Sara V. Fernandez

MIT Center for Bits and Atoms

I am a PhD student at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. My research focuses on modular metrology, building precision measurement instruments that enable real-time feedback in digital fabrication.

My master's thesis, White-Light Imaging Interferometry , presents the design and construction of a low-cost optical profilometer for high-resolution 3D surface measurement that I developed at CBA with support from NIST.

CBA Courses

• The Nature of Mathematical Modeling | Spring 2026
• How to Make (almost) Anything | Fall 2025
• The Physics of Information Technology | Spring 2025

Education

• MIT Center for Bits and Atoms — M.Sc., 2026
  Thesis: White-Light Imaging Interferometry
• Tsinghua University — M.MSc. in Global Affairs, Schwarzman Scholar, 2024
• MIT — B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, 2023
  Minors in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Chinese

Publications

• Fernandez, S. V., White-Light Imaging Interferometry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2026. [Master's Thesis]
• Fernandez, S. V., Liu, J., Kaczmarek, M., Choi, C.-C., Wang, B., Overcoming Barriers to AI Adoption in Healthcare: Global Insights, Tsinghua University Libraries, 2024. [Master's Thesis]
• Fernandez, S. V.*, Kim, J.-H.*, Sadat, D., Marcus, C., Suh, E., McIntosh, R., Shah, A., Dagdeviren, C., “A Dynamic Ultrasound Phantom with Tissue-Mimicking Mechanical and Acoustic Properties,” Advanced Science, 2024.
• Shuvo, I.I., Khandakar, L.K.M., Fernandez, S. V., Dagdeviren, C., “Chapter 10: Bioceramics for Hip and Knee Implants,” Advanced Bioceramics: Processing, Properties and Applications, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
• Fernandez, S. V., "Modeling Synapse Formation and Growth as a Non-Biological Analog to the Brain", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023. [Undergraduate Thesis]
• Zhang, L.*, Marcus, C.*, Lin, D.*, Mejorado, D., Schoen Jr, S. J., Pierce, T. T., Kumar, V., Fernandez, S. V., Hunt, D., Li, Q., Shuvo, I., Sadat, D., Du, W.*, Edenbaum, H., Jin, L., Liu, W., Li, F., Eldar, Y., Chandrakasan, A. P., Samir, A., Dagdeviren, C., “A Conformable Phased-Array Ultrasound Patch for Bladder Volume Monitoring,” Nature Electronics, 2023.
• Du, W.*, Zhang, L.*, Suh, E.*, Lin, D.*, Marcus, C., Ozkan, L., Ahuja, A., Fernandez, S., Shuvo, I., Sadat, D., Liu, W., Li, F., Chandrakasan, A., Ozmen, T., Dagdeviren, C., “Conformable Ultrasound Breast Patch for Deep Tissue Scanning and Imaging,” Science Advances, 2023.
• Kim, J., Marcus, C., Ono, R., Sadat, D., Mirzazadeh, A., Fernandez, S. V., Zheng, S., Durak, T., Dagdeviren, C., “A Conformable Sensory Face Mask for Decoding Biological and Environmental Signals,” Nature Electronics, 2022.
• Fernandez, S. V., Cai, F., Chen, S., Suh, E., Tiepelt, J., McIntosh, R., Marcus, C., Acosta, D., Mejorado, D., Dagdeviren, C., “On-Body Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters through Innovative Designs and Conformable Structures,” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2021.
• Fernandez, S. V., Sadat, D., Tasnim, F., Acosta, D., Schwendeman, L., Shahsavari, S., Dagdeviren, C., “Ubiquitous Conformable Systems for Imperceptible Computing,” Foresight, 2021.

Contact

sara.fernandez[at]cba[dot]mit[dot]edu