rale.ism@tutamail.com

Interests

• Math-driven design
• Implicit Modeling
• Self-assembly
• Programmable matter
• Hierarchical materials and structures
• Geometry of interlocking
• Generative and parametric art

Education

• Yale College - B.A. Architecture & Mathematics 2019

• Cornell University - M.S. Matter Design Computation 2021

• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (le CNAM) - ongoing

  • PhD candidate since 2026

Selected Experience

• Royal Danish Academy CITA - 2024-2025, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Volumetric modeling, monte carlo light transport, GPU simulation

• Wild.xyz - 2023-2024

  • Consulting for artists producing collections of generative art

• Cornell Circular Construction Lab - 2020-2021

  • Writing custom Grasshopper plugins, database setup, and custom graphics

• Jenny Sabin Lab / Jenny Sabin Studio LLC - summer 2018

  • Studying bone formation as a biological analog for structural optimization

Selected Publications

• "A Graphics-Based Approach to Processing Voxel Models for Biopolymer 3D Printing"

  • Scopus entry / PDF

• "RhinoCircular: Development and Testing of a Circularity Indicator Tool for Application in Early Design Phases and Architectural Education"

  • https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AIA.FallInterCarbon.20.24

• "Shape-Programmed Self-Assembly of Bead Structures"

  • https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.1.372

• "Design-to-Fabrication Workflows for Large-Scale Continuous FDM Grading of Biopolymer Composites"

  • https://doi.org/10.3390/app16031569

Competencies

• Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Touchdesigner, Blender, GIMP, Inkscape
• Python, GLSL, C#, Javascript
• laser-cutting, 3d printing, wood and metal shop tools, CNC milling