Mako Miyatake

Mako Miyatake is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, advised by Prof. Lining Yao. Her research interests are in the interdisciplinary field of food and engineering. She received a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tokyo. She also learned professional cooking skills at Tsuji Culinary Institute and obtained a chef's license in Japan.

Talk Title: Edible Matter

Food is a universal medium of interaction, engaging people across cultures, ages, and contexts—from infants to the elderly, from casual outdoor meals to fine dining experiences. By bringing digital fabrication into food processing, can we tune food properties and customize experiences for different people and contexts? In this talk, I will present my research projects along with related works to explore how computational design and fabrication can reshape our everyday relationship with food.

Location: Etcheverry Hall 3108, 2521 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA

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