An Entrepreneurial Approach to Wireless Mesh Networking
Brough Turner Alum
Wed Jan 27, 01-05:00pm, 56-154
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
We outline a new approach to ubiquitous wireless Internet connectivity, based on "Freemium" business models and next generation wireless mesh technology. Then help us flesh out plans in a series of interactive sessions that dive into the diverse technical and business issues a startup must resolve, including:
\\\* MIMO & beamforming antennas a potentially massive performance lift.
\\\* Market opportunities in urban areas where bandwidth prices can differ by 20x-50x in buildings just a block apart.
\\\* New radios and new markets put new requirements on protocols for mesh networking and service delivery.
Our intense hands-on afternoon has one business focus but could easily foster startup ideas for several adjacent businesses.
Web: http://mit.edu/dennis/www/iap/turner.pdf
Contact: Dennis Baron, W92-195, (617) 252-1232, dbaron@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Caffeinated Crash Course in Computer Forensics
Jesse Kornblum ManTech
Wed Jan 13, 06-08:00pm, 66-160
Single session event
Prereq: Non-technical computer literacy.
This two-hour session is a high-speed, low drag introduction to computer forensics. You'll see what kinds of data can be recovered from various devices found in the real world and in the cloud. There's treasure everywhere! Topics covered include hidden data in office documents, filesystems, flash storage, cell phones, GPS devices (which are mostly Linux boxen, anyway), computer memory (RAM), social networking sites, the Lobby 7 Anomalous Activity Hypothesis, Jesse's Dead Body Theory of Evidence, and the story of FRED. By the end you'll understand information hasn't been destroyed unless the media has been raised to the Curie Point.
Web: http://sipb.mit.edu/iap/exploit
Contact: Jesse Kornblum, sipb-iap-forensics@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Information Processing Board
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Data Center Overview and Data Center tours
Anne Silvester
Fri Jan 15, 10am-12:00pm, W92-106
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2010
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
Information Systems and Technology will provide an overview and a tour of the W91 and W92 Data centers.
The tour will start 10:00 at W92 in the Back Bay conference room.
Contact: Renea Walton, W91-130, x3-7049, Renea@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
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Fun With Robotics And Electronics
Joseph Okor, Christopher D Wreh II
Mon-Fri, Jan 18-22, 25-29, 04-06:00pm, 2-136
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
If you are interested in robotics and/or how to use micro controllers - such as AVR from Atmel - to control devices, this is for you. We have developed 3 easy to use robots - Speedy, Kicker and Roamer - that make robotics accessible to almost anybody. In this course, you learn to program Speedy to race against other Speedys, form a team of up to 3 Kickers to play ball against other teams of Kickers, and if you are adventurous, build task specific attachments to Roamer.
This activity combines the fun and excitement of 6.185, 6.186 and 6.187 without the hard work and time commitment.
Web: http://iap2010.anawks.com/robots/
Contact: Joseph Okor, 2-136, jkokor@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Christopher D Wreh, wreh@mit.edu
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IS&T Adaptive Technology Open House
Mary Ziegler
Wed Jan 27, 01-03:00pm, ATIC Lab, 7-143
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The IS&T ATIC (Adaptive Technology Information Center) opens its doors to showcase the latest adaptive technologies for persons with disabilities. This year, some of the technologies we plan to demonstrate are:
LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen, for taking digital notes and recording audio
Windows 7 accessibility features
DAISY digital talking book reading software and players
Kurzweil 3000, software that provides visual and auditory feedback for increased comprehension
Bamboo Pen and Touch and other pointing devices
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www
Contact: Mary Ziegler, 7-143, 253-7808, atic-staff@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
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Next Step in the Evolution of Spreadsheets?
John J. Fothergill, Jr., Howard Cannon VI, Richard Petti XVII
Tue Jan 5, 12-01:00pm, N42-183, Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
MIT-alumni founders of ModelSheet Software present 2 apps that promise to revolutionize spreadsheets.
ModelSheet Authoring, an SaaS environment for authoring & maintaining models that:
\\* retains whats best about spreadsheets: layout, modeling paradigm, flexible/familiar UI
\\* adds program structures to author complex models
\\* automates manual cell-level operations
\\* delivers model as spreadsheets
ModelSheet custom templates: customize spreadsheets by filling in a simple web form.
\\* specify time line, time range & multiple time grains
\\* specify number/names/hierarchy of items in a dimension
\\* include/exclude major features
While the focus will be on apps, we are prepared to discuss the advanced technology underlying ModelSheet.
Come see, and you'll agree.
Web: http://www.modelsheetsoft.com
Contact: John J. Fothergill, Jr., W92-208a, 253-5312, jjfothjr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
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