Dream x Engineering
A collaborative initative with MIT Media Lab, and a growing research network

Workshop - 2019

The first international Dream x Engineering workshop was organized at MIT Media Laboratory in 2019, while Michelle was a visiting researcher with Dr. Pattie Maes, Adam Haar Horwitz, and Judith Amores. Over 50 scientists and engineers joined who study techniques and technologies to influence and record dreams. Topics included the science of lucid dreaming, sensory influences on dreaming, and memory reactivation in dreams. Technologies explored included flexible circuit boards, portable olfactometers, and wearable sensors. The workshop launched an interdisciplinary research network, and aims to develop dream engineering approaches to improve memory, creativity, and wellbeing, and translate sleep laboratory findings into real-world settings.