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Research Program Mentors

Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.

Fashion
Katharina

Katharina

MFA

Expertise

Fashion history, fashion design, art history, costume design for stage and film

Allison

Allison

MFA

Expertise

Architectural models making and Placemaking, Experimental Drawing, Textile and Fashion Design

Vilija

Vilija

MA candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Ian

Ian

MArch candidate

Expertise

Architecture, Fashion, Product Design, Industrial Design, Augemented Reality, Virtual Reality, Extended Reality

Desira

Desira

MFA

Expertise

The Intersection of Fashion & History, Costume Design, Fashion History, Period Accuracy, Costume Research, Making Look Books and Pitch Decks for Film Design, Costume Sketching

Dae Lim

Dae Lim

MS

Expertise

Machine Learning/Computer Science

Briana

Briana

MBA candidate

Expertise

fashion, business, creativity, aligning tech and data with fashion, cloud application, commercialization of tech