TEA Talk | Insightful Sharing from MIT Delegation
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On November 16th, another Bay Area TEA Talk event was held at the Bay Area International Exchange Center, featuring presentations from two scholars from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The event was organized by the Bay Area International Exchange Service Center and the Bao’an District Human Resources Bureau, hosted by the Bao’an Foreign Language Association (BAFLA), and received support from the Bao’an International Talent Service Station and organizations like Hardware Massive. A delegation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology also participated in this event.
Scholar Profiles
Two scholars from the MIT share their latest research findings and insights.
Cedric Honnet
PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
With a background in embedded systems, Cedric has been exploring the connections between physical computing, interactivity and the arts by traveling the world of research labs and hackerspaces. He worked as a firmware engineer and "InterHacktivist" in the Silicon Valley, co-founded a couple of companies developing tangible interfaces, and created interactive systems/installations worldwide. He has worked on eTextile music controllers, augmented immersive systems, interactive art pieces, modular implants, 3D positioning systems and many other Open Source projects.
(https://www.media.mit.edu/people/honnet/overview/)
Cedric gave a presentation describing revolutionary new ways to integrate electronics into textile fibers, allowing seamless wearable sensing and computing.
Cayden Pierce
Team Leader of TeamOpenSmartGlasses, Master Degree Candidate at the MIT Media Lab.
Cayden is a researcher, engineer, and creative at the MIT Media Lab. His research lies at the nexus of human-computer interaction, sensing, and consciousness. Cayden explores systems that become part of the cognitive self – augmenting, extending, and enhancing human thinking, sensing, and communication.
By combining skills and insights in engineering, sensing, psychology, and neuroscience, Cayden uses tech like wearables, neurotech, and AI to create systems which augment the human experience. These include contextual search engine smart glasses, using the “Human Eye as a Camera” with brain-computer interfaces, social wearables for autism, augmented musical experiences with brain stimulation, and other projects.
(https://caydenpierce.com/)
Cayden spoke on Building Smart Glasses Tech for Intelligence Augmentation
Highlights
Cedric Honnet’s presentation, titled “Fiber Circuits: Miniaturizing Flexible PCBs for Interactive Textiles”, explored a revolutionary new ways of integrating electronics to textiles, allowing for seamless wearable computing.
Flexible circuits, essentially miniature versions of flexible circuits, come in single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer configurations, capable of bending, twisting, and folding, with small size and light weight. The application of flexible circuits in textiles has given rise to PCB fabrics, high-quality products of electronic-grade glass fiber cloth, available in ultra-thin, thin, and thick types. The fabric, besides being used in the computer field, finds applications in other areas such as automotive, military, aerospace, consumer electronics, healthcare, and communication, showing vast prospects for development.
At his presentation, titled “TeamOpenSmartGlasses: Building Smart Glasses Tech for Intelligence Augmentation”, Cayden Pierce gave a talk to describing his journey in developing open source smart glasses architecture, which gained recognition from most of industry asking for protocols and using his architecture. The presentation provided the audience with an immersive experience of intelligence augmentation, sparking considerable interest in wearable technology.
TeamOpenSmartGlasses is a project dedicated to developing smart glasses technology for intelligence augmentation. Their smart glasses, incorporating advanced display technology and integrating various artificial intelligence applications, offer users intelligent enhancement services and experiences across different fields and scenarios. As a significant carrier of intelligence augmentation, this project represents a valuable attempt that promises to elevate intelligence augmentation technology, bringing more convenience and surprises to our lives.
Open Discussion
Following presentations and at the end, there was an open discussion betwenn guests and professional attendees, providing like-minded enthusiasts exploring cutting-edge technology with an opportunity for ideation, collaboration, and exchange.
Special Surprise
As the event coincided with the birthday of Tully, the Head of Hardware Massive Shenzhen and an American engineer, a birthday surprise was arranged by the organizers.
Bay Area TEA Talk serves as a platform for foreign experts, scholars, and professionals to share viewpoints, creativity, and research achievements in the fields of technology, entrepreneurship, and art. Stay tuned for the next event.
*The opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author.*
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