Making with ordinary materials: Digital Fabrication & E-Textiles

Nasir Rakib is a Ph.D. student advised by Dr. Cesar Torres in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research focuses on smart textiles, IoT, digital fabrication, and sustainability. He believes the next decade will see significant advances in sustainable and smart textile manufacturing. Since beginning his Ph.D., he has been addressing challenges in smart textile processing and striving to make textile manufacturing more interactive and accessible for HCI enthusiasts. He is eager to collaborate with innovative, interdisciplinary HCI research teams where he can contribute, explore, and engage with creative makers.

Research Areas

• Digital Fabrication
• e-Textiles
• Sustainability
• Biomaterials

Open to HCI internship opportunity

Working Experience

• October 01, 2020 - Present
  Texas Tech University
  Graduate Research Assistant
• August 26, 2019 - September 30, 2020
  Texas Tech University
  Graduate Teaching Assistant

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science
Research Focus: Human-Computer Interaction
Duration: August 2021 - present
Institution: The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas

Interdisciplinary Masters
Research Focus: Clothing Comfort, Sustainability
Duration: August 2019 - December 2020
Institution: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

B.Sc. in Textile Engineering
Major: Fabrication
Institution: University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Publications

1. Chang, H. J., Rakib, M. A. N., Foysal, M. K. H., & Chong, J. W. (2024). Clothing suggestions based on comfort extracted from physiological and emotional parameters. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 36(5), 761-775. Full Paper
2. Zaman, A., Endow, S., Rakib, M. A. N., & Torres, C. (2023, July). BraidFlow: A Flow-annotated Dataset of Kumihimo Braidmaking Activity. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 839-855). Full Paper
3. Rakib, M. A. N., Scidmore, J., Ginsberg, J., & Torres, C. (2023, July). Thermoplastic Kilnforms: Extending Glass Kilnforming Techniques to Thermoplastic Materials using Ontology-Driven Design. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 263-281). Full Paper
4. Chang, H. J., Rakib, N., & Min, J. (2023). An Exploration of Transformative Learning Applied to the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability for Fashion Consumers. Sustainability, 15(12), 9300. Full Paper
5. Endow, S., Rakib, M. A. N., Srivastava, A., Rastegarpouyani, S., & Torres, C. (2022, April). Embr: A Creative Framework for Hand Embroidered Liquid Crystal Textile Displays. In Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-14). Full Paper
6. Rakib, M. A. N., Chang, H. J., & Jones, R. P. (2022). Effective sustainability messages triggering consumer emotion and action: An application of the social cognitive theory and the dual-process model. Sustainability, 14(5), 2505. Full Paper
7. Chang, H. J., Dokko, J., Min, J., & Rakib, M. A. N. (2020, December). A typology of online shopping consumers and its relation to online shopping perception and obsession. In International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings (Vol. 77, No. 1). Iowa State University Digital Press. Conference Abstract
8. Rashedul Islam, S. Y. E. D., Weidong, Y. U., Jinhua, J. I. A. N. G., & Abu Nasir Rakib, M. O. H. A. M. M. A. D. (2019). Mechanical Properties of Weft-Knitted Spacer Fabrics Integrated with Silica Aerogels. Journal of Donghua University (English Edition), 36(6). Conference Abstract

Scholarships

1. TTU Hammons RHIM Scholarship (2020-2021)
2. TTU Study Abroad Desg Sch (2021)
3. TTU HRM General HS Sch (2019-2021)
4. TTU Devitt Jones GR Fellowship (2019-2021)
5. TTU Schrock RHIM Scholarship (2019)
6. TTU Tully RHIM HS Scholarship (2019)
7. Engineering College Merit Scholarship (2009-2013)

Awards

• Runner-up graduate best paper award by ACRA/AMA (2021)
• Sara Douglas Doctoral Fellowship by International Textile and Apparel Association (2021)
• Sweden-Bangladesh Sponsored Travel Grant (2021)
• TTU Pres Doc Ex RA Spring (2020)
• ORIS GLISSON FELLOWSHIP: Outstanding Beginning Masters Student Award by International Textile and Apparel Association (2020)
• Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship from Graduate School, TTU (2019-2021)
• Top Four Excellent Performance Award by Dansk Mode & Fashion, Sociability, and BGMEA University (2018)
• Engineering College Merit Scholarship by Textile Engineering College

Organization Involvement

• President of Graduate Student Council (GSC)
  Duration: May 2024 - April 2025
  Institution: The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
• Chief Executive Officer, Graduate Student Council (GSC)
  Duration: August 2022 - April 2024
  Institution: The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Arlington, USA

Skill/Expertise