Event

Kent Larson @ Smart City Expo World Congress

LocationBarcelona Description

Tuesday
November 19, 2013
Event

Smart City Expo World Congress 2017. Andorra Pavilion

Events at the Andorra PavilionTuesday 11/1411:30 - 13:00 - Inauguration of the Andorra Pavilion15:00 - 15:30 - Apiumtech15:30 - 16:00 - FED…

Event

Praveen Subramani @ Smart City Expo Praveen Subramani

LocationBarcelona, Spain Description

Wednesday
November 14, 2012
Event

Ramesh Raskar @ World Health Care Congress

LocationWashington, DC Description

Tuesday
April 17, 2012
Event

Natan Linder @ Augmented World Expo

LocationSanta Clara, CA Description

Tuesday
June 4, 2013
Event

Hiroshi Ishii Keynote @ Augmented World Expo

LocationSanta Clara, CA Description

Thursday
May 29, 2014
Event

Valentin Heun @ Augmented Reality World Expo 2016

LocationAugmented World Expo, Santa Clara California DescriptionCurrently, we use Augmented Reality mainly to superimpose virtual content w…

Sunday
June 5, 2016
Event

Minoo Rathnasabathy to speak at Global Space Congress

What will increased, more affordable access to space mean for the sector, and what new opportunities will open up?

Group

Smart Cities

The research of the Smart Cities group focuses on intelligent, sustainable buildings, mobility systems, and cities. It explores the applica…

Post

City Science Summit Andorra

In September 2017 the City Science group launched the first city science summit, held in Andorra, where urban planners, industry leaders, a…

Project

Smart Communal Spaces

Smart Communal Spaces is a project from MIT Media Lab Dubai Workshop 2016, which was deployed and filmed at the Dubai Museum of the Future.…

Post

Media Lab Spinoffs make Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies list

The following spinoffs were recognized in different industry sectors.

Event

Kent Larson @ Smart City Innovation Summit

LocationAustin Convention Center DescriptionKent Larson will discuss the work of his research group to develop urban interventions that add…

Wednesday
June 15, 2016
Post

Innovation Challenge Andorra kicks off with City Science workshop

In January 2019, members of the City Science team traveled to Andorra to further explore Andorra’s innovation opportunity to improve urban …

Article

L'escola andorrana inicia una prova pilot amb el MIT que combina tecnologia i joc

City Science launches a program in an Andorran school to incorporate technology into the curriculum.

Event

City Science Summit Shanghai 2018 上海城市科学峰会

A one-day event focused on global service innovations

Event

Urban Computing: Using City Dynamics to Tackle the Biggest Challenges in Urban Spaces

LocationMIT Media Lab, E14-240 DescriptionThe rapid progress of urbanization on earth leads to modern cities, which provide people with a c…

Tuesday
April 10, 2012
Publication

Detection and Mapping of Specular Surfaces Using Multibounce Lidar Returns

Connor Henley, Siddharth Somasundaram, Joseph Hollmann, and Ramesh Raskar, "Detection and mapping of specular surfaces using multibounce LiDAR returns," Opt. Express 31, 6370-6388 (2023).

Group

City Science

The City Science research group proposes that new strategies must be found to create the places where people live and work in addition to t…

Post

City Science Summit Shanghai 2018

In May, the City Science team traveled to Shanghai, China for the City Science Summit (CSS) and meetings with the City Science Network.

Person

Marc Exposito Gomez

Former Research Assistant

Event

Ultra-Keynote: Siri and Alexa vs. the Other Me – Smart Spaces as Pre-Cognitive Human Extension

– Interfacing humans to the ubiquitous electronic “nervous system”. – Sensor networks will soon extend across things, places, and people.

