Hod Lipson's Biography

Hod Lipson, Professor, Cornell University

Dr. Hod Lipson is a professor of engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and a co-author of the recent book “Fabricated: The New World of 3D printing”. His work on self-aware and self-replicating robots, food printing, and bio-printing has received widespread media coverage including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, CNN, and the National Public Radio. Lipson has co-authored over 200 technical papers and speaks frequently at high-profile venues such as TED and the US National Academies. Professor Lipson directs the Creative Machines Lab, which pioneers new ways to make machines that create, and machines that are creative. Professor Lipson received his Mechanical Engineering PhD in 1998 from Technion Israel Institute of Technology.