2023 Speakers

This page contains the list of speakers who will be participating in our industry panels and research flash talks. Check back in as we continue to add more speakers.

Panelists

 

​Mirjam Ambrosius
Computational Engineering Manager
Adidas

SPEAKER BIO

Mirjam is a manager in the Innovation Team at adidas in the field of Computational Engineering, which is a team focused on developing market leading technologies, products, and concepts for the sporting goods industry. One of her focus areas is sustainability, where she drives projects around environmental modelling, impact assessment and circularity. In one of her projects, Mirjam is currently developing a performance material based on microalgae together with partners from industry and research. Another initiative Mirjam is focused on is data-led engineering, which she has deployed to enable the development of market leading football innovations for both the men’s and women’s game. Prior to joining adidas, Mirjam graduated in 2015 with a degree in applied mathematics focusing on modelling, simulation, and optimization, and completed her PhD in Economics at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. During her PhD, Mirjam applied methods from game theory and mathematical optimization to develop and analyze sustainable electricity market configurations.  
In her free time, Mirjam is a passionate runner and tennis player and always likes to try out new sports.

 

 

​Brian Bilello
President
New England Revolution​
MIT Alum

SPEAKER BIO

As President of the New England Revolution, Brian Bilello reports directly to the Kraft family and oversees all aspects of the club’s business and soccer operations. He is responsible for establishing the club’s strategic vision and fostering its implementation. Working closely with the Kraft family to represent the Revolution in league matters, Bilello has and continues to serve on several Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing committees. 

Additionally, Bilello also played a leading role in the campaign to bring FIFA World Cup 2026™ to Boston as the President of Boston Soccer 2026, which resulted in Boston and Gillette Stadium being selected as official hosts for the 2026 tournament. 

During his 20-year tenure with the Kraft organization, the Revolution have been to MLS Cup four times (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2014) and have won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2007), the North American SuperLiga (2008), and the Supporters’ Shield (2021) with an MLS record 73-point season.

Following the 2021 season, the club underwent its first major rebrand, introducing new logos and brand marks for the first time in New England’s history. The reception was overwhelmingly positive across the region and the world as the club enhanced its image in a region with several proud and iconic sports franchises.  

Ahead of the 2020 season, Bilello oversaw the development and construction of the Revolution’s new Socios.com Training Center in Foxborough, the home of the Revolution first team, Revolution II, and Revolution Academy. The $35-million facility is among the league’s best and provides the original MLS club with a state-of-the-art headquarters complete with three professional-grade fields, multiple locker rooms, sports performance and athletic training facilities, and more. 

Prior to joining the club, Bilello was a Revolution season ticket holder, giving him an inside track on the team’s fan experience. He enjoys working directly with supporters to ensure the club continues to prioritize their experience and every touch point they have with the club. 

Bilello has over a decade of senior leadership and strategic management in professional sports. He joined Kraft Sports & Entertainment in 2003 and served the Revolution, the New England Patriots, Boston Uprising, and Gillette Stadium in various operational and strategic roles. He worked to improve the fan experience across all areas of Gillette Stadium. He has also overseen the stadium’s concessions and retail operations, and provided strategic advice to the Kraft family on a number of issues related to their sports ventures, in particular, soccer, MLS, and the Revolution.

Bilello’s experience in professional sports started prior to landing in Foxborough while working as a management consultant for Bain & Company. During his tenure with the company, he worked with clients across a variety of functions, including sports, retail, consumer products, and entertainment industries in Bain & Company’s Boston and San Francisco offices. 

An avid soccer player himself, Bilello played varsity soccer at MIT while studying engineering and economics and continues to play in his free time. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Vanessa, and two daughters. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Boston Scores, serves on Cradles 2 Crayons’ Corporate Advisory Council, and was named to Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in September 2012.

 

 

 

​Vosse de Boode
Head of Sports Science and Data Analytics
AFC Ajax

SPEAKER BIO

Vosse de Boode is responsible for the AFC Ajax Analytics department, which combines Data and Video analytics to support coaches, players, and staff with objective information and image to make better decisions for each individual player as well as the team, on and off the pitch. The department makes use of the latest innovations and proven methods to visualise and analyse football-specific situations, to support o.a: team performance analysis, opponent analysis, player recruitment, talent development, skill execution, gaze behavior, and decision-making. As part of the staff, she works alongside many different coaches on the highest level (Champions League), always pushing for the best possible results in this high-performance environment. Vosse has +10 years of experience in answering and implementing a wide range of data analysis and research questions in sports. She has worked mainly in football but has also experience in equine sports, rugby, and tennis.
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Her main drive is to implement insights from data analytics, video analytics, and scientific research into the day-to-day workflow of decision-making at the club.

