Dr. Brian Anthony

Panelists:
Keri Pearlson
Executive Director of CAMS (Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan), MIT Sloan School of Management

Brian W Anthony
Associate Director, MIT.nano
Director, Immersion Lab
Co-Director, Advanced Manufacturing and Design Program
Technology Director, MIT Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Robert Scott
Managing Director of the Americas, Technip Energies

Erik Lee
Senior Director, Halliburton

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a major transformation, shifting from automated to autonomous operations. This change promises to speed up the process of turning ideas into real, market-ready products. The key to making this happen is the integration of digital technologies, including sensors, data, computing power, and information systems.

At the heart of this shift are digital twins—virtual models that represent not just the products but also the materials, manufacturing processes, supply chains, and production lines. These digital replicas allow manufacturers to simulate, monitor, and improve operations in real-time using sensor data. By combining physical and digital worlds, digital twins help bridge the gap between designing a product and bringing it to life. When digital twins are combined with real-time control systems and machine learning, factories become smarter and more adaptive. Real-time data flows from sensors to digital models and ML algorithms, enabling predictive maintenance, reducing waste, and optimizing production. This connected ecosystem creates a highly efficient, data-driven manufacturing environment.  We’ll explore real-world examples of these technologies in action and how they are shaping the future of manufacturing today.

Introducing Analog Devices’ Digital Health business and the role of sensors in Medtech
Brendan Cronin
Director, Digital Healthcare Group at Analog Devices

Peek into research

Rapid Antigen Diagnostics for Emerging Pathogens
Lee Gehrke
Hermann L.F. von Helmholtz Professor of Health Sciences
GI device development in a few movements
Giovanni Traverso
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Electronic Textile Conformable Suit (E-TeCS)
Canan Dagdeviren
LG Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT Media Lab
MR relaxometer for improving clinical outcomes in hemodialysis
Michael Cima
David H. Koch Professor of Engineering, MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

Non-Contact Laser Ultrasound
Xiang (Shawn) Zhang
Postdoctoral Associate, Computational Instrumentation Lab at Mechanical Engineering

Hand-Held Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jacob K. White

Keynote: MATERIALS, MEDICINE, HEALTH: SENSING THE WORLD AROUND US AT ALL SCALES
Elazer Edelman
Director, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT
Democratizing Single Molecule Nanoarrays
Ashwin Gopinath
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Interferometric Imaging for Studying Sickle Cell Disease and Cancer Metastasis
Peter So
Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering
Dynamic Lens Systems for Biosensing
Timothy Swager
John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry