Affective Computing & Autism Workshop
Prof. Rosalind Picard, Jackie Lee
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
The goal for this workshop is to (1) learn some ways new technologies can be used to help people on the autism spectrum; (2) quick-prototype some currently available affective computing technologies for autism applications.
Participants bring 3-5 slides describing why they are interested in this, what insight or technical skills they could contribute to building a prototype.
Please contact Jackie Lee( jackylee@media.mit.edu) for further information and to sign up by Jan. 7, 2008.
Web: http://wiki.media.mit.edu/view/Affect/ACWorkshops
Contact: Jackie Lee, E15-443D, (617) 452-5627, jackylee@media.mit.edu
Pre-Workshop dinner with Movie Screening
Jackie Lee
Jan. 9 wed.
06:30pm-10:00pm Pre-workshop dinner with movie screening
Wed Jan 9, 06:30-10:00pm, E15, O&G room
Affective Computing & Autism Workshop
Prof. Rosalind Picard, Jackie Lee
Jan. 10 thu.
09:45am-10:00am Refreshments and Introductions
10:00am-11:30am Affective Technologies and Autism
11:45am-01:30pm Lunch and research updates by participants.
01:30pm-03:00pm Formulating design challenges for autism technology
03:15pm-06:00pm Group working time
06:30pm-07:30pm Dinner with movie screening
07:30pm-10:00pm Group working time
Thu Jan 10, 09:45am-10:00pm, E15, O&G room
Affective Computing & Autism Workshop
Prof. Rosalind Picard, Jackie Lee
Jan. 11 fri.
09:00am-11:00am Group Presentation
11:00am-12:30pm Discussion for Future Autism Technology
Fri Jan 11, 09am-12:30pm, E15, O&G room
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Bounding Ellipsoid Optimization: Strategies and Applications
Dale Joachim
Wed Jan 23, 01-05:00pm, E15-209 (Wiesner)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2008
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Linear algebra
Bounding ellipsoids can approximate complex polytopes with well behaved and easy to manipulate mathematical expressions. Many such polytopes emerge from constraint-based formulations of phenomena in engineering and science where linear models are imposed without assumption on the resulting model error distribution. We derive a general expression for bounding ellipsoid polytopic supersets, discuss several optimization strategies, sequential convergence properties and potential for reducing computational complexity and power consumption. We also present sample applications and discuss parallels with Kalman filters and Support Vector Machines. Basic understanding of linear algebra is assumed.
Web: http://acacia.media.mit.edu/courses/boundingellipsoids
Contact: Dale Joachim, 320C, 452-5635, joachimd@mit.edu
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Electro-Textiles Workshop
Angela Chang
Wed Jan 30, Thu Jan 31, 04-06:00pm, E15-483a, Reef room, left on 4th floor
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 30-Jan-2008
Limited to 12 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Have you ever wondered what the clothing of the future will look like and how it works? This is a hands-on seminar about the convergence of textiles and computation. Students will design and get assistance in producing a small prototype that they can take home with them.
Wed. Jan 30th- Basic textiles/simple electronics. Needlework, crochet, knitting and basic electronics. Materials available for craft, and students can ask for project help.
Thu. Jan 31st- ElectroTextiles - We'll cover more sophisticated textile projects and give a brief overview of the technology. We'll continue working on projects.
Preference will be given to female undergraduate students interested in becoming UROPs at the MIT Media
Mab in the Fall. Sponsored by the MediaWomen group. Enrollment limited to 12.
Contact: Angela Chang, E15-347, (617) 230-8731, anjchang@media.mit.edu
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MIT's Public Art: A Fun Introduction
Rhett Nichols, SB, BSAD, '04
Tue Jan 15, 06-08:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come learn about MIT's great public art: the world famous sculptures, murals, and other works you see and walk past, under, or over, every day. Learn about their history, stories, the artists who made them, and related hacks. Also find out about art commissioned by the Percent-for-Art Program. NOTE: NOT a walking tour.
Contact: Rhett Nichols, krnichols@gmail.com
Cosponsor: Architecture
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Sensing Movies
Hoda Edgahyi, Rosalind Picard, Shaundra B Daily, Jackie Lee
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: no prerequisites
Be a part of research and enjoy watching great movies. The Affective Computing Group at the Media Lab is developing sensing technologies to collect group physiological data. As a part of this workshop, you will learn more about this research an have a chance to take part in a study. You will simply wear a wrist worn sensor, watch a movie, and answer brief questions about your experience.
Contact: Shaundra B Daily, E15-447, 253-6341, sbdaily@mit.edu
Jackie Lee
In conjunction with Affective Computing & Autism Workshop
Wed Jan 9, 06:30-10:00pm, E15 Orange&Green Rm
Hoda Edgahyi, Rosalind Picard, Shaundra B Daily, Jackie Lee
Wed Jan 16, 08-10:00pm, E15 Orange&Green Rm
Hoda Edgahyi, Rosalind Picard, Shaundra B Daily, Jackie Lee
Wed Jan 23, 08-10:00pm, E15 Orange&Green Rm
Hoda Edgahyi, Rosalind Picard, Shaundra B Daily, Jackie Lee
Wed Jan 30, 08-10:00pm, E15 Orange&Green Rm
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