Dan Sameoto is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and the CTO of both ZiprPrint and Kryrozesto which are start-ups formed by his students. He completed his Bachelor and Masters degrees in mechanical engineering at Dalhousie University and his PhD in engineering science at Simon Fraser University. His research focuses on novel manufacturing methods and products using polymers from the nano to the macroscale. He currently works in stiffness and shape tunable composites for hybrid soft robotic projects.