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Kent Larson

Professor of the Practice
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City Science Summit Concepcion

The City Science Summit is an annual gathering of the City Science Network: an international community of institutions and researchers that…
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City Science Summit Andorra

The City Science Summit is an annual gathering of the City Science Network and other thought leaders in the fields of urban …
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Autonomous Micro Mobility

Micro-mobility systems like shared bikes and scooters are transforming the urban mobility landscape in cities worldwide. With the advances …
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Within

With(in) is a multi-stage project that includes an exhibit, installation, qualitative exploration, and visual storytelling.
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Whispers of mountains

Whispers Of The Mountain is a  sensor system mounted on snow skis.  The system allows for crowdsourcing environmental data of mou…
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Urban Swarms

This research addresses vehicle rebalancing—a critical challenge in shared micro-mobility systems—using the MIT Autonomous Bicycle with bot…
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Travel Agent

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 is a generative simulation platform that models human behavior in complex urban environments using generative agents and cognit…
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The Autonomous Bicycle

The MIT Autonomous Bicycle aims to bring the convenience of on-demand mobility to bicycle-sharing, allowing more people to enjoy their citi…
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Mobiscope

MobiScope is an interactive visualization platform inspired by CityScope that enables stakeholders to collaboratively analyze urban mobilit…
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Immersive Scope

Immersive Scope is an immersive environment designed to help people visualize complex urban designs in a more engaging and accessible …
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Imaginary Atlas 2026

Imaginary Atlas, Amazônia is an immersive installation and long-term research project that explores how Amazonian cities may evolve in a po…
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Gipuzkoa Choice Modeling

The project aims to reduce CO₂ emissions related to mobility. It focuses on supporting local governments in making informed decisions about…
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Deepscope

DeepScope is a novel platform for interactive, real-time, and setup-less urban design visualization. It attempts to substitute common pract…
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Cityhome

​The CityHome is a innovative small-space living solution that uses transformable wall systems to maximize functionality in a compact apart…
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Two Mobility

Two Mobility Futures 0∞ is an immersive research project that explores how radically different mobility paradigms—near-zero movement a…
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City Science @ FAB26 Boston

We're excited to share our lineup of events and activities for FAB26 next week! The MIT Media Lab is proud to participate in this global ga…
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"Chaal" won First Prize to design the public space for Ghaf Woods, Dubai

Exciting news! Leticia Izquierdo and Thomas Sanchez won 1st prize to design the public space for Ghaf Woods, Dubai's first car-less forest …
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Kent Larson presents "Agents of Reconstruction" at AI × Cities 2026

What if Le Corbusier had AI?After World War II, Le Corbusier proposed a bold vision for rebuilding the French city of Saint-Dié. But what i…
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City Science Lab @ Biobío – Four years of urban science and technology

The lab, part of the City Science Network led by Kent Larson at the MIT Media Lab City Science group, is unique within the network. As the …
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City Science Biobío 2026 Event
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City Science Network Talks Series | 2026

The 2026 City Science Network Talks will cover research updates from the various network labs. Talks are presented monthly to members of th…
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Gastronomy and Beyond | Session 6 - Spring 2026

Gastronomy and Beyond (G+B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sustain…
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Swarm Cities, Ancestral Robots

This piece is part of the Imaginary Atlas, Amazonia project and combines traditional miriti wood sculpture with an electromechanical system…
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TEK Interfaces: Craft, Storytelling, and Real-Time Media

This installation explores how craft can function as interface. A large, sculptural object inspired by Amazonian basketry and carnival form…
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City Science events and programs at COP30, Belem, Brazil

Activities and engagement from COP30From November 9th to November 18th at COP30, the City Science group and the City Science Network partic…
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City Science Summit Concepción
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 5 - Fall 2025

Chef Tracy Chang, Jocelyn Brown Hall, and Begoña Perez Villarreal
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How AI Can Help Tackle Collