Andreas Bastian is a designer, engineer, and artist who develops and applies cutting-edge 3D printing technologies. As principal research scientist at Autodesk, he studies both novel and established additive manufacturing technologies and their role in the near future. He has conducted research in fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology and developed low-cost selective laser sintering technology (SLS), as well as developed an un-bounded 3D printing system with applications in digital textile fabrication.