 

L. Patrick Borkowski
Supervisor, Human Performance Director/ Special Assistant to the Commodore 
Naval Special Warfare Group ONE ​

SPEAKER BIO

Patrick Borkowski, a native of Woodbridge, Virginia, graduated from James Madison University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and went on to earn a Master of Science at University of Mississippi in exercise science. He worked as a strength and conditioning coach at both universities. In 2021, he earned a Master of Science in Statistics from Texas A&M.

Borkowski has experience working within elite-level performance organizations ranging from U.S. Special Operation Forces to NCAA National Champions to Olympic Gold Medalists. Borkowski began his professional career at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs as a Sport Physiologist and the High-Performance Director at USA Boxing. In 2010, he transitioned to the Department of Defense, working as the Human Performance Coordinator at 1st Battalion -10th Special Forces Group of the U.S. Army. In 2014 he became the Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Human Performance Program Manager in Coronado, California. In his current role, he is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of NSWG-1 Human Performance Program, to include testing and evaluation, curriculum design and implementation, and integrated services. Additionally, he provides leadership and oversite of the strength & conditioning, sports medicine, performance nutrition and mental performance departments.
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​Christina Chase
Lecturer, MIT Mechanical Engineering; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab

SPEAKER BIO

Christina Chase is a Lecturer at MIT in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 2015, she co-founded the MIT Sports Lab with Prof. Anette “Peko” Hosoi and serves as its Managing Director. Prior to this she was the first Entrepreneur in Residence at MIT through the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. Christina has helped hundreds of teams go from concept to company. In 2013, she was named one of the 25 Most Influential Women in the Boston Tech Community and in 2014, Mashable named her one of the 15 People Shaping Boston’s Tech Scene. In a past life, Christina was a cyclist where she was one of 12 women selected by the US Cycling Federation to train at the US Olympic Training Center. She has taught downhill skiing in Colorado, summited six of Colorado’s 14-ers across seasons, and her latest sport is kiteboarding. Christina is a Techstars mentor and serves on the Board of the MIT Enterprise Forum, is a judge for the SXSW Accelerator Competition and former Advisory Board member.

 

 

Nicolas Evans
Head of Football Research & Standards
FIFA​

SPEAKER BIO

Nicolas is the Head of Football Research & Standards within FIFA’s Technical Innovation Department. In this role he oversees the entire standards creation process from definition of needs, research design and execution to implementation as global standards for football stakeholders. He leads a multi-disciplinary team consisting of engineers, data scientists and industry experts that works with more than 150 stakeholders on a daily basis.

Nicolas has championed the role of science in sport following two Master’s degrees in International Affairs and Governance from the University of St. Gallen and a summa cum laude degree in Finance & Strategy at the Institut d’Etudes Politique de Paris. Applying research methods and his understanding of institutional dynamics has been key to forging successful partnerships with industry, research and football stakeholders to improve the game of football using data-driven decision-making processes.

​Besides family, Nicolas’ hobbies include a variety of sports and long-distance running.

 

 

Mike Fitzgerald
Assistant GM & Vice President of Research and Development
Arizona Diamondbacks
​MIT Alum​​​

SPEAKER BIO

 Mike Fitzgerald enters his seventh season with the D-backs and third as Assistant GM & Vice President of Research & Development. In his role, Fitzgerald works with the R&D staff to supplement other areas of baseball operations, with the goal of enabling the most informed decisions possible.
Fitzgerald joined the D-backs following five seasons and three postseason appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates where he served as a quantitative analyst involved in player evaluation and roster construction. He also interacted directly with the coaching staff, providing input on defensive positioning, batting order optimization and identifying favorable matchups.
Prior to joining the Pirates, Fitzgerald spent two years in ESPN’s technology innovation department and two years with TrackMan, the radar technology company that captures ball flight and trajectory.
While attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Wilmington, Mass., native spent two years as an intern in the Boston Celtics’ basketball operations department. He graduated in 2011 with a degree in mathematics and was a captain of the football team.​
He resides in Scottsdale with his wife, Lesley, daughter, Dru, and dog, Kobe.

