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Research Group Overviews

Learn more about all of the research groups, centers, and initiatives at the MIT Media Lab.

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ML Research Theme: Future Worlds

We’ll create transformative technologies, experiences, and systems that address the dual challenge of climate change and energy.

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ML Research Theme: Decentralized Society

We believe that decentralized technologies offer a promising solution to the challenges we face in various sectors.

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ML Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

There is an opportunity to revolutionize and improve mental + physical wellbeing using digital technologies and human-computer interactions.

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ML Research Theme: Life with AI

The Media Lab is focused on people and AI, especially how novel AI technologies and applications can improve the human experience.

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ML Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity

Cultivating creativity on a broad scale requires expertise that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

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Advancing Wellbeing

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MLVoices

MLVoices is an ongoing occasional series featuring community members talking about their ideas, their work, their passions, and their lives.

July 23, 2020
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ML Focus series

Sept. 17, 2020
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Fall 2020 OoLE: Big Picture Sessions

Each of these discussions was dedicated to a timely, urgent topic.

Oct. 30, 2020
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Safe Paths

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All Hands on Deck

To fully explore and understand the ocean, we need "all hands on deck."

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The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence

June 19, 2018
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#TBT

Oct. 7, 1971
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Labcast

LabCAST was the Media Lab's original video feature series. It ran from 2007–2016, highlighting dozens of research projects and initiatives.

May 3, 2007
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Thesis Defenses

April 12, 2001
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MLTalks

The MLTalks series brings leading voices from a wide range of fields into the Media Lab for thought-provoking conversations, whic…

Oct. 6, 2011
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AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being

Pataranutaporn, P., Danry, V., Leong, J. et al. AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being. Nat Mach Intell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00417-9

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Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity

Leong, Joanne, et al. "Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity." Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.

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AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning

P. Pataranutaporn* J. Leong*, V. Danry*, A. Lawson, P. Maes, M. Sra. 2022. *Co-first authorship ”AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning” to appear in FIE 2022, October 8-11, Uppsala, Sweden.

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"Picture the Audience...": Exploring Private AR Face Filters for Online Public Speaking

Joanne Leong, Florian Perteneder, Muhender Raj Rajvee, and Pattie Maes. 2023. “Picture the Audience...”: Exploring Private AR Face Filters for Online Public Speaking. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’23), April 23–28, 2023, Hamburg, Germany. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581039

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Using Generative AI to Cultivate Positive Emotions and Mindsets for Self-Development and Learning

Leong, Joanne. "Using Generative AI to Cultivate Positive Emotions and Mindsets for Self-Development and Learning." XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students 29.3 (2023): 52-56.

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