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From CSAIL to Series B: Navigating the Founder’s Journey
A Fireside Chat with John Wang (Assembled) and Dionysios Panagiotopoulos (Aether VC)

How do you transition from the labs of MIT CSAIL to building a category-defining AI company? Join us for an intimate fireside chat featuring John Wang, Co-Founder and CTO of Assembled, and Dionysios Panagiotopoulos, Managing Partner at Aether VC, as they deconstruct the path from engineering student to venture-backed leader.

 

What We’ll Cover:

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SMART and NUS pioneer neural blueprint for human-like intelligence in soft robots

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology’s (SMART) Mens, Manus & Machina (M3S) interdisciplinary research group, and National University of Singapore (NUS), alongside collaborators from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), have developed an AI control system that enables soft robotic arms to learn a wide repertoire of motions and tasks once, then adjust to new scenarios on the fly without needing retraining or sacrificing functionality. This breakthrough brings soft robotics closer to human-like adaptability for real-world applications, such as in assistive robotics, rehabilitation robots, and wearable or medical soft robots, by making them more intelligent, versatile and safe.

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MIT Sloan FinTech Conference

CSAIL Alliances is proud to support this event run by MIT Sloan students.

The MIT Sloan Fintech Conference is one of the largest student-run conferences in the world, bringing together hundreds of industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and students to explore the most pressing issues shaping the future of fintech.

This year, join us on February 20, 2026 as we discuss how technology like advances in ML and policy (i.e., stablecoins, open banking) are enabling new fintech infrastructure, payment experiences, and customer trust hubs.

Member DiscountAlliances members are eligible for a discount for this program. Please log in to view discount instructions.
MorphoChrome’s programmable color process adds a luminous touch to things like a necklace charm of a butterfly. What started as a static, black accessory became a shiny pendant (Credits: Courtesy of the researchers).
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A new way to “paint with light” to create radiant, color-changing items

Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles, you’ll see a variety of tints glisten, causing you to question what color the rock actually is. It’s iridescent thanks to something called structural color — microscopic structures that reflect light to produce radiant hues.

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The 30th Annual European Career Fair (ECF) at MIT

The MIT European Club is excited to announce the 30th Annual European Career Fair (ECF) on March 7th, 2026.

 

We would be thrilled to welcome your organization to this year’s ECF!

 

The MIT European Career Fair is the largest Europe-focused career fair in the United States, with 29 years of successful fairs. Each year, the ECF attracts over 2,000 students and more than 100 employers from across Europe.

 

MIT CSAIL researchers have found a way to make real-world objects with AI, creating durable items that exhibit the user’s intended appearance and texture (Credits:Image: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL, with assets from the researchers and Pexels).
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Generative AI tool helps 3D print personal items that sustain daily use

Generative artificial intelligence models have left such an indelible impact on digital content creation that it’s getting harder to recall what the internet was like before it. You can call on these AI tools for clever projects such as videos and photos — but their flair for the creative hasn’t quite crossed over into the physical world just yet.

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