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Alum Ehsan Hoque receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Ehsan Hoque is honored with the PECASE for pioneering research on technology that supports human soft skill development.
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Personal interests can influence how children’s brains respond to language

McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain.
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How to Spot Political Deepfakes

AI literacy—and a healthy dose of human intuition—can take us pretty far.
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How can humans and AI work together to detect deepfakes?

As more deepfakes find their way onto the internet, we need to find the best way to detect these harmful videos.
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‘AIDS amnesia’ is putting women’s lives at risk

Dr. Susan Blumenthal calls for increased funding and education to combat the mistaken belief that HIV is no longer a major health threat.
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The Science Museum Group collection acquires the Galvactivator

The collection has been growing since 1851, and now comprises 7.3 million items.
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IAP 2025

An evolving list of IAP activities hosted by members of the Media Lab community in collaboration with other MIT entities during 2025.
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Fluid Interfaces group research featured as cover story of Computers special issue

The PhD research of alum Guillermo Bernal (Fluid Interfaces group), with current Affective Computing group researcher Nelson Hida…
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Becoming Human - AI's Next Evolution Part Two: AI & We

Media Lab researcher Nikhil Singh and alums Aruna Sankaranarayanan and Matt Groh discuss ways that deepfakes may affect the 2024 elections.
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Rosalind Picard on the ACM ByteCast

On the ACM ByteCast, Professor Rosalind Picard and host Scott Hanselman talk about her work in the Media Lab's Affective Computing group.
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Member Collaboration Story—At World Mental Health Day, Samsung + MIT Media Lab Highlight Sleep’s Impact on Mental Health

In honor of World Mental Health Day, Samsung is emphasizing its collaboration with the MIT Media Lab to explore the mind-body connection, a…
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Virtual Love
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SXSW 2025 PanelPicker Proposals

Explore the Media Lab community’s PanelPicker proposals!
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Learning designers call for more user testing of edtech products and teaching materials

In EdSurge, Media Lab alum Elliott Hedman and other experts call on edtech companies to pay more attention to their end users—children
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Putting AI into the hands of people with problems to solve

Spinoff company Pienso has developed a user-friendly AI builder that empowers domain experts to build solutions without writing code.
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What happens when we give doctors an AI assistant?

Media Lab alum Matt Groh discusses a study finding that AI can help doctors diagnose dermatological conditions across different skin tones.a
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Meet the 2024 LEGO Papert Fellows

Congratulations to Kayla, Ila, and Ana on receiving this fellowship!
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Hector Astrom wins 2024 Outstanding UROP Award

The award recognizes MIT undergraduates who have made outstanding contributions as undergraduate researchers within their field.
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Rosalind Picard: Venturing into the unknown

Professor Rosalind Picard talks about what gave her the inspiration to found a new field, Affective Computing.
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Ten important humans behind Boston’s AI revolution

The list includes Habib Haddad, founding managing partner of the E14 Fund, and Rana el Kaliouby, co-founder and CEO of Affectiva.
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New England Journal of Medicine Series: Wearable Digital Health Technologies

Researchers in the Affective Computing group have been invited to edit a series of articles in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Curiosity Stream: AI tipping point

Media Lab Professor Rosalind Picard and other experts discuss the opportunities and risks posed by rapid advances in AI.
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Doctors have more difficulty diagnosing disease when looking at images of darker skin

In a study published in Nature Medicine, alum Matt Groh, Prof. Rosalind Picard, and colleagues found assistance from an AI model can help.
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Alaa Algargoosh receives MIT IBK Research Award

Dr. Alaa Algargoosh received the award for her research on how acoustic experiences can affect wellbeing.
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Scientist and Engineer Rosalind Picard Is Transforming Digital Health with Wearable AI

Rosalind Picard’s unique technology is revolutionizing digital health.
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Media Lab research highlighted by MIT News in its wrap-ups of 2023 press coverage

The Media Lab is honored to have had its research and researchers highlighted in two 2023 end-of-year lists prepared by MIT News.
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Research Group Overview: Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
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2013 Affective Computing paper receives UbiComp 10-Year Impact Award

A paper led by Ehsan Hoque, alum of the Affective Computing group, receives UbiComp's 10-Years Impact Award.
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Media Lab alums among honorees for Mozilla's Rise 25 Awards

Media Lab alums, Rob Morris (Affective Computing) and J. Nathan Matias (Civic Media), are among 25 honorees for Mozilla's Rise 25 awards.
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AI and Accountability: Who is responsible for managing AI?

