schedule

Sign-in

Check-in, check your coat, and receive your official Entangle badge and stickers!

Breakfast

Breakfast will include an assortment of freshly baked pastries and sliced fresh fruit platters as well as water and coffee to keep guests hydrated and energized for the day.

Opening Ceremony

We'll officially kick off the day with the Entangle opening ceremony, where you'll learn about our schedule of events and hear opening remarks from the Scout Conference team!

Reshaping language and power through socially-engaged software

XIN XIN

Reshaping language and power through socially-engaged software. Learn about the power of collectives in building a more equitable digital future with Xin Xin, Co-Executive Director of Processing Foundation and Assistant Professor of Interaction and Media Design at The New School. Through mediating, subverting, and innovating modes of social interaction in the digital space, Xin invites participants to relate to one another and experience togetherness in new and unfamiliar ways.

Making the Invisible Public: Designing Emotional Data Experiences for Collective Life

Steven Geofrey, Paolo Ciuccarelli, and Pedro Cruz

This panel explores how designers use data, computation, and interaction to make complex collective systems publicly legible through immersive, affective, and participatory platforms.

Living Textiles and Microbial Computations

KATIA ZOLOTOVSKY

Learn more about design and computation with biologically active materials and the impact of biotechnology on everyday life and the ecosystems we live in from Katia Zolotovsky, Assistant Professor in Art + Design with a joint appointment in the College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

lunch

For lunch, a classic sandwich buffet will be provided, featuring turkey and provolone, green goddess chicken salad, and vegan falafel on assorted breads. The meal will be accompanied by house-made potato chips, mixed green salad with red wine vinaigrette, pickles, and an assortment of cookies. Additionally, a water station will be available to keep guests hydrated. Dessert will consist of gluten-free brownies.

From Information to Intuition: Human-Scale Ways to Experience Abstract Tech

TIANGE WANG

Learn ways designers can translate data- and model-driven systems into tangible, playful encounters. We’ll explore how materiality, interaction, and performance can help audiences build intuition for complex ideas like climate signals, GenAI meaning drift, and probability.

Student Keynote Presentations

Hear and engage with exciting work being done by some Northeastern undergraduate and graduate students through their slide presentations and brief Q&A sessions.

Lobby Activities

Our Conference team has also created interactive installations to encourage guests to reflect on their own entanglement and the collective overlap and unique experiences of all of the attendees.

designathon presentations

Joseph Schnackertz and Snehal Ladkes

See and experience the hard work of all of the Entangle designathon participants during their 36 work period as they present their final presentations to the panel of judges.

Tabling

Hear from a few Northeastern organizations about their exciting academic and industry projects in design and technology.

Professional Headshots

Scout Media Team

Need a fresh, high-quality headshot? Stop by the second floor of ISEC, where the Scout Media team will be stationed to capture polished photos for LinkedIn, portfolios, and more!

From Frame to Presence - Designing an AI & XR Workflow for Immersive Storytelling

Sokhean Jonathan Ouk

An introduction to using AI and XR tools to design immersive storytelling experiences, with a focus on practical workflows for creating and translating content across 3D, VR, and 360 media.

making dreams a reality

STEVEN MAX PATTERSON and Y. JENNY WANG

Get to know the journey with six clinician led development teams comprising their first medical XR accelerator cohort. From Apple Vision Pro technical training, to training on medical workflows, and medical device management through working with clinical domain experts to build prototypes of solutions to real medical problems.

(CONTINUED) From Frame to Presence - Designing an AI & XR Workflow for Immersive Storytelling

Sokhean Jonathan Ouk

An introduction to using AI and XR tools to design immersive storytelling experiences, with a focus on practical workflows for creating and translating content across 3D, VR, and 360 media.

portfolio reviews

Receive expert feedback on your portfolio from industry professionals. Whether you're fine-tuning your work or preparing for job opportunities, this session will help you refine your presentation and make a lasting impact.

Accessibility and Autonomy in the Digital Age Panel

HUGH GUINEY, ISKRA ALEXIEVA JONES, and EILEEN MCGIVNEY (Moderator)

A conversation on accessibility and inclusive design in the digital age, exploring how autonomy, emerging technologies, and personal perspective shape the way we design and build. Panelists will reflect on both the opportunities and gaps in creating more equitable digital experiences.

Closing Ceremony

We’ll officially end the night with brief closing remarks and reflections as well as announce the winners of the Entangle designathon.

Networking and Goodbye