[4eyes] FW: [Community] MAT seminars: April 6, ESB 2001 at noon: John Underkoffler, CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries

[Matthew Turk]

The MAT seminar on Monday (at noon in ESB 2001) should be of interest to the Four Eyes Lab. John Underkoffler is an MIT Media Lab PhD who has had key technical advising roles for several big Hollywood movies (including Minority Report) and is the co-founder and CEO of Oblong Industries (www.oblong.com <http://www.oblong.com> ). Try to make this talk if you can.

 

                Matthew

 

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Subject: [Community] MAT seminars: April 6, ESB 2001 at noon: John Underkoffler, CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries

 

Dear all,

 

Welcome back to our first MAT seminar in the spring quarter 2015!

 

The coming Monday on April 6, 2015, 12pm-1:30pm, at Engineering Science Building, Room 2001, we have:

 

John Underkoffler, CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries 

 

He will give us a talk about his work. John Underkoffler is known for his work on  <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746?ref_=nmbio_mbio> Iron Man (2008),  <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689?ref_=nmbio_mbio> Minority Report (2002) and <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286716?ref_=nmbio_mbio> Hulk (2003).  

 

This event is open to public, coffee will be served. Please join us and spread the word!

 

Speaker: John Underkoffler

Abstract: TBC
Bio: John Underkoffler is CEO and co-founder of Oblong Industries. Oblong’s trajectory builds on decades of foundational work at the MIT Media Laboratory, where John was responsible for innovations in real-time computer graphics systems, large-scale visualization techniques, and the I/O Bulb and Luminous Room systems. He has been science advisor to films including Minority Report, The Hulk (A.Lee), Aeon Flux, Stranger Than Fiction, and Iron Man. John also serves as adjunct professor in the USC School of Cinematic Arts; on the National Advisory Council of Cranbrook Academy, on the board of trustees of Sequoyah School; on the advisory board of the 5D Organization; and on the board of MIT’s E14 Fund.

website:

http://www.oblong.com/

 <https://www.ted.com/speakers/john_underkoffler> https://www.ted.com/speakers/john_underkoffler 





 

 

We look forward to seeing you all next Monday at the seminar!


Cheers,
J. Cecilia Wu

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