 

 

 

Adrian Ford
General Manager
Football DataCo

SPEAKER BIO

Adrian is General Manager at Football DataCo, responsible for managing all data rights for the Premier League, EFL and Scottish Professional Football League. A key part of the role is establishing the nature and extent of data rights and operatining a licensing regime for key markets, including media companies, betting operators and football clubs. 

Adrian has over 30 years commercial experience in broadcasting, sports rights management and betting. Previously, Adrian was Managing Director at Turf TV and Commercial Director at Arsenal FC.
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Andy Harland
Professor of Sports Technology & Associate Dean for Enterprise Loughborough University​​

SPEAKER BIO

Professor Harland is active in research across a broad range of topics related to sport, including measurement and instrumentation in sport, product design and development, injury prevention and simulation.

A number of projects have been concerned with sports footwear, apparel, protective gear and hard-goods, with particular focus on a wide range of hollow and solid sports balls. He has supervised over 20 PhD students.

Professor Harland’s research in soccer balls has been applied by adidas in tournament balls used in FIFA world cups since 2006 and UEFA European Championships since 2004 and his research in cricket helmet impacts underpinned the revision of the British Standard 7928:2013; Specification for Head Protection for Cricketers.

Professor Harland has partnered with a wide range of industrial, commercial and charitable bodies, including adidas, FIFA, England and Wales Cricket Board, International Cricket Council, BISFed and FIH.

​​Professor Harland has also supported a number of start-up businesses including Alcuris, Incus, Nymbl and Shot Scope and is keen to support ideas through to commercialisation

 

 

Finbarr (Finn) Kirwan
Senior Vice President, Chief of Olympic Sport
​United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)​

SPEAKER BIO

Finbarr is a highly experienced management and sport performance professional.  He is currently the Senior Vice President, Chief of Olympic Sport at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). Finbarr is tasked with maximizing the medal count and supporting the USOPC’s mission of sustained competitive excellence and athlete wellness for both Summer and Winter Olympic sports. He oversaw successful Team USA performances at the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021 and Beijing 2022 Olympic Games and is now supporting Team USA’s preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Finbarr also has responsibility for leadership and oversight of USOPC Performance Innovation fund designed to deliver performance impacting solutions for Team USA athletes. This includes leading the delivery of a performance innovation strategy which anticipates the need for flexibility and responsiveness to the changing sport technology and performance data environments.
 
Prior to the USOPC, Finbarr was Director and National Lead for High Performance at The Irish Sports Council, the leading government agency for sport in Ireland.  He had direct responsibility for funding and overseeing the strategic direction of Irish Olympic and Paralympic sports.  He managed a quadrennial budget in excess of 60 million euro and oversaw the Olympic and Paralympic performance plans for London 2012, Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004.  He continues to enjoy running and lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and two children.

 

 

Jesse Korf
Executive General Manager of Performance
AusCycling

SPEAKER BIO

Responsible for all National, Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games teams and development programs for Cycling sports in Australia. (Road, Track, BMX Race, BMX Freestyle, Mountain bike and Esports).

I have worked in coaching, sport science and management roles in Basketball, Speedskating and Cycling in The Netherlands, United States, Canada and Australia. Academic backgrounds in sport expertise, physiology and management.

 

Andrew Murray
Head of International Basketball Performance
National Basketball Association (NBA)

SPEAKER BIO

Andrew has been with the NBA since 2018 in International Basketball Operations. He is involved in his role as Head of International Basketball Performance with the NBA Academy. NBA Academy is a year-round elite basketball development initiative that provides top high school-age prospects from outside the U.S. with a holistic approach to player development and a predictable pathway to maximize their potential.  Prior to the NBA, Andrew was the Director of Performance & Sport Science at the University of Oregon. Andrew also spent two years at ASPIRE and five years at the Scottish Institute of Sport where he worked with Olympic athletes.

