Mako Miyatake
Ph.D. Student
Human-computer Interaction, Digital Fabrication, FoodHCI
mako_miyatake@berkeley.edu
About
Mako Miyatake is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of California at Berkeley, advised by Prof. Lining Yao. Her research interests are in the interdisciplinary field of food and engineering. She has been working on digital food processing systems that enable chefs to extend their creativity without technical expertise. She aims to leverage her experience in device making, robotics and user-centered system development to expand the food design space.
She received a Bachelor's and Master's degree in engineering from the University of Tokyo. She also learned professional cooking skills at Tsuji Culinary Institute and obtained a chef's license in Japan.
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Selected Publications
BioTube: Designing and Fabricating Biodegradable Hollow Tubular Devices Through Progressive Crosslinking Alginate. CHI 2025
Yuecheng Peng*, Mako Miyatake*, Tyler L Peng, Qiuyu Lu, Yue Yang, Lining Yao.Flower Jelly Printer: Slit Injection Printing for Parametrically Designed Flower Jelly. CHI 2021
Mako Miyatake, Koya Narumi, Yuji Sekiya, and Yoshihiro Kawahara.
Awards
IPSJ Journal Specially Selected Paper, Flower Jelly Printer, 2022
People's Choice Best Demo Honorable Mention Award, Flower Jelly Printer, 2021
Poster & Demo
Demonstrating Flower Jelly Printer for Parametrically Designed Flower Jelly. CHI EA 2021
Mako Miyatake, Koya Narumi, Yuji Sekiya, and Yoshihiro Kawahara.Interactive Cake Decoration with Whipped Cream. CEA 2020
Mako Miyatake, Aoi Watanabe, and Yoshihiro Kawahara.
Workshop
Mapping FoodHCI Futures. CHI 2022
Jialin Deng, Ferran Altarriba Bertran, Lining Yao, Marianna Obrist, Koya Narumi, Humphrey Yang, Mako Miyatake, and Florian 'Floyd' Mueller.
Scholarship & Funding
2024-2026 Funai Overseas Scholarship, The Funai Foundation for Information Technology, Japan
