MIT–HPI Workshop

Mar 29, 2023

About

The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI)–MIT Research Program “Designing for Sustainability,” funded by the Hasso Plattner Foundation, is a multi-year partnership to drive joint scientific research in multidisciplinary teams at both institutes. It will focus on sustainable design, innovation, and digital technologies, through the allocation of approximately ten grants, ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 per year.

As part of the program, this two-day workshop is designed to introduce the groups to one another so that participants can get a sense of potential synergies and alignments in interest.

This is not a public program.

Schedule

MONDAY, MARCH 27
Building 7, Long Lounge

  • 8:30–9am: Welcome coffee
  • 9–10:30am: Session 1
  • 10:30–11am: Coffee break
  • 11am–12:30pm: Session 2
  • 12:30–2pm: Lunch


Building E14-240, MIT Media Lab


Pagu restaurant

  • 5:30pm: Dinner



TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Building 7, Long Lounge

  • 8:30–9am: Welcome coffee
  • 9–10:30am: Session 1
  • 10:30–11am: Coffee break
  • 11am–12:30pm: Session 2


Building E25-119

  • 12:30–2pm: Lunch
  • 2–3pm: Session 3
  • 3–3:30pm: Designing for Sustainability grant overview
  • 3:30–4:15pm: Tour of MIT City Science (E14-240)
  • 4:15–5pm: Free time


Commonwealth restaurant

  • 5pm: Dinner



WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

  • Optional follow-up meetings

Photo: Adelaide Zollinger

A key goal of the workshop being “matchmaking,” the focus should be on talking your areas of interest and any project ideas you may have.

Researchers will be asked to give a 10-minute presentation of their work.

We will allot time for questions, and we are scheduling generous lunches so that there will be an opportunity for informal conversations.

We are leaving Wednesday, March 29 unscheduled in case researchers want to schedule follow-up meetings.

ZOOM LINK FOR PARTICIPANTS JOINING REMOTELY

Photo: Adelaide Zollinger

Areas of Interest

  • Design education
  • Autonomy regarding mobility
  • Digital technology
  • Human-computer interactions
  • Materials
  • Urbanism
  • Geomorphology
  • Polymer degradation
  • Textiles
  • Artificial intelligence

Participants

HPI


MIT