 

 

​Hendrik Weber
Senior Vice President of Sports Technology & Innovation at DFL Group and Vice Chairman
Sportec Solutions ​

SPEAKER BIO

Dr. Hendrik Weber is the Senior Vice President of Sports Technology & Innovation at DFL Group, the marketing and organization body for the German professional football/soccer (Bundesliga). Hendrik is also the Vice Chairman of Sportec Solutions, a joint venture between the DFL and Deltatre, developing pioneering solutions in the fields of match data and sports technology. Previously, Dr. Hendrik Weber held various positions within the DFL Group, such as Managing Director and Co-CEO of Sportec Solutions and Head of Strategic Projects. Prior to joining the DFL Group, Hendrik was a Manager at Deloitte Advisory’s Sports Business Group. He holds an MBA and Ph.D. in business administration from University of Bayreuth, University of Delaware, and Technical University of Dresden. Additionally, Hendrik is an author of a couple scientific papers and a speaker in the field of sports, data analytics, and family business matters. Hendrik is a member of commission “football” and “science” and various task forces for professional football in Germany. ​

 

Research Speakers

 

​Faez Ahmed
Assistant Professor 
MIT Mechanical Engineering

SPEAKER BIO

Prof. Faez Ahmed is the d'Arbeloff career development assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where he leads the Design Computation and Digital Engineering (DeCoDE) lab. His research focuses on creating new machine learning and optimization methods for designing complex engineering systems. Ahmed and his team are interested in fundamental questions at the intersection of machine learning and design, including how algorithms can synthesize high-performing designs that meet real-world requirements, how algorithms can help discover or generate creative designs that have never been seen before, and how machines can work together with people to create better products. Before joining MIT, Ahmed was a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University and completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland. He also gained industry experience in the railway and mining sectors in Australia, where he pioneered data-driven predictive maintenance and renewal planning efforts.
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Rohan Alur
Ph.D. Student
MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

SPEAKER BIO

Rohan Alur is a PhD Student in the department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT, where he is jointly advised by Manish Raghavan and Devavrat Shah. His research interests are in machine learning and statistics, with a particular focus on developing novel methods for policy learning and causal inference. Prior to coming to MIT, he led a team of data scientists developing novel trade execution algorithms as part of the machine learning research group at Bridgewater Associates. He earned his B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees in Networked and Social Systems Engineering and Computer Science, respectively, from The University of Pennsylvania. Rohan is an MIT distinguished graduate fellow - supported by Jae S. and Kyuho Lim fellowship - and is the recipient of the 2018 Hugo Otto Wolf Memorial Prize. 

 

 

​Brian Anthony
Co-Director, MIT Medical Electronic Device Realization Center; Associate Director, MIT.nano

SPEAKER BIO

Dr. Anthony is the Co-Director of MIT’s Medical Electronic Device Realization Center and Associate Director of MIT.nano. With over 25 years of experience in product realization, Dr. Anthony designs instruments and techniques to monitor and control physical systems. His work involves systems analysis and design, calling upon mechanical, electrical and optical engineering, along with computer science and optimization.
He has extensive experience in market-driven technology innovation, product realization, and entrepreneurship and commercialization at the intersection between information technology, design, and advanced manufacturing. Dr. Anthony spent the first part of his career as an entrepreneur. He developed and directed the development of products and solutions for the industrial and scientific video markets. He has been awarded 20 patents, published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and won an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for innovations in sports broadcasting.

 

 

 

​Yoel Fink
Associate Director, Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE); Professor of Material Sciences and Engineering; Joint Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
​MIT Alum​​​

SPEAKER BIO

Yoel Fink is both a new and old face at MIT—appointed to an assistant professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) soon after completing his Ph.D. (thesis under Professors John Joannopoulos and Edwin Thomas, and Dr. Chiping Chen) in Materials Science at MIT, as well as a postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Physics here. Currently, Fink is a professor of Material Sciences and Engineering, joint professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and the Director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE.)
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His PhD research has examined the theory and synthesis of block copolymer self-assembled photonic band gap materials, as well as the theory and synthesis of dielectric omnidirectional reflectors (the “perfect mirror”). His work generated some eighteen patent applications and dozens of publications. Prior to joining the MIT community, Fink attended the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1994, followed by a B.A. in Physics in 1995. While there, he received the Hershel Rich Technion Innovation Award (1994) for development of a flow-through controlled-environment vitrification system. Fink is also a co-founder and past member of the board of OmniGuide Inc., a startup company which developed out of his Ph.D. work. Since joining the MIT DMSE faculty, Fink has established the ‘fibers@mit’ group (previously named the Photonic Bandgap Fibers and Devices group) where vertically integrated research has focused on basic optical material synthesis, novel bandgap structures development, low cost processing, optical characterization and simulation and theory. The lab includes unique facilities such as a custom designed 5.4meter bandgap fiber draw tower, synthesis lines for anionic block copolymers and high index glasses an ultra-broad band spectroscopic ellipsometer and an optical measurement setup.

