Workshops, talks, and gatherings to get you out into Cambridge.
Sir Michael Brady, Oxford Emeritus Professor, MBZUAI Honorary Professor, and AI pioneer knighted for engineering, will review image-analysis and AI systems for breast and lung cancer, metabolic syndrome, and liver cancer. His talk will draw on work from companies he founded, including ScreenPoint Medical, Optellum, and Perspectum.
Explore eventThe event will explore how to build stronger customer connections, from the first impression through everyday use.
Explore eventSquarepoint Ventures, Vine Ventures, MIT-CHIEF, Campus Deep Tech, and TNT will bring founders, researchers, professors, and investors together to explore physical AI, from robotics and industrial applications to world models, sensing, and compute. Leading researchers and builders, including senior scientists and engineers from TRI, RAI, and Amazon Robotics, will share insights, with selected early-stage teams pitching live.
Explore eventAmped and Wired will bring students, energy experts, and industry leaders together to explore the intersection of energy and AI and advance clean energy solutions.
Explore eventDr. Sijung Yoo, a Principal Researcher at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, will present advances in oxide-channel ferroelectric transistors for fast, reliable capacitor-less DRAM and low-power ferroelectric NAND. The talk will explore how these devices could support AI’s growing demand for faster, denser, and more energy-efficient memory.
Explore eventThe discussion will explore whether medicine is ready for autonomous AI, examining the opportunities and high stakes as the technology enters public debate.
Explore eventMIT leaders, researchers, and voices from industry and nonprofits will discuss a planned longitudinal study, supported by MIT’s SHASS+ Connectivity Fund, tracking how AI use may affect cognition in thousands of people. Inspired by the Framingham Heart Study, the conversation will explore what large-scale research can reveal about AI’s effects on how we think, learn, and work.
Explore eventHarvard Law School’s 300th Anniversary University Professor Martha Minow will deliver the Karl Taylor Compton Lecture on “Constituting Democracy in the Era of AI,” exploring a defining challenge of our time. Established in 1957, the series connects the MIT community with influential ideas and thinkers.
Explore eventWomen professionals will get practical tips for strengthening account security, protecting their identity, and responding to impersonation risks during a privacy-focused lunch.
Explore eventDUSP PhD student JS Tan and his co-author will discuss their new book, *Against Tech Oligarchy*, examining tech worker activism, Silicon Valley labor politics, and how workers can shape fairer uses of AI. The conversation will mark the book’s launch.
Explore eventFounders, operators, and investors building autonomy across air, land, and sea will discuss how to measure performance, debug failures, earn trust, and scale reliable physical AI systems. Co-hosted by Massa Products Corporation and LeafLabs, the event will bring together expertise spanning drones, robotics, autonomous vessels, and industrial automation.
Explore eventThe AI Security Meetup will feature practical discussions and insights on AI security during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with time for networking.
Explore eventA Stanford Assistant Professor of Statistics and Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute scholar will present state space models that reveal how neural activity relates to social interaction, goals, and natural behavior. The talk will highlight new statistical and machine-learning methods, followed by a reception with food and drinks.
Explore eventAs part of Tough Tech Week, the Boston Hardware Meetup will bring hardware professionals together for guest talks, audience Q&A, and an open mic for sharing builds, demos, and ideas. Hosted by LeafLabs, an engineering consultancy specializing in embedded systems, the evening will also feature support from Peridio, PTC, and CircuitHub.
Explore eventAn expert will give a focused 20-minute introduction to an idea, followed by small-table conversations for curious people who want to explore it beyond a conference-style talk.
Explore eventThe IIA Physical AI Summit will spotlight researchers, founders, and builders shaping physical AI, with keynotes, fireside chats, panels, and live robot demos. Featuring collaborators from MassRobotics, MIT CSAIL, MIT LIDS, TEDxMIT, The Engine’s Tough Tech Week, and the MA AI Coalition, the program will showcase expertise spanning research and real-world innovation.
Explore eventMark Ethier will explore how AI-era tools can support musicians, drawing on his experience cofounding iZotope and leading Berklee’s Emerging Artistic Technology Lab. An MIT graduate in music and computer science, he helped guide iZotope to multiple TEC Awards, two Primetime Engineering Emmys, and an Academy Award for Scientific and Engineering Achievement.
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