MIT researchers developed a new system that enables individuals to more easily create customized social applications that can seamlessly interoperate with one another (Credits: MIT News; iStock).
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System lets people personalize online social spaces while staying connected with others

Say a local concert venue wants to engage its community by giving social media followers an easy way to share and comment on new music from emerging artists. Rather than working within the constraints of existing social platforms, the venue might want to create its own social app with the functionality that would be best for its community. But building a new social app from scratch involves many complicated programming steps, and even if the venue can create a customized app, the organization’s followers may be unwilling to join the new platform because it could mean leaving their connections and data behind.

CSAIL researchers highlighted their research at the intersection of holographic art and human-computer interaction. Including among these projects were objects w/angle-dependent hues generated by nanoscale diffraction, as well as multi-perspective imagery on 3D-printed items (Credit: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL and the researchers).
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CSAIL research at the intersection of holographic art and human-computer interaction

In 1968, MIT Professor Stephen Benton transformed holography by making three-dimensional images viewable under white light. Over fifty years later, holography’s legacy is inspiring new directions at MIT CSAIL, where the Human-Computer Interaction Engineering (HCIE) group, led by Professor Stefanie Mueller, is pioneering programmable color — a future in which light and material appearance can be dynamically controlled.

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Quadrature Tech Talk

The Quant-essential Qualities: Insider Insights for Thriving in Algorithmic Trading

Abstract: The world of quantitative trading is notoriously siloed, secretive, and intensely competitive. In this talk, Hanna and Dan will offer an insider's perspective on quant trading, sharing insights from our firm, and outline the key qualities you can cultivate to excel in the industry.

 

Daniel Goldbach, Quantitative Developer

“Our system can turn a seemingly static, abstract image into an attention-catching animation,” says MIT PhD student Ticha Sethapakdi, a lead researcher on the FabObscura project. “The tool lowers the barrier to entry to creating these barrier-grid animations, while helping users express a variety of designs that would’ve been very time-consuming to explore by hand” (Credits: Courtesy of the researchers).
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MIT software tool turns everyday objects into animated, eye-catching displays

Whether you’re an artist, advertising specialist, or just looking to spruce up your home, turning everyday objects into dynamic displays is a great way to make them more visually engaging. For example, you could turn a kids’ book into a handheld cartoon of sorts, making the reading experience more immersive and memorable for a child.

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RBC Tech Talk

CSAIL Alliances & FinTechAI@CSAIL Board Member Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Borealis AI Group will be at CSAIL on 9/22 in Kiva to deliver a technical talk from Dr. Greg Mori as well as connect with interested students for job opportunities. 

Talk Title: Foundation Model Challenges and Opportunities in Financial Services

Monday 9/22 in Kiva 32-G449 12-1pm EST.  Food will be served so please register for accurate food order!

A new software and hardware toolkit called SustainaPrint can help users strategically combine strong and weak filaments to achieve the best of both worlds. Instead of printing an entire object with high-performance plastic, the system analyzes a model, predicts where the object is most likely to experience stress, and reinforces those zones with stronger material (Credits: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL, using assets from Pixabay and the researchers).
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A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff

3D printing has come a long way since its invention in 1983 by Chuck Hull, who pioneered stereolithography, a technique that solidifies liquid resin into solid objects using ultraviolet lasers. Over the decades, 3D printers have evolved from experimental curiosities into tools capable of producing everything from custom prosthetics to complex food designs, architectural models, and even functioning human organs. 

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Live CSAIL Forum: Professor Josh Tenenbaum
Join virtually, bring questions

Please join the next in the CSAIL Forum series, hosted by CSAIL Director, Professor Daniela Rus.

This week features Joshua Tenenbaum, Professor of Computational Cognitive Science. His research seeks to understand the most elusive aspect of human intelligence: our ability to learn so much about the world, so rapidly and flexibly. Tenenbaum and his students like to ask, "How do we humans get so much from so little?" How do we acquire our commonsense understanding of the world given what is clearly by today's engineering standards so little data, so little time, and so little energy?

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Optiver Tech Talk

This event is hosted by Optiver and MIT CSAIL Alliances.

Refreshments will be served so please register so we can have an accurate count for food. 

 

Join Optiver on September 17th in 32-G449 (Kiva Seminar Room at CSAIL) from 12-1pm for a technical talk on automated high-frequency trading. What you’ll learn:

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Latimer Futures Summit
Latimer Futures Summit

This event is hosted by Latimer Futures Summit. The event is at capacity and registration is now closed.

Welcome to the Latimer Futures Summit at MIT! Join us for a day filled with inspiring talks, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities with industry experts. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights into the future of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Get ready to be inspired and connect with like-minded individuals shaping the future.

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