Eric Beaudette is a Ph.D. Human Factors & Ergonomics student with a bachelor’s and master’s in Fiber Science from Cornell University. He has around 12 years of experience working as a researcher and designer, including co funding Cornell Wearable Tech. Eric research concentrates on further on-body strain sensor characterization through the lens of fit and sizing for lower limb medical wearable applications. He develops strategies for wearable device developers to have best-guess approaches and assessments for sizing inclusion and solutions holistically compliant with patients.

Keywords: Wearable technology, strain sensing, fit and sizing, human factors, medical devices, healthcare

Sensing layer and b) the combined sensing and hybrid SMA-pneumatic actuating garment.

Technical sketches for the a) front and back view of the soft exoskeleton system, b) adjustable arm bands with snapping distal SMA endpoint connections, and c) pneumatic bladder and housing unit.

Design of a Hybrid SMA-Pneumatic based Wearable Upper Limb Exoskeleton

This was a collaborative research led by Professor Dr. Lucy Dunne in the Wearable Technology lab aimed at developing wearable technologies to measure and assist upper-limb movements in children with mobility impairments. Erics mainly worked on Biomechanics Testing and Soft Systems Prototyping. He Designed and fabricated complex soft prototypes incorporating sensing with hybrid actuating components.

Keywords: Biomechanical Degrees Of Freedom, Upper-limb Exoskeletons, Supplementary Motor Area, Architecture Description Languages

Published: International Symposium on Wearable Computers Design Exhibition, 2021.

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Minji Yu is a Ph.D. Apparel Studies student with a bachelor's and master’s in Clothing and Textile from the Ewha Womans University.

She worked as a research scientist intern at Meta Reality Labs, where she researched the fit and wearability of VR wearable products. Minji’s research focuses on advanced wearable product development with the integration of technologies such as 3D body scanning, virtual simulation, and 3D CAD.

Keywords: VR/AR wearables, medical and protective wearable product development, smart clothing, anthropometry, 3D body scanning, 3D apparel visualization, fit, wearability

Terry Haekyung Kim is a Ph.D. Apparel Studies student with a bachelor of science and master's degree in Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design from Seoul National University, Korea.

Terry’s research interests are retail merchandising and consumer behavior, specifically sustainable consumption and digital retailing. Her work has been published in international refereed journals such as the Journal of Consumer Behaviour and Fashion and Textiles.

Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, resale market, secondhand fashion consumption, consumer

motivations.

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