{"id":1080,"date":"2021-03-23T09:16:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2021-03-23T09:16:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:16:29","slug":"shiya-li-research-postgraduate-dyson-school-of-design-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/2021\/03\/23\/shiya-li-research-postgraduate-dyson-school-of-design-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiya Li, Research Postgraduate, Dyson School of Design Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1081\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/files\/2021\/03\/21-02-Imperial-People_Twitter_Shiya-Li-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\">Within three months<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\">of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\"> starting, we\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2  BCX0 SCXW194785240 DefaultHighlightTransition\">launched<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mensuramask.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Mensura Mask<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW194785240\">\u00a0and started to provide free custom-fit mask CAD models to the public.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP  BCX0 SCXW194785240\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am a final year PhD student at the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/design-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dyson School of Design Engineering<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, working to develop novel design methods to quickly and automatically create custom-fit Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models of facial wearable products. I started out looking at Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) mask for sleep\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">apnoea<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> patients but later refocused to PPE respirator masks due to COVID-19. Prior to joining Imperial, I studied aerospace engineering and worked extensively on 3D printing.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the start of the pandemic, I was back in Singapore. It was frustrating as the pre-COVID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> plan was to finish up on experiments that I was no longer able to do. Yet, I was determined to make the best of the situation. At that time, the world was facing severe shortage of PPE including respirator masks. Worse still, healthcare workers suffered from serious facial injuries as a result of prolonged wearing of standard-sized N95 masks. I <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">realised<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0my research work can help address these issues and discussed it with my\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">supervisor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/connor.myant\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr Connor\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Myant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The greatest challenge we faced then was how to quickly adapt my research to help the public and the NHS. Thankfully, members of our research group were eager to help and immediately jumped on board.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We set out with the target to provide the public free access to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0CAD<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">models of custom-fit face masks which they can 3D print themselves or via external print bureaus. Any person with a smartphone having a depth sensor (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e.g.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iP<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hone<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> X) can follow our video instructions to take their own facial scan and upload it to our website, where we process the data at the backend and email a custom-fitted CAD model back to that person. The design process was completely automated, taking\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">under\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4 minutes per model, which is a significant improvement from a traditional manual design process that can take hours. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In my role as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Principal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Researcher, I shared my knowledge on the automated design process with the team and provided guidance at each development stage. Despite having to work remotely with one another, our team was incredibly efficient<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with talented coders, engineers, designers, and material scientist<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0each taking up one piece of the puzzle to solve.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A few team members in London were allowed access to the lab to prototype and improve mask design while the rest of us worked on developing the back-end code base and the front-end website. Each day we dialed into virtual group meetings in our respective time zone (UK, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore) to update progress and solve problems.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within three months<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">starting,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0we launched\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mensuramask.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mensura Mask<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and started to provide free custom-fit mask CAD models to the public. Thanks to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/urYKuRXwilY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">coverage by BBC Click<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, our work reached a broad audience of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">over five<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">illion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0views. Very quickly we received over 14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,000<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0website visits, generated mask models for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">over\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">300 people, and received email inquiries from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">five<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NHS Trusts about developing masks for their staff, particularly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">women\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">staff as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">commercial respirators<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0do not fit many of them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now with the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/199913\/high-impact-covid-19-projects-strengthened-community-jameel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">support of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Community Jameel Imperial College COVID-19 Excellence Fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, our team has expanded further and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">working towards scaling the production of custom-fit respirator masks for the NHS.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to many of us and changed the way we work and live. Yet, I have seen and experienced resilience, collaboration, creativity, and kindness against all odds within the Imperial community and beyond. Going forward, I wish to finish up my PhD while continuing to contribute to Mensura Mask remotely. While I can never predict our future, I am ever positive and hopeful. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWithin three months\u00a0of starting, we\u00a0launched\u00a0Mensura Mask\u00a0and started to provide free custom-fit mask CAD models to the public.\u201d\u00a0 I am a final year PhD student at the\u00a0Dyson School of Design Engineering, working to develop novel design methods to quickly and automatically create custom-fit Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models of facial wearable products. 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