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Design and Applications for Inkjet-Printed Flexible Sensate Surfaces
Nan-Wei Gong
MIT Media Lab
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Nan-Wei is a PhD candidate in Responsive Environments Group at the MIT Media Lab. Her primary research interests are building sensor networks and creating novel user interfaces for multimedia applications. As an engineer and a classically trained musician, she enjoys inventing new interfaces and instrument for musical expressions. She received a SM in Media Technology from MIT and a MS in Materials Science and Engineeringfrom National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. Before joining the Media Lab, she worked with Prof. Lih J. Chen on developing nano-scaled sensors and the dynamics of low-dimensional nano-materials. More Information: http://www.nanweigong.com
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Public Audience
English
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Date, Time and Location
Monday, 18 March 2013
14:00
60 Minutes
E1 7 - MMCI
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Saarbrücken
Abstract
We live in a world where everyday artifacts are designed and augmented as media interfaces. Technologies are created based on this mission, which enable us to sense, interact, and communicate with objects. Since the design and deployment of any interactive sensing system requires pre-defined content and sensor mapping between the hardware and software systems, having a platform that is low-cost but highly customizable, flexible, and capable of multimodal sensing and ad hoc sensing alteration will present great opportunities for the development of novel interactive applications.
In this talk, I will discuss the creation of low-cost flexible “electronic skin” specifically designed for customized human-computer interfaces (HCI). For my PhD research at the MIT Media Lab, I have been working on a platform that provides designers and engineers to construct an interactive space with a graphic design approach. One of the examples is a sensing surface that can be quickly printed with a conductive inkjet printer and the shape and modalities can be modified as the product development and interaction design progress. Finally, the concept of having cheap, customizable electronic skin could be easily implemented beyond user interfaces into many other areas such as smart building materials and wearable computing.
In this talk, I will discuss the creation of low-cost flexible “electronic skin” specifically designed for customized human-computer interfaces (HCI). For my PhD research at the MIT Media Lab, I have been working on a platform that provides designers and engineers to construct an interactive space with a graphic design approach. One of the examples is a sensing surface that can be quickly printed with a conductive inkjet printer and the shape and modalities can be modified as the product development and interaction design progress. Finally, the concept of having cheap, customizable electronic skin could be easily implemented beyond user interfaces into many other areas such as smart building materials and wearable computing.
Contact
Dr. Jürgen Steimle
302 71935
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