Pat Pataranutaporn
Doctoral Student at MIT Media Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolPat Pataranutaporn is a technologist and researcher specializing in Human-AI interaction, Cyborg Psychology, synthetic virtual humans, and the convergence of biological and digital systems, currently pursuing a PhD at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group. With eight years of cross-disciplinary experience, he has collaborated with NASA, IBM, Stanford, Harvard and industry partners through roles at MIT, the NASA/SETI Frontier Development Lab, and prior biotech and design ventures. He co-founded multidisciplinary initiatives like Humanity X, Freak Lab, and BioX where he led creative strategy, UX design, and bio-inspired product development, demonstrating a rare blend of artistic design and biological engineering. Pat’s work repeatedly bridges exploratory research and practical prototypes—from edible-insect capture devices to AR experiences—illustrating a maker mindset that scales from concept to implementation. Known for persistence under pressure (e.g., FDL “Heroic Comeback”) and a playful coding ethos (“memes and dreams and a whole lotta code”), he thrives in anti-disciplinary teams that pivot quickly to make novel, impactful systems. Based in Cambridge, MA, he combines rigorous academic training with hands-on product and team leadership across research, design, and biotech domains.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Sprague High School, Salem, ORMaster Media Arts and Sciences, Master Media Arts and Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor’s Degree Biology/Biological Sciences General, Bachelor’s Degree Biology/Biological Sciences General at Arizona State UniversityHigh School, High School at PSU.Wittayanusorn School, Hatyai, Thailand
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Github Skills (55)
craigslist10
eve10
voice10
skin10
classifieds10
mediawiki9
crossword9
markdown9
pytorch9
python9
herokuapp9
speech-synthesis9
speech-to-text9
azerothcore9
nodejs9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cforcomputer/eveskin
Mar 2018 - Aug 2022
This is a heavily modified MonoBook skin designed to closely resemble the late EVElopedia wiki designed by CCP games.
Contributions:1 release, 19 commits, 1 PR in 4 years 5 months
crosswordtrinitycoregameseveazerothcore
cforcomputer/zcamp
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:112 pushes, 9 branches, 4 comments in 7 months
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