Organizing Committee
- Sabetta Matsumoto
Georgia Institute of Technology - Saul Schleimer
University of Warwick - Henry Segerman
Oklahoma State University - Laura Taalman
James Madison University
Abstract
The aim of this working group is to bring together theorists and practitioners of computational fiber arts and will have three related themes.
First, we would like to prove theorems about the geometry and topology of knitting. Second, we would like to explore the idea that knitting and textiles can be a physical embodiment of ideas in computational geometry. Third, we will use knitting and other textile arts as a way of visually communicating mathematical ideas to a broader audience.
The working group will take place the week following the Illustrating Geometry and Topology workshop.

Confirmed Speakers & Participants
Talks will be presented virtually or in-person as indicated in the schedule below.
- Speaker
- Poster Presenter
- Attendee
- Virtual Attendee
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Rena Alisa
Civilian
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Roger Antonsen
University of Oslo
-
Daria Atkinson
UMass Amherst
-
sarah-marie belcastro
Smith College
-
Dina Buric
University of Victoria
-
Kelly Delp
Cornell University
-
Michael Dimitriyev
Georgia Institute of Technology
-
Emily Donovan
Queen Mary University of London
-
Gabriel Dorfsman-Hopkins
ICERM/Berkeley
-
John Edmark
Stanford University
-
Bernat Espigule
Universitat de Barcelona
-
Frank Farris
Santa Clara University
-
Rebecca Field
James Madison University
-
Anna Gitelson-Kahn
RISD
-
Susan Goldstine
St. Mary's College of Maryland
-
Helen Grundman
Bryn Mawr College
-
Brooks Hagan
Rhode Island School of Design
-
Veronika Irvine
University of Waterloo
-
Taneli Luotoniemi
Aalto University
-
Alba Málaga Sabogal
ICERM
-
Shashank Markande
Georgia Tech
-
Sabetta Matsumoto
Georgia Institute of Technology
-
Jim McCann
Carnegie Mellon University
-
Eleftherios Pavlides
Roger Williams University
-
Saul Schleimer
University of Warwick
-
Henry Segerman
Oklahoma State University
-
Tashrika Sharma
University of Vienna
-
Krishma Singal
Georgia Institute of Technology
-
Katherine Stange
University of Colorado
-
John Sullivan
Technische Universitat Berlin
-
Laura Taalman
James Madison University
-
Daina Taimina
Cornell University
-
Carolyn Yackel
Mercer University
-
Max Zahoransky von Worlik
Technische Universität Berlin
Workshop Schedule
Monday, September 23, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
Lecture Videos
Physical properties of hyperbolic space in relation to the history of clothing and armor
Rebecca Field
James Madison University
September 27, 2019
Forming fabric from knitted curves
Michael Dimitriyev
Georgia Institute of Technology
September 27, 2019
Playing with Surfaces: Spheres, Monkey Pants, and Zippergons
Kelly Delp
Cornell University
September 25, 2019
Twisted topological tangles or: the knot theory of knitting
Sabetta Matsumoto
Georgia Institute of Technology
September 24, 2019
Yarn, Stitch, Fabric- Searching for a Theory of Knitted Lace Symmetry
Susan Goldstine
St. Mary's College of Maryland
September 23, 2019