Sam Bourgault

Samuelle Bourgault is a researcher and artist specializing in digital fabrication and craft processes. She is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University, where she develops robotic and digital fabrication systems to support artistic and craft practices. She holds a Ph.D. in Media Arts and Technology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research areas include computational art, digital fabrication, and human-machine collaboration. Her work integrates creative practices, with several publications in top-tier conferences and creative works exhibited at numerous international exhibitions and performances.

• 2025–Present·Princeton University·Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Researching collaborative systems in digital fabrication and craft processes at the School of Architecture.
• 2024·Adobe Research·Research Scientist/Engineer Intern
  • Conducted research on creative technology projects, focusing on design tool development.
• 2020–2025·University of California, Santa Barbara·Graduate Researcher
  • Conducted research on digital fabrication and craft processes in the Expressive Computation Lab.
• 2017–2019·Concordia University·Research Assistant
  • Conducted research at the Technoculture, Art, and Games (TAG) Lab and Obx Labs.
• 2018·Skins 6.0 Workshop·Programming Instructor and Project Lead
  • Led programming education and creative technology training for Indigenous communities.

• 2025·Princeton University·Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• 2019–2025·University of California, Santa Barbara·Ph.D.
  • Field of Study: Media Arts and Technology
• 2019–2022·University of California, Santa Barbara·M.S.
  • Field of Study: Media Arts and Technology
• 2016–2019·Concordia University·BFA
  • Field of Study: Computational Art
• 2011–2015·Polytechnique Montréal·B.Sc. in Engineering Physics
• 2013–2014·University of New Mexico·Exchange Student
  • Field of Study: Modern Physics