabric that can sense and react to its wearer's movement” . Engadget, October 16, 2021. (Web)
SciTechDaily | Link
SciTechDaily, “Robotic OmniFibers: New Fibers Can Make Breath-Regulating Garments” . SciTechDaily, October 15, 2021. (Web)
Spectrum Ergonomics Podcast | Episode 1, Episode 2
Hiserman, J. (PT), “A Touching Experience” . Spectrum Ergonomics, November, 2021. (Web Podcast)
AzoMaterials | Link
Nugent, J., “Robotic Textiles in Action: OmniFiber” . Azo Materials, November 2, 2021. (Web Interview)
Mashable | Link
White, R., “Researchers designed a fabric that comes to life when you breathe — Strictly Robots” . Mashable, November 10, 2021. (Web)
TMS | Link
“TMS, “Fluidic yarn system for haptic measurements” . TMS Market Intelligence on Advanced Materials, October 15, 2021. (Newsletter)
WTIN | Link
Owen J., “New fibre senses and responds to movement” . WTIN, November 8, 2021. (Web Article and Interview)
Wearable Technology Insights | Link
WTI, “New Fibres Make Breath-Regulating Garments” . Wearable Technology Insights, October 19, 2021. (Web)
Wonderful Engineering | Link
Nisa, J.U., “This New OmniFiber Fabric Can Capture And Replay Wearers’ Breathing Patterns” . Wonderful Engineering, October 18, 2021. (Web)
VoA | Stream
Dziarkach, A., “Muscle memory! Scientists have created clothes from smart threads”. VoA (Voice of America), October 23, 2021. (Web Interview and TV Show)
Printed Electronics | Link
Printed Electronics World, “New Fibres Make Breath-Regulating Garments. Printed Electronics World, October 19, 2021. (Web)
TechnoPixel | Link
TechnoPixel, “New Technological Fabric from MIT: OmniFiber that Detects Human Movement!” . TechnoPixel, October, 2021. (Web)
Uppsala University | Link
Hedlund, A., “Robotic textiles for everything from breathing recovery to feeling surfaces in Space” . Uppsala University News, October 19, 2021. (Web Article and Interview)
KTH University | Link
Soold, H., “Portable textile robot muscles help singers with the breathing technique” . Royal Institute of Technology, KTH News, November 29, 2021. (Web Article and Interview)
MaterialDistrict | Link
Id“Smart Fibres to Help Regulate Your Breathing". MaterialDistrict, December 7, 2021. (Web)
Design Indaba | Link
Sebambo, K., “Audio sculptures that modify your perception of the world” . Design Indaba, July 13, 2015. (Web)
Ideal Standard | Link
Ideal Standard News Press, “Ground-breaking study by Ideal Standard Reveals How Design and Function Impact our Perception of Beauty” . Ideal Standard, July 13, 2015. (Web)