 

 

Mike Foshey
​Staff Researcher
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT Alum

SPEAKER BIO

Michael Foshey is a Staff Researcher at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, working with the Computational Design and Fabrication Group and Professor Wojciech Matusik. He received his BS from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and MS From MIT in Mechanical Engineering. His primary research focus is developing wearable device technologies and machine learning methodologies that aim to keep humans safe and healthy and perform at their highest levels.
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Anette (Peko) Hosoi
Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor, MIT Mechanical Engineering; Co-founder, MIT Sports Lab

SPEAKER BIO

Anette “Peko” Hosoi is a Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mathematics. Her research contributions lie at the junction of nonlinear hydrodynamics, biomechanics, and bio-inspired design. A common theme in her work is the fundamental study of shape, kinematic, and rheological optimization of biological systems with applications to the emergent field of soft robotics.  More recently, she has turned her attention to problems that lie intersection of biomechanics, applied mathematics, and sports. She is the co-founder of the MIT Sports Lab which connects the MIT community with pro-teams and industry partners to address data and engineering challenges that lie within the sports domain. She has received numerous awards including the APS Stanley Corrsin Award, the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Jacob P. Den Hartog Distinguished Educator Award. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), a Radcliffe Institute Fellow, and a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.

 

 

Daniel E. Hurtado 
Visiting Professor, MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences; Co-Founder, ​IC Innovations

SPEAKER BIO

Daniel E. Hurtado is a visiting professor at the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences. He is also a co-founder at IC Innovations, a company that democratizes respiratory evaluation and fitness assessment for athletes. His work concerns the creation of novel wearable devices combined with machine-learning algorithms for out-of-the-lab physiological testing and monitoring.


In 2018, the World Economic Forum distinguished Daniel with the Young Scientist award for his contributions to wearable health monitoring and digital respiratory medicine. In 2021, he received the Young Scientist award from the World Laureates Forum, one of the world’s highest-profile organizations for laureates. Since 2018, he has been an elected member of the World Council of Biomechanics.


Daniel is originally from Santiago, Chile, where he is an associate professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Caltech as a Fulbright scholar.

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Elizabeth McGrath 
Founder and CEO
Prism Neuro

SPEAKER BIO

Elizabeth McGrath is a founder and the CEO of Prism Neuro, a startup based at the Australian Institute of Sport.  Elizabeth spent her early career at the US Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory where she worked on developing tests to improve fighter pilot selection.  More recently she was the Director of Emerging Technology at the Therapeutic Goods Administration – the Australian equivalent of the FDA, where she developed legislation for the regulation of digital medical devices.  

Elizabeth is excited about the role that digital technology can play in providing data for improved health awareness.  She also believes this data can contribute to improved athletic performance and reduced risk of injury.  Her company, Prism Neuro, is focussed on digital solutions for quantifying and improving human movement control.
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Elizabeth is an alumna of MIT, receiving a SM in Mechanical Engineering, and she also holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

 

 

Ben Shields
Senior Lecturer
MIT Sloan School of Management

SPEAKER BIO

Ben Shields is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His work as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner focuses on digital transformation in the sports, media, and entertainment industries.

He teaches a number of courses in the graduate programs at MIT Sloan. He created and teaches Creative Industries: Media, Entertainment, and the Arts; Social Media Management; and Sports Strategy and Analytics. He also teaches Communication for Leaders and co-teaches the Sloan Fellows Seminar on Leadership. In 2020, he received MIT’s Teaching with Digital Technology award. In 2022, he received the Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching, MIT Sloan's most prestigious teaching award.
Ben also teaches in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program. He is the Faculty Director of the Global Executive Academy, a two-week program focused on leadership that convenes executives from around the world. In addition, he developed and teaches the open enrollment program Data-Driven Teams: The Art and Science of Winning. He also teaches in two other open enrollment programs: Communication and Persuasion in the Digital Age and Maximizing Your Personal Productivity. 