Thursday
June 15, 2017
9:45am — 10:30am ET
Person

Patrick Chwalek

Research Assistant

Publication

Smart Sinks: Real World Opportunities for Context-Aware Interaction

Bonanni, Jackie, Selker, Arroyo., yearBonanni, Jackie, Selker, Arroyo., yearBonanni, Jackie, Selker, Arroyo., year

Event

Kent Larson @ Low Carbon City Development World Forum

LocationShenzen, China Description

Tuesday — Wednesday
June 18, 2013 —
June 19, 2013
Article

Smart benches seek to transform city fixtures with data

Person

Chrisoula Kapelonis

Former Research Assistant

Article

Prova pilot a l'escola andorrana amb sensors ambientals per conscienciar els alumnes

To raise environmental awareness, City Science installs sensors in an Andorran school.

Event

Space Exploration Initiative at the 2020 International Astronautical Congress

SEI's participation in IAC 2020 includes one panel appearance and two papers, detailed below.

Monday — Wednesday
October 12, 2020 —
October 14, 2020
Event

Space Enabled Presents at the 2020 International Astronautical Congress

Space Enabled members will present their papers at the 2020 International Aeronautical Congress.

Monday — Wednesday
October 12, 2020 —
October 14, 2020
Post

Spinoff companies

More than 100 companies have spun out of the Media Lab.

Article

Suleiman Alhadidi on how to maximize the future kitchen, even in small spaces

We talk a lot about the appliances that go into the future kitchen—but what about the design of the space itself?

Post

A calm house is a smart house

Receptive Skins envisions a living building that silently interacts with air and temperature

Event

Phil Tinn @ 2018 Smart City Conference 智慧城市大會 Velotonomy: Beyond Uber, Shared Bikes and Autonomous Cars

2018 台北智慧城市大會 -【道路革命 3.0:超越 Uber, YouBike and 無人汽車】2018 Smart City Conference Taipei, "Velotonomy: Beyond  Uber, Shared Bikes, an…

Wednesday
March 28, 2018
10:00am — 11:00am ET
Post

Beyond Smart Cities—online short course

This online professional short course offers people around the globe an opportunity to learn from Kent Larson and the City Science team as …

Event

Space Exploration Initiative at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress (IAC)

Researchers associated with the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) presented several papers, one of which was co-authored by Media Lab…

Sunday — Saturday
September 18, 2022 —
September 24, 2022
Event

Space Enabled Presents at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress (IAC)

The International Astronautical Congress 2022 will be hosted in Paris, France. Exceptionally, the IAC 2022 will be from Sunday till Th…

Sunday — Saturday
September 18, 2022 —
September 24, 2022
Person

Alex 'Sandy' Pentland

Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; Toshiba Professor

Event

Space Enabled presents at the 2019 International Astronautical Congress

Team Space Enabled will be sharing eight technical papers and four special presentations in Washington DC

Monday — Friday
October 21, 2019 —
October 25, 2019
Event

Space Exploration Initiative presents at the 2019 International Astronautical Congress

The Space Exploration Initiative will be sharing eight paper presentations at the International Astronautical Congress in Washington DC

Monday — Friday
October 21, 2019 —
October 25, 2019
Post

Algorithmic Justice League among Fast Company's most innovative companies in artificial intelligence for 2020/2021

The AJL, a nonprofit founded by alum Joy Buolamwini, is one of the 10 most innovative companies in artificial intelligence for 2020/2021.

Article

India’s Kumbh Mela Is Used as an Incubator for Smart City Startup Ideas

Article

Accessibility Objective: that 'smart cities' do not create more barriers for people with disabilities

By M. Victoria S. Nadal "There is a set of population for which smart cities can make a fundamental difference: people with disabilities."

Event

Mitch Resnick Keynote @ Iberoamerican Congress on Scratch

LocationOmar Dengo Foundation, San José, Costa Rica DescriptionThis congress is to serve as a forum for exchange of experiences that enrich…

Thursday
June 30, 2011
Article

MIT-affiliated companies take on Covid-19

A variety of companies with MIT ties are working to address aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Publication

Spaces That Perform Themselves

L'Huillier, N. "Spaces That Perform Themselves"

Group

Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

The Challenge: To secure a sustainable future for all living thingsHow can we reduce harm to our planet and the future prospects of life on…

Post

Cities WITHOUT—City Science Summit 2019

The third City Science Summit, kicked off October 1, 2019 in the HafenCity district of Hamburg.

