Conferences, Talks, and Hackathons
November 6, 2025
Greg Buckland (Head of the Makerlab), Tim Hebert (Head of the Automation Lab), and Ian Roy (Director of BDI) presented Introduction to 3D Printing for Microscopy at the New England Society for Microscopy's annual meeting.May 24, 2024
Natalie Susmann (Head of the Digital Scholarship Lab) presented Ancient Sanctuaries, Modern Voices: Reimagining Sacred Spaces with Digital Technology.May 10, 2025
Student workers and the BDI full time staff provided hands-on workstations for Waltham community members to test out drone simulators and a laser cutter.January 24, 2025
Deishacks is a hackathon for social good, planned and operated by BDI student and full-time staff. This year's Deishacks hosted over 85 student competitor groups.March 16, 2024
Brandeis Design and Innovation was invited by Solidworks to present at the conference's Maker Zone. They partnered with RE:3D to design and construct a combat robotics cage, in real time. Once constructed, they provided hands-on demonstrations and lead competitions.January 26, 2024
Deishacks is a hackathon for social good, and is a collaboration between Brandeis' Business School, BDI student workers, and BDI full-time staff. This year's Deishacks hosted over 124 student competitor groups.September 29, 2021
Presented by Ian Roy and Jordan Tynes from Making Makers.January 26, 2022
Deishacks is a hackathon for social good, and is a collaboration between Brandeis' Business School, BDI student workers, and BDI full-time staff. This year's Deishacks hosted over 146 student competitor groups.January 1, 2018
Codestellation was planned and implemented by Brandeis Makerlab staff.November 15, 2017
November 2, 2017
March 1, 2017
September 23, 2017
Presentations:
"Hackathons in Higher Education: Hacking is for Everyone and not just the Technologist"
"Instilling a Maker Mindset on Campus: Case Studies and projects from the student perspective"
"Emerging Technology on Campus: MakerSpace Project Showcase"
"The Impact of Hackathons on Students in Higher Education: Planning, Executing and Participating"
January 1, 2017
Codestellation was planned and implemented by Brandeis Makerlab staff.February 13, 2017
Presentations:
"The Role of Emerging Technologies in Higher Ed: Impacts on Teaching, Learning, and Research"
"Virtual Reality and Emerging Tech Playground: The Role of Emerging Technologies in Higher Education"
"How to Pack a Mobile Makerspace: Digital Fabrication Workflows in Support of Faculty Field Research"
October 1, 2016
Codestellation was planned and implemented by Brandeis Makerlab staff.March 1, 2016
November 1, 2015
Codestellation was planned and implemented by Brandeis Makerlab staff.October 1, 2015
March 1, 2015
Codestellation was planned and implemented by Brandeis Makerlab staff.August 1, 2016
Presentation:
FPV Drone Racing intro and overview
May 2, 2016
Presentation:
"Instilling a Maker Mindset on Campus: Case Studies"
March 1, 2016
Next Generation Learning SpacesFebruary 2, 2016
Presentation:
"Evolution of the Learning Space: Making and 3D Printing to Drive Innovation"
August 1, 2015
Presentation:
"How to DIY a Drone"
June 11, 2015
Presentation:
"3D Printing Use Cases in Higher Education"
March 1, 2015