Media Lab researchers Ira Winder and Nina Lutz presented the Tactile Matrix at the IEEE-SAI Future Technologies Conference and won the award for best demonstration. The Tactile Matrix is an open source system for a machine-readable matrix of objects that performs real-time computation and dynamic projection-mapping for projects like CityScope.
Read MoreHamburg adopted the Tactile Matrix platform in a joint venture with MIT Media Lab CityScope Project and Hafencity University to plan for refugees.
Read MoreTactile Matrix and other techniques were featured in Wired's review of augmented reality applications being developed at the MIT Media Lab.
Read MoreMIT Media Lab Changing Places Group and MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics are developing a decision support tool for calculating delivery service areas.
Read MoreThe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) published "Technology and the Future of Cities Report to the President" that highlighted the CityScope Project developed by Ira Winder.
Read MoreWe developed a suite of interactive tools to teach the public about the potential impact of bus rapid transit (BRT) in their neighborhood. Ryan Chin discusses the methodology.
Read MoreI led the development and implementation of a tangible user interface for urban planning in Saudi Arabia. Kent Larson writes about a workshop in Saudi Arabia with staff from the Riyadh Development Authority.
Read MoreIra Winder researches and develops system simulation tools that help institutions answer meaningful questions about technology and society.
Ira Winder
Researcher @ MIT
Researcher @ UTokyo
Principal @ OCD, LLC
Director @ MIT Club of Japan
ira@mit.edu
CV
Former Instructor @MITdusp
Former Research Scientist @MITmedialab
Mentors
Olivier de Weck (MIT)
Bryan Moser (MIT)
Kazuo Hiekata (UTokyo)
Eran Ben-Joseph (MIT)
Eric Rebentisch (MIT)
David L. Rose (DittoLabs)
Marti S. Head (GSK)
Edgar Blanco (MIT, Amazon)
Kent Larson (MIT)
Favorite Collaborators
Daniel Fink
Daniel Goldman
Nina Lutz
Brandon Martin-Anderson
Jie Qi
Mike Winder
MIT Associations
Department of Urban Studies
Media Lab
Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC)
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS)
System Design and Management (SDM)
Strategic Engineering Research Group (SERG)
City Science Group
Center for Complex Engineering Systems (CCES)
School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P)
Center for Advanced Urbanism (CAU)
Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL)
Other Affiliations
Singapore Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)
