Tessa van Abkoude

Materializing Intelligence through Design & Engineering

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About Me

Fluent in code, electronics, and fabrication, I build custom PCBs, interactive soft materials, and fine-tune large language models. I create systems that fuse digital and physical interaction, turning abstract ideas into working experiences by gluing together scripts, sensors, circuits, and form. I move quickly from concept to experientiable prototype through iterative making, whether that means heat sealing fabrics with a laser cutter, tuning 3D printers for conductive flexible filament, or designing components in Fusion 360. Whether it’s building devices that let us physically feel the environmental cost of being online (Quetta), designing soft robots that sigh and shift (VENTI,EOP), or building custom LLMs to catch sloppy science (Causal Confusion), I design systems that ask us to feel (Wool Steel Wool), question, and reimagine our relationship with technology. I prefer to collaborate across disciplines, and I share my work openly through my website, GitHub, demos, seminars, and hackathons.