Amanda Ahteck
PHD Student at Northeastern University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAmanda Ahteck is a PhD student in Computer Science at Northeastern University specializing in human-computer interaction, computational knitting, e-textiles, and assistive robotics, with eight years of hands-on research and teaching experience. Trained at MIT in MechE and EECS, she blends generative AI with automatic machine knitting and exotic fibers to create programmable textile systems and accessibility-focused prototypes. Her work spans digital fabrication, robot-assisted assistive tech, and evangelizing domain-specific tools like the KnitScript language, demonstrating fluency across hardware, software, and materials. Amanda has led interdisciplinary teams, produced lace-informed generative AI research at MIT, and translates high-concept research into tangible, testable artifacts and classroom-ready projects. Unexpectedly, her background includes molecular biology and large-scale outreach efforts, reflecting a rare combination of wet lab, fabrication, and public engagement skills.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering/Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Holmdel High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science at Northeastern University
English, mauritian creole, Latin
Github Skills (4)
thymeleaf4
spring-mvc4
spring3
cms2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
asahteck/songbird
Jul 2020 - Jul 2024
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years
asahteck/knitscript-startup
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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