She conducts research in computer graphics with a focus on topics in computational fabrication, architectural geometry, and computer aided design. She has a PhD from MIT (2012), MS in Design & Computation from MIT (2006), and BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto (2004). Previously Emily was an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College and a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at ETH Zurich. She has worked in R&D at Lucasfilm Industrial Light & Magic and as a researcher at the National Research Council of Canada.