Event

Gastronomy: Trends in a changing world

Adela Balderas from Deusto Business School and the Basque Culinary Center speaks on gastronomy and how eating habits affect society. Focusi…

Thursday
June 15, 2023
12:00pm — 1:30pm ET
Event

Kent Larson Keynote: Beyond Smart Cities (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Kent Larson presents Beyond Smart Cities, a keynote lecture on how we can  enable dynamic, evolving places that respond to the complex…

Monday
December 3, 2018
5:30pm — 7:30pm ET
Event

Ramesh Raskar @ Mobile Health Expo

LocationJavits Center, NYC Description

Tuesday
June 21, 2011
Event

Smart Kitchen Summit

Suleiman Alhadidi from the MIT City Science team will attend to present the Piccolo Kitchen, a modular platform for micro-kitchens.

Monday — Tuesday
October 7, 2019 —
October 8, 2019
Post

City Science Network talks address current challenges and opportunities

This past year the City Science team welcomed esteemed researchers from throughout the City Science Network to present their current resear…

Post

MIT spinoffs listed among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2023

Media Lab spinoff Sourcemap and MIT spinoff Overjet have been listed among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

Event

The Future of Music: Tod Machover at the Library of Congress

LocationThomas Jefferson Buildling, Library of Congress, Washington, DC Description

Saturday
December 18, 2010
Event

Valentina Sumini presents at Space Week @EXPO Dubai 2020

Dr. Valentina Sumini participated as invited speaker to the Space Week at EXPO Dubai 2020 in occasion of the panel "The lunar space economy…

Sunday — Saturday
October 17, 2021 —
October 23, 2021
1:00am — 11:00pm ET
Post

MIT Media Lab x Smart Living Lab

In January 2024, members of the Media Lab traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland to conduct a workshop on sensing, interactions, and augmentation

Event

Danielle Wood & Jack Reid Speak at Mexican Congress of Space Medicine 2020

Danielle Wood will present on "The Vida Decision Support System: Using Geospatial Data to Inform Policy During COVID."

Thursday
October 8, 2020
12:30pm ET
Post

Three Space Enabled students receive scholarships for 2019 International Astronautical Congress

The Unseen Worlds: Using Feature Film Techniques for Space Mission PlanningLizbeth de la TorreSession E5.3: Contemporary Arts Pra…

Article

How private companies are changing the future of space exploration

Ariel Ekblaw and Charles Bolden consider the future of human spaceflight.

Event

Ramesh Raskar @ International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics

LocationHyatt Regency Miami Resort, Miami, FL Description

Monday
October 7, 2013
Video

Research Group Overview: City Science

Looking beyond smart cities.

Event

Media Lab @ 2020 International Astronautical Congress

Due to Covid-19, the 71st International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2020, is a Cyberspace Edition offered without registration fee, fr…

Monday — Wednesday
October 12, 2020 —
October 14, 2020
Publication

Smart Clothing

Steve Mann, N1NLF

Post

How a study of school energy efficiency inspired a new generation of Electronautes

Public buildings account for the greatest energy demands in the Andorran economy. As part of the City Science Lab @Andorra, a team of scien…

Article

NTUT, MIT sign ‘smart’ development agreement

NTUT, MIT sign ‘smart’ development agreement

Publication

City Car: A New Design Approach Enabling Urban Mobility

Ryan C.C. Chin, Will Lark, Patrik Künzler, R.D. Poblano, Phil Liang, Mitchell Joachim

Article

The people's place in the city of bits and atoms

Researchers in the Media Lab’s City Science group discuss the role of AI in building cities where humans can thrive.

Event

Media Lab @ 2019 International Astronautical Congress

The International Astronautical Congress in Washington, DC brings together about 5,000 members of the global space comm…

Monday — Friday
October 21, 2019 —
October 25, 2019
Person

J. Ira Winder

Former Research Scientist

Event

City Science Summit 2017

Creating a vibrant network of smart cities.

Thursday — Friday
September 14, 2017 —
September 15, 2017