Conference Paper 2026
Knit Joinery: Incorporating Multifunctional Materials with Single-Bed Machine Knitting
Yi-Chin Lee, Vernelle A. A. Noel
Proceedings of the 2026 Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Vernelle Noel's research examines computational design through the lens of culture, craft, and equity, with focus on Caribbean architectural traditions.
Work
MS Thesis 2026
Interpretive Alignment in Asynchronous Collaborative Design: Toward a Cognitive Mediator for Early-Stage Design Work
Xiang Chen
MSCD
Advised by Vernelle A. A. Noel, Daniel Cardoso Llach
Research 2026–2027
Diderot's Database
Vernelle A. A. Noel
Exploring the Encyclopédie as a historical precedent for computational knowledge systems in design. This project investigates how Enlightenment-era methods of classification, cros…
Situated Computation Lab (SitCodeLab) AI & Machine Learning Heritage & Documentation
MS Thesis 2025
ScrapAR: Democratizing Woodworking Education Through Contemporary Computational Advancements
Isaac Martinotti
MSCD
Advised by Juney Lee, Daniel Cardoso Llach, Vernelle A. A. Noel
News Oct 5, 2025 Situated Computation & Culture
Prof. Noel appointed as the 2026 SIGGRAPH Art Papers Chair
Serena Sun
Dr. Vernelle A. A. Noel, SIGGRAPH 2026 Art Papers Chair Vernelle A. A. Noel has been appointed Chair of the SIGGRAPH 2026 Art Papers program, which spotlights research at the conv…
Craft, Culture & Technology
Journal Article 2024
Repairing Code, Craft, and Computation
Vernelle A. A. Noel
Technology|Architecture + Design
Journal Article 2026
PACMCGIT V9N3, SIGGRAPH Art Papers, July 2026 Editorial
Vernelle A. A. Noel
Proc. ACM Comput. Graph. Interact. Tech.
MS Thesis 2026
Think-Aloud Grammar: Constructing Design Thinking as an Artifact
Bilge Kosem
MSCD
Advised by Vernelle A. A. Noel, Daragh Byrne, Daniel Cardoso Llach
MS Thesis 2025
JointLab: A VR Framework for Early Robotics Education in Architectural Fabrication
Shandon Jude Herft
MSCD
Advised by Joshua Bard, Daragh Byrne, Vernelle A. A. Noel
MS Thesis 2025
Dance Videography Grammar: A Shape Grammar for the Description, Analysis and Generation of Dance Performance Videos
Tsz Wing Clover Chau
MSCD
Advised by Vernelle A. A. Noel, Eddy Man Kim, Daragh Byrne
Course Seminar Fall 2025
Salvaged Futures: Speculative Design Through eWaste
Vernelle A. A. Noel
Journal Article 2024
A mindful body approach to creating architecture: movement, models and spatial experiences
Vernelle A. A. Noel
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
MS Thesis 2026
From Instructional Judgment to Learner Understanding: The Role of 3D Movement Reconstruction in Remote Tai Chi Teaching and Learning
Yiqi Cheng
MSCD
Advised by Vernelle A. A. Noel, Daragh Byrne
Course Seminar Spring 2026
Situated Computation and Culture
Vernelle A. A. Noel
MS Thesis 2025
Co-op Tile World: A Benchmarking Environment for Human-AI Cooperative Interaction
Naeun Kim
MSCD
Advised by Daragh Byrne, Vernelle A. A. Noel, Paul Pangaro
News Oct 20, 2025
Prof. Noel's Masks, Mirrors, Light and Shadow
Serena Sun
Assistant Professor Dr. Vernelle A. A. Noel's installation and artist piece “Masks, Mirrors, Light and Shadow” was featured in the recent book “Technocreep and the Politics of Thi…
Publication 2024
Situated Computations: An interview with Vernelle A. A. Noel
Vernelle A. A. Noel
MS Thesis 2024
Design with data-driven shape rule recognition through learning-based shape grammar interpreter
Yujeong Seo
MSCD
Advised by Vernelle A. A. Noel