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Advanced Data Visualizations for Climate IntelligenceMarked by heightened awareness and global concern over the climate crisis, the MI…
We're living in an aging society with cognitive loss placing stress on caregivers to monitor older adults struggling with memory decline.&n…
With the fast-paced advancements in launch capabilities and space architecture, one can envision the introduction of large-scale structures…
Fostering students' interests in learning is considered to have many positive downstream effects. Large language models have opened up new …
IntroductionThe typology of sociotechnical transition pathways, as developed by Geels and Schot, provides a theoretical foundation for und…
An essential element of K-12 AI literacy is educating learners about the ethical and societal implications of AI systems. Previous work in …
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) interventions in education grow, there is an urgent need to co-design AI for education tools with educators…
Say hello to FutureYou!*This project is oriented towards young people*Inspired by studies showing how increased "future self-continuity"—th…
Evolving Cultural Heritage through Collaborative Choreography with Generative Virtual CharactersThis project introduces an approach for tra…
See for yourself how accurately you can identify AI-generated images at the DetectFakes Experiment and if you want to learn to sp…
Neural audio synthesis methods now allow specifying ideas in natural language. However, these methods produce results that cannot be easily…
Research OverviewAs artificial intelligence (AI) devices become more common in our homes, concerns about their potential harm to human-huma…
Audio-visual data set containing around 21.6 hours of parent-child interaction during story reading.The DAMI-P2C dataset consists of audio-…
People have to remember an ever-expanding volume of information. To help with this, we developed Memoro, a wearable and audio-based person…
As AI evolves beyond screen assistants and into dimensional applications, decentralization emerges as the critical factor for unlocking i…
Latent Lab - Navigating Innovation: Interactive Data Exploration & InspirationLatent Lab is an AI-driven, graphical knowledge expl…
Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit…
AbstractDespite significant historical progress, discrimination and social stigma continue to impact the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. The…
MeMicWearables that record audio all the time pose privacy concerns. We want to allow the myriad use cases these wearables allow without th…
Fostering students’ interest in learning has many positive downstream effects. It can make students more persistent and impact student…
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…
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…
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-…
City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning cha…
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…
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…
We further explore conversation visualization as a method of extracting and translating meaning for third party audiences who wish to bette…
Through an embodied, spatial audio experience, Collective Echos makes tangible a living library of human experiences.In the face of intensi…
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…
