MIT STARTUP EXCHANGE FEBRUARY 2025 DEMO DAY
February 27, 2025
Welcome and Introduction Graham Rong Program Director, MIT Industrial Liaison Program
Opening Remarks Christopher Zegras Professor of Mobility and Urban Planning, Department Head, Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP)
Senseable City Labs Umberto Fugiglando Research Manager & Partnerships Lead, MIT Senseable City Lab
Digital technologies are radically changing the way we understand, design, and ultimately live in cities. This is having an impact at different scales – from the single building to the scale of the metropolis. Spanning from urban mobility to biodiversity, from environmental quality to community wellbeing, we will address these issues from a critical point of view through some of the latest projects by the Senseable City Lab, a multi-disciplinary research group at MIT that is developing research in many cities across the globe.
The Green Mobility City: Tools for Modeling Built Environments at the Pedestrian Scale Andres Sevtsuk Head, City Design and Development Group Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP)
The global climate-change crisis, along with public health and economic competitiveness challenges faced by cities worldwide, underscores the urgent need for analytical tools and models to explore the relationship between city design and sustainable mobility. In this presentation, Andres Sevtsuk will introduce the Urban Network Analysis framework, a tool for modeling land-use and transportation interactions at the pedestrian scale. This framework enables planners and policymakers to assess pedestrian access to urban destinations and evaluate the effects of land-use and infrastructure changes on pedestrian mobility. Such analyses empower planners, designers, and policymakers to prioritize projects that enhance sustainable mobility outcomes.
MIT Startup Exchange Tricia Dinkel Manager of Partnerships & Engagement, MIT Startup Exchange
A Complete Cybersecurity Solution for Smart Cities Andrew Surwilo CEO & Co-Founder, Cytex
Cytex is a leading innovator in AI-driven full spectrum cybersecurity platform designed to protect organizations' data and assets. The patented Cytex Unified Resilience Platform provides network security, cloud security, application security, and compliance management, in a single solution. Notably, the Cytex Audify Compliance Verification Platform enables real-time, continuous compliance monitoring across various regulatory frameworks eliminating the reliance on traditional unreliable point-in-time assessments. Additionally, Cytex demonstrates a strong commitment to cybersecurity education by providing free phishing simulation software to businesses, non-profits, and municipalities, aiming to enhance organizational resilience against cyber threats.