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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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Series

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."

Series

The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence

June 19, 2018
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Series

#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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Daniel Pillis

Research Assistant

Event

TEDx MIT Superpowers

TEDx MIT is an independently organized TED event that aims to showcase MIT 'superhero innovations - tech for good.' 

Saturday
April 20, 2024
3:00pm — 6:00pm ET
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Megan Diulus

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Media Lab Community Awards and Recognitions 2024

View recent awards and recognitions received by members of the Media Lab community in the modules here.

Article

The creative future of generative AI

Media Lab alumni Ziv Epstein and Alexander Reben joined a panel discussion on the creative future of generative AI.

Gallery

Guadalajara Mobility Choices Gallery

Photo gallery related to the Guadalajara Mobility Choices project by the City Science group.

Person

Andres Rico

Research Assistant

Post

Imagine what we can become.

Every day we imagine, design, and build transformative technologies, experiences, and systems—enabling everyone to thrive.

Article

Rosalind Picard: Venturing into the unknown

Professor Rosalind Picard talks about what gave her the inspiration to found a new field, Affective Computing.

Article

The Gist: Signs of life

Director Dava Newman spoke at Notre Dame about space exploration and the need for interdisciplinary research to solve problems on Earth.

Article

MIT group releases white papers on governance of AI

The papers are intended as a resource for US policymakers.

Job

Administrative Assistant, Camera Culture

Person

Maria Gonzalez

Biomechatronics

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Geva Patz

Person

Ari Aadler

Person

David Chiou

Former Alumnus, Sociable Media

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Marina Bers

Former Alumna, Epistemology and Learning

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Casey Smith

Former Alumnus, Lifelong Kindergarten

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Kelly Heaton

Former Alumna, Program in Media Arts & Sciences

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Erik Mueller

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Mario Bourgoin

Former Alumnus, Epistemology and Learning

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Cory Doctorow

Former Research Affiliate

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Michael Casey

Person

Alan Wexelblat

Former Alumnus, Intelligent Agents

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Frank Joe J. Pompei

Former Alumnus, Music, Mind and Machine

Person

John Hockenberry

Former Distinguished Fellow

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George Shaw

Former Research Assistant

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Jonah Peretti

Person

Gabriella Gomez-Mont

Former Director's Fellow

Person

Dan Battelle

Former Type/Code

Person

Gloria Brown-Simmons

Former Alumna, Program in Media Arts & Sciences

Person

Robert Poor

Former Alumnus, Things That Think

Person

David Becker

Former Alumnus, Perceptual Computing

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Karl Sims

Former Alumnus, Animation Research

Person

Mike Murtaugh

Person

Lindsey Pitts

Former HR Administrative Assistant

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Okezue Bell

Person

Naoki Ohsugi

Former Visiting Scientist, NTT Data

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Alessandro Mari

Former Research Affiliate, NTT Data

Person

Shahrokh Yadegari