Maria Larsson
Research Engineer at SXD
Tokyo, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolMaria Larsson is a research engineer merging human–computer interaction, computational geometry, and an architectural design background to create digital tools for sustainable manufacturing and zero-waste pattern design. With 11 years of experience and a PhD from The University of Tokyo, she has led and published work in top venues (SIGGRAPH, CHI, SCF), given keynote talks, and exhibited projects that translate research into real-world fabrication and construction applications. Based in Tokyo with roles spanning The University of Tokyo, Aalto, and industry at SXD, she designs computational methods that repurpose irregular scrap materials and optimize material use in apparel and interiors. She combines academic leadership—organizing community events and serving on major conference committees—with hands-on prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration, reflecting a rare blend of design sensibility and rigorous engineering.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of TokyoBachelor of Arts - BA, History of Art and Architecture, Bachelor of Arts - BA, History of Art and Architecture at Harvard UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Architecture, Bachelor of Science - BS, Architecture at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
English, Swedish, Japanese, French, German
Github Skills (26)
fabrication10
cad10
hci10
shader8
sdk8
hardware8
pyopengl7
computer-vision7
realsense5
glsl5
camera-api5
rhinoceros4
rhino3
image-translation3
grasshopper2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
marialarsson/mokume
Nov 2020 - May 2025
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
marialarsson/tsugite
Jul 2019 - Sep 2021
This is the repository of a Tsugite. It is a research prototype of an interactive software that supports the design and fabrication of wood joints.
Contributions:138 commits, 11 PRs, 47 pushes in 2 years 2 months
cadfabricationcamjointprototype
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