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IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - MIT-SUTD International Design Center

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DIYDx: Crowdsourced Biosensor Design @ Little Devices Lab

Jose Gomez Marquez, Instructor/Research Specialist, IMES

Add to Calendar Jan/29 Mon 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC, N52-391
Add to Calendar Jan/30 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC, N52-391
Add to Calendar Jan/31 Wed 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC, N52-391
Add to Calendar Feb/01 Thu 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC, N52-391
Add to Calendar Feb/02 Fri 10:00AM-12:00PM IDC, N52-391

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Curiosity and hands on energy + Application Email

Can we design devices that enable everyone to have a lab in their pocket for infectious disease?  How can we make new types of health hardware for infectious diseases from Chile to Connecticut? How do we move away from black box instrumentation that is expensive and unaffordable to one that is open and crowdsourced? Learn in a hands-on studio about these issues in DIYDx over IAP, brought to you by Little Devices Lab and HST MakerLab.

You will design and prototype the next generation of crowdsourced biosensors for infectious diseases for ebola, dengue, and Lyme disease. This fast paced design workshop and studio will explore the design of field ready biosensors, sample processing and on site analysis from vector to DNA & antibody signatures using multiplexed, paper based analytical devices that you can build. Teams will work in 4 design sprints and user the HST MakerLab and Little Devices Lab facilities that includes 3-D printing, laser cutters, CNC, physical computing, bio lab and 10,000 square feet of prototyping space.

In addition to scheduled meeting times, afternoon freeform lab and prototyping time will be available.

 

To Enroll, email littledevices@mit.edu. Open to undergraduates. Graduate students + staff with permission of instructors.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center
Contact: Jose Gomez Marquez and Anna Young, littledevices@mit.edu


Human Factors Engineering -- Designing for the Human

Dr. Ben D Sawyer, Research Scientist, AgeLab, Department of Engineering

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Limited to 24 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

In this class, you will learn the fundamentals of Human Factors, and put them to use in your own Human-Centered Design. Each team will choose a common tool or device to reimagine for a specific population. The winning team will receive publicity and write-ups at both MIT and in the popular press.

We have all seen beautiful, well-engineered products that were a pain to actually use. Successful design and engineering is far more likely when the human is considered as part of the process. Join Build an understanding of Human Performance, Physiology, and Psychology -- a body of knowledge called Human Factors. Human factors professionals are in demand from Silicon Valley to the Department of Defense to the developing world.

From day one, you and your team will actively discuss and collaborate on your redesign. Each day, learn about the fundamentals of Human Factors, with guest speakers explaining how human-centered design is used in industry and government. Workshop space for projects will be available at the International Design Center (IDC). 

Dr. Ben D. Sawyer's work has been covered by Forbes, Reuters, Fast Company, and The BBC. He is the winner of The Human Factors Prize for 2017, led the first driving evaluation of Google Glass, and formerly worked with the US Air Force’s BATMAN group, evaluating and designing new technologies for airmen. For more information, visit bendsawyer.com.

So, are you up to the challenge of designing for the human? Sign up today: space is limited.

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center
Contact: Dr. Ben D Sawyer, humanfactors@mit.edu


Add to Calendar Jan/16 Tue 03:30PM-05:00PM IDC N52 337, bring notebook and sketching supplies
Add to Calendar Jan/17 Wed 03:30PM-05:00PM IDC N52 337, bring notebook and sketching supplies
Add to Calendar Jan/18 Thu 03:30PM-05:00PM IDC N52 337, bring notebook and sketching supplies
Add to Calendar Jan/19 Fri 03:30PM-05:00PM IDC N52 337, bring notebook and sketching supplies
Add to Calendar Jan/22 Mon 03:30PM-05:00PM IDC N52 337, bring notebook and sketching supplies

Dr. Ben D Sawyer - Research Scientist, AgeLab, Department of Engineering