Speaker: Cédric Honnet

Title: Imperceptible interfaces: exploring [scalable] miniaturization techniques for on-body intelligence.

When/where: Tuesday February 24th, 2026 – 14h00 – Room AGATHE

Keywords: Human_Computer_Interfaces, Wearable_Intelligence, eTextiles, Miniaturization, Manufacturing, Embedded_Systems

Abstract: Could our technology really disappear into the fabric of our everyday life? From historical inventions to present problems and future possibilities, this presentation will focus on technical aspects: miniaturization techniques aimed at embedding intelligence everywhere around us, such as inside the fibers of our cloths (as in https://media.mit.edu/projects/fibercircuits). It will also discuss ideas to scale the impact of our physical research, by learning from mass manufacturing ecosystems and (mis)using their techniques, locally or not.

Bio: Cedric Honnet is a PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction, focused on exotic manufacturing to miniaturize electronics for speculative wearables: http://honnet.eu He worked for a decade as a researcher and engineer, from video processor design in the Silicon Valley to embedded systems engineering in various labs/startups mostly between San Francisco, London, Paris and Shenzhen. Spending several months per year in Asia since 2014, he has been exploring manufacturing ecosystems to help research affordability and replicability, working towards catalyzing local production capabilities too. With research impact amplification in mind, he organizes yearly research residencies and symposiums to help others scale their research: https://ras.media.mit.edu https://scalablehci.com