He is the author or coauthor of three books, Social Media Management: Persuasion in Networked Culture (Oxford University Press, 2016), The Sports Strategist: Developing Leaders for a High Performance Industry (Oxford University Press, 2015), and The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace (McGraw-Hill, 2006). He has also coauthored MIT Sloan case studies on Formula 1 and the National Women's Soccer League.

Prior to MIT Ben served as the Director of Social Media and Marketing at ESPN.
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He holds a BS and MA in communication studies and a PhD in media, technology, and society, all from Northwestern University.

 

 

Skylar Tibbits
Associate Professor of Design Research, MIT Architecture; Co-director & Founder, MIT Self-Assembly Lab
MIT Alum

SPEAKER BIO

Skylar Tibbits is a co-director and founder of the Self-Assembly Lab housed at MIT’s International Design Center. The Self-Assembly Lab focuses on self-assembly and programmable material technologies for novel manufacturing, products and construction processes.

Skylar is an Associate Professor of Design Research in the Department of Architecture where he teaches graduate and undergraduate design studios and coordinates MIT's Design Minor and Design Major programs. Skylar was recently named R&D Magazine's 2015 Innovator of the Year, 2015 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, 2014 Inaugural WIRED Fellow, 2014 Gifted Citizen, 2013 Fast Company Innovation by Design Award, 2013 Architectural League Prize, The Next Idea Award at Ars Electronica 2013, Visionary Innovation Award at the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, 2012 TED Senior Fellow and was named a Revolutionary Mind in SEED Magazine’s 2008 Design Issue.

Previously, he has worked at a number of renowned design offices including: Zaha Hadid Architects, Asymptote Architecture and Point b Design. He has designed and built large-scale installations at galleries around the world, has been published extensively in outlets such as the New York Times, Wired, Nature, Fast Company as well as various peer-reviewed journals and books.

Skylar has a Professional Degree in Architecture and minor in experimental computation from Philadelphia University. Continuing his education at MIT, he received a Master of Science in Design Computation and a Master of Science in Computer Science under the guidance of; Patrick Winston, Terry Knight, Erik Demaine and Neil Gershenfeld.
Initiated in 2007, Skylar Tibbits is also the founder and principal of a multidisciplinary design practice, SJET LLC.

 

 

Chonghe Wang
Ph.D Student of Mechanical Engineering 
​Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Alum

SPEAKER BIO

Chonghe Wang is currently a graduate student researcher advised by Prof. Xuanhe Zhao at Mechanical Engineering department of Massachusettes Institutes of Techonology. Chonghe has more than 10 years of research experience in ultrasound technology. 
From 2016, he pioneered the direction of engineering wearable ultrasound technology that could monitor deep tissue vital signs in the human body. His leading research work was published in Science (2022), Nature Biomedical engineering (2021), Nature Biomedical engineering (2018) and was exclusively highlighted by hundreds of famous media including: National Geographic Magazine, Forbes, MIT Technology Review, National Institute of Health (NIH), NIH Director's Blog, Times, World Economic Forum, and many others. This technology has huge potential of shifting the paradigm of transforming bulky clinical ultrasound machine to wearable smart devices for next-generation digital healthcare. 

His works have been accepted and published by a series of notable journals including Nature, Science, Nature Biomedical Engineering (twice as cover), Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Electronics, Science Advances, Proceeding of National of Academy of Science, Advanced Materials, and many others. He was recognized as the '2019 Baxter Young Investigator' and ‘Forbes 30 under 30’for his contribution in developing the world first wearable ultrasound imaging platform.

 

Ferran Vidal-Codina
Research Scientist and Instructor
​MIT Sports Lab
MIT Alum

SPEAKER BIO

Ferran Vidal-Codina is a research scientist in the MIT Sports Lab. He is currently spearheading the MIT-FIFA collaboration, with a focus on developing algorithms and methodology to address some of the current challenges and limitations that FIFA faces for automatic data collection. Prior to that, Ferran came to MIT in 2011, supported by a La Caixa fellowship, to complete a S.M. in Computation for Design and Optimization, and in 2017 earned the Ph.D. in Computational Science and Engineering. His Ph.D. research focused on developing numerical methods to simulate the interaction of electromagnetic waves with metals at the nanoscale, a work he continued for two years as a postdoctoral associate in the Aero Astro department. Besides science, Ferran’s main interests are in soccer and traveling.

 

 

 

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