Olivia Tomassetti

Olivia (she/her/hers) is a PhD student in the Mechanical Engineering department advised by Dr. Sean Follmer in the SHAPE Lab. Before coming to Stanford, Olivia earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. At Tufts, she worked with Dr. Chris Rogers at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach where she developed and tested an educational tool to help teach robotics and artificial intelligence concepts to young students. She is interested in multisensory technology for augmenting impaired or deteriorating senses with a focus on developing universal educational tools. Outside of research Olivia enjoys running, hiking, cooking, and crafting.