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MeMicWearables that record audio all the time pose privacy concerns. We want to allow the myriad use cases these wearables allow without th…
Urban populations around the world are rapidly growing. To improve livability, urban residents must reduce dependency on fossil fuels and p…
The research on Community-based Social Innovation focuses on the reshaping of urban spaces by human social behavior, incorporating an analy…
Fostering students' interests in learning is considered to have many positive downstream effects. Large language models have opened up new …
Fostering students’ interest in learning has many positive downstream effects. It can make students more persistent and impact student…
Tod Machover’s first opera (he has now composed many more groundbreaking ones) was VALIS, and it made history when it premiered for the 10t…
In the CityScope platform, we leverage humanized Agent-Based Models (h-ABMs) to elevate urban simulation to new heights of realism and comp…
A lightweight research platform to develop autonomous technology Designed to transform bicycle-sharing systems into an on-demand mobil…
Projects related to the theme of how digital systems may support attention, memory, and learning.
COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for reimagining urban spaces and emphasized the need for walkable, life-work balanced coummunities.&…
Humanizing Agent-Based Models (h-ABM) emerges as a pioneering technique to simulate real-world behaviors, aiming to seamlessly bridge …
We explore how AI-systems can effectively assist human reasoning processes by building and evaluating combined human+AI information process…
In collaboration with NTT DATAEvery human culture has developed practices and rituals associated with remembering those who have died. We a…
Critical thinking is an essential human skill. Despite the importance of critical thinking, research reveals that our reasoning ability suf…
AbstractDespite significant historical progress, discrimination and social stigma continue to impact the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. The…
MIT City Science has developed an international network of cooperative City Science LabsWe are developing concepts and key technology that …
Could we substitute cars by shared autonomous lightweight vehicles for food delivery? We have developed an agent-based simulation model tha…
Perceptual illusions have the power to change our abilities and behaviours. Prior research in virtual reality (VR) has shown that transport…
An Alternative Autonomous Revolution System design for emerging urban contexts and societal aspirationsThe Persuasive Electric Vehicle…
Whispers Of The Mountain is a sensor system mounted on snow skis. The system allows for crowdsourcing environmental data of mou…
“Us” aims to help people develop their sense of empathy. It uses machine learning to analyze interlocutors’ signals (e.g., choice of words,…
Several of our projects aim to support learning and creativity. While some systems focus on a specific skill to be strengthened, e.g.,…
Understanding the link between urban planning and commuting flows is crucial for guiding urban development and policymaking. This research,…
We build technologies that interface with the sleeping mind. We track different sleep-stages using brain activity, muscle tensio…
Data-driven strategies to meet the Dual Energy-Climate ChallengeThe global community stands at a critical juncture, facing the dual energy-…
Advanced Data Visualizations for Climate IntelligenceMarked by heightened awareness and global concern over the climate crisis, the MI…
City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning cha…
Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit…
Urban mobility is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. In this context, stakeholders such as governments and mobility operators ne…
According to WHO, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease globally. CDC statistics show that 1 in 26 individuals in the U.S…
InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…
KnitworkVR is an immersive virtual experience designed to simulate the Living Knitwork Pavilion showcased at Burning Man, through the use o…
This thesis project explores how emerging (AI) technologies might transform how we shape and interact with typography. I will create three …
2D Spintronic and Neuromorphic Devices for Sustainable Artificial Intelligence
Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…
The challenge of understanding pandemics, illustrated by the recent COVID-19 outbreak, has significantly impacted global health and economi…
Participate in the experiment at https://detectfakes.kellogg.northwestern.eduCheck out our publications in PNAS, a workshop at IJCAI, …
Addressing Bias in Physician-Machine PartnershipsThis research program addresses how AI assistance can enhance physician decision-making on…
A massive audit of 1800+ AI text datasets, tracing their provenance and composition from origin to creation.The race to train language mode…
Swarms of robots will revolutionize many applications, from targeted material delivery to farming. However, the characteristics that make t…
OctoStudio is a free coding app available at octostudio.orgOctoStudio transforms how young people use mobile phones and tablets, enabl…
The landscape in which society interacts with news has evolved due to the advent of the internet and modern communication platforms. Althou…
How to Train Your Robot is a curriculum for students in 5-8th grade to explore artificial intelligence and ethics. In this course, students…
Working with leading neuroscientist Richard Davidson and the Healthy Minds Institute, we are developing objective biomarkers to interpret a…
OmniFiber is a reconfigurable fiber technology for movement-based interactions based on thin fluidic fiber actuators with closed-loop strai…
Through an embodied, spatial audio experience, Collective Echos makes tangible a living library of human experiences.In the face of intensi…
Latent Lab - Navigating Innovation: Interactive Data Exploration & InspirationLatent Lab is an AI-driven, graphical knowledge expl…
CyberBiome is a programmable bio-digital organ, a wearable biosynthesis platform for personalized, on-demand production of therapeutics and…
A tool for exploring the Media Lab’s research and synthesizing new project ideas.
AbstractAs conversational agents powered by large language models become more human-like, users are starting to view them as companions rat…
The most meaningful connections between people are often formed through expression of shared vulnerability and emotional experiences. Despi…
What will be the impact of shared autonomous micro-mobility systems? Will autonomy make the micro-mobility systems even more attractive?&nb…
Website of the project: https://www.neurafutures.com The installation is currently open to public starting September 25, 2023 at …
Spoken language is an information-rich medium that combines words with various paralinguistic information such as emotion and prosody. In d…
Voyage Viewer is an online, open source interactive tool especially designed to visualize and study human mobility and migration.
CommunityLM is a research program from MIT Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) and MIT Media Lab. We are devoted to developing soci…
Low-cost, modular, open source, and portable bio-reactor for urban bio-sensor development.
Chameleon is a machine learning enhanced sensor system that uses CO2 and PIR sensors to classify room occupancy and use.
With the emergence of social robots in people’s daily lives, their interactions with people need to consider not only engaging with in…
A revolutionary new piece of civic infrastructure for more inclusive public input.Real Talk for Change is a collaboration between MIT’s Cen…
Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical MonitoringWe present an ap…
Community-scale profiling sensor node for ocean monitoring and community coordination of fishing activities.
A Conversation with the Sun is an artistic exploration by acclaimed Thai auteur and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul in collaboration…
Mental Machine: Labour in the Self Economy, 2022, is a live performance by Kawita Vatanajyankur made in collaboration with Pat Patara…