08-16, 11:00–11:50 (US/Eastern), Little Theatre
As we approach a future where body-worn devices capture increasingly intimate biometrics, the question of who controls that data has never been more urgent. This talk introduces rim, a techno-social vision and set of protocols challenging the standard model of cloud-based data extraction by building tangible, person-to-person systems for storing and sharing potentially intimate live data streams, innovating at the edge of taboo to expand human connection while preserving privacy and autonomy. There will be a demonstration of early prototypes of wearable devices implementing an “SD-core” aesthetic and detailing the technical underpinnings of protocol concepts including data “dissolution” and “crystallization” with erasure coding and intermittent connection tolerance. Beyond technical implementation, the presenters will discuss how this paradigm shift creates space for entirely new forms of human-to-human connection at the boundary of what’s technically possible and socially acceptable.
Jaguar Kristeller (he/him) is an Alaskan-grown, MIT ’16 mechanical engineer and passionate educator committed to working in climate mitigation, public education reform, personal data empowerment, and digital governance systems. Having spent 5 years in China post-graduation, he speaks fluent self-taught Chinese, and now lives in Boston, working between the US and China in IoT manufacturing. Some of his notable achievements include: helping start a high school, Moonshot Academy, in Beijing, co-developing a decentralized accreditation system (starDAS), and volunteering to develop a fleet of autonomous fixed-wing emergency medical delivery drones in rural Mexico. To learn more, please visit www.kriste11er.com/vision.html
Dana Gretton is a multidisciplinary maker interested in applied linear algebra, security hardware, autonomous planes, UV air sterilization, and VR interface design (notably the Bird 3D cursor). Outside of tech, he enjoys riding electric unicycles, writing Chinese characters, making glass beads, and singing. His current projects focus on rethinking education with new tools like *DAS (decentralized accreditation), engineering mentorship, and cooperative living.
