Generative AI for Design and Manufacturing

Generative AI for Design and Manufacturing
Ask the Experts
September 19, 2023 | 12-12:30 PM ET
Join MIT Professor Wojciech Matusik in a virtual discussion on the integration of generative AI in design and manufacturing. Through the lens of computational design, the conversation will explore the interplay between computer-aided design and innovative fabrication processes. Advanced machine learning techniques are providing solutions for challenges in multi-material manufacturing and the development of intuitive interfaces for 3D printing. Additionally, the discussion will touch upon the practical intersections of robotics, computer graphics, and human-computer interactions in the design industry. Moderated by Aude Oliva, lab co-director.
Meet the Expert
Speaker
Wojciech Matusik, Ph.D., is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT, where he leads the Computational Design and Fabrication Group. Before coming to MIT, he worked at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Adobe Systems, and Disney Research Zurich. He studied computer graphics at MIT and received his PhD in 2003. He also received a BS in EECS from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997 and MS in EECS from MIT in 2001. His research interests are in direct digital manufacturing and computer graphics. In 2004, he was named one of the world’s top 100 young innovators by MIT’s Technology Review Magazine. In 2009, he received the Significant New Researcher Award from ACM Siggraph. In 2012, Matusik received the DARPA Young Faculty Award and he was named a Sloan Research Fellow.