On the Technically Optimistic podcast, Prof. Rosalind Picard and others discuss the challenges of accountability and responsibility in AI.
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Five Media Lab students receive MIT Presidential Fellowship awards

Five Media Lab students–Ila Kumar, Kimaya Lecamwasam, Cecilé Sadler, Aastha Shah, and Raechel Walker–win MIT Presidential Fellowship awards.
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Rana El Kaliouby named to 2023 USA Eisenhower Fellows

Former Labber Rana El Kaliouby has been named to the 2023 USA Eisenhower Fellows and hopes to explore AI investment while on fellowship.
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A deep dive into deepfakes

On BBC’s The Forum, host Iszi Lawrence tries a tool developed by Media Lab researchers that tests users' ability to detect deepfakes.
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Rosalind Picard and Mary Lou Jepsen among 2022 Forbes 50 Over 50 honorees

Rosalind Picard and Media Lab alum, Mary Lou Jepsen, make the 2022 Forbes 50 Over 50: Entrepreneurs list.
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A guided tour of the new MIT Museum

David Nuñez, an alum of the Media Lab’s Personal Robots research group, takes MIT Technology Review on a tour of the re-imagined Museum.
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If art is how we express our humanity, where does AI fit in?

MIT Media Lab postdoc Ziv Epstein discusses issues arising from the use of generative AI to make art and other media.
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Congratulations to everyone graduating in 2023!

We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next.
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Irmandy Wicaksono + Matt Groh receive Harold Horowitz (1951) Student Research Fund awards

Award recipients are selected based on their academic achievements and dedication to their graduate research works.
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Election Misinformation Symposium: Fighting misinfo through fact-checking and deepfake detection

Discussion on fact-checking and deepfake detection at the Election Misinformation Symposium 2022.
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Ehsan Hoque named Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Affective Computing alum Ehsan Hoque honored for work at intersection of AI and human-centered computing.
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This new mental health app gamifies doing simple actions that make you happy

Craig Ferguson discusses Paradise Island, Affective Computing's new game for mental health.
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Celebrating open data

New prize program recognizes MIT researchers who make data openly accessible and reusable.
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Labbers win MIT Prize for Open Data 2022

The following winners and honorable mentions include members of the Media Lab community, and were selected from more than 70 nominees.
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Rosalind Picard Receives the Lombardia è Ricerca Award

Awarded by the Italian region of Lombardy, this prize recognizes work in computer science for safety, wellness, and sustainable growth.
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The Media Lab @ the MIT Museum

We're thrilled to welcome our friends at the Museum to Kendall Square!
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New Study Highlights Opportunities for Artificial Emotional Intelligence

MIT uses affective computing in efforts to improve human mental health.
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How culture creates emotions — and how technology decodes them

On KCRW's Life Examined, Rosalind Picard talks about the potential for technology to help people understand emotions and improve wellbeing.
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10 Ways to Spot Fake Videos and Falsehoods on the Internet

Affective Computing PhD student Matt Groh and other experts offer a few recommendations to help people recognize falsehoods online.
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Paradise Island: A Game that Rewards You for Improving Your Mental Health Skills

Get in-game rewards for improving your mental health! We're launching Paradise Island, the sequel to our hit mental health mobile game!
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He sold his mental-health startup to Airbnb, then relaunched it as a nonprofit with a bigger mission

As a graduate student at MIT, Rob Morris struggled with mental health. Today, he wants to make it easier for others to find help online.
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The faker: Deepfakes, lies, and cheerleading

Matt Groh offers a "less dystopian view" on deepfakes.
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Rosalind Picard, Fadel Adib, and Karen Donoghue honored at The Misties in 2022

The Misties recognize leaders who have made profound impacts in the field of intelligent and connected devices.
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Are You Better Than a Machine at Spotting a Deepfake?

New research shows that detecting digital fakes generated by machine learning might be a job best done with humans still in the loop.
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Noah Jones named a finalist for the 2022 Meta PhD Research Fellowships

Noah Jones has been named a finalist for the 2022 Meta PhD Research Fellowship in the Computational Social Science category.
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Deploying machine learning to improve mental health

MIT scientist Rosalind Picard collaborates with clinicians to develop tools for mental health care delivery.
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Picard, Choudhoury, and Schiele Named 2021 ACM Fellows

Fellowship program honors ACM members whose specific accomplishments drive innovation and make broader advances possible.
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Affective Computing project wins first place in SEPTA for All Challenge 2021

The project won first place and the Audience Choice Award in the SEPTA for All: Augmenting Transit with Augmented Reality competition.
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Are humans better than AI at detecting deepfakes? It’s complicated.

PhD student Matt Groh speaks with Input Magazine’s Annie Rauwerda about his team's recent research on deepfake detection.
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Dentsu collaboration with Affective Computing group

Member company Dentsu and the Affective Computing research group have been collaborating on a research project to use smartphone and d…
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What does it take to fool Penn and Teller?

Affective Computing alum Seth Raphael talks to Slice of MIT about his career, and how he uses and creates tech-based magic to inspire people
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Rosalind Picard elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation.
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IAP 2022

An evolving list of IAP activities hosted by members of the Media Lab community in collaboration with other departments.