Joanna Berzowska
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Masters, Media Arts and Sciences 1996-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science degree, Media Arts and Sciences - 1999-01-01
McGill University
Bachelor of Arts degree, Pure Mathematics; distinction - 1995-01-01
Concordia University
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Design Arts; distinction - 1995-01-01Work Experience
V1 Studio
Current
V1 Studio
District 3 Innovation
Current
District 3 Innovation
XS Labs
Current
XS Labs
Concordia University
Current
Concordia University
ACM SIGGRAPH
Current
ACM SIGGRAPH
OMsignal
2012-01-01 - 2019-01-01
OMsignal
ACM SIGGRAPH 2011
2010-01-01 - 2011-09-01
ACM SIGGRAPH 2011
The Banff New Media institute
2002-01-01 - 2008-01-01
The Banff New Media institute
Topological Media Lab
2003-01-01 - 2007-01-01
Topological Media Lab
International Fashion Machines
2001-06-01 - 2004-06-01
International Fashion Machines
Skills
Summary
Joanna Berzowska (she/her) is the founder and research director of XS Labs, a design research studio focussing on innovation in electronic textiles and interactive/sensing garments. Her research involves the development of enabling methods, materials, and technologies, including soft/flexible electronic circuits and composite fibers, as well as exploring the expressive potential of soft reactive structures. Her work has been shown in the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in NYC, the V&A in London, the Millenium Museum in Beijing, and many more. She was selected for the Maclean's Honour Roll as one of "thirty nine Canadians who make the world a better place to live in." She is also an industry consultant, most recently as the Head of Electronic Textiles at OMsignal (2011-2018) where she developed the biometric PoloTech shirt for Ralph Lauren. She is an Associate Professor of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University and formerly served as Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Fine Arts (2017-2020) and Department Chair (2012-2015). Specialties: Electronic textiles, responsive clothing, reactive materials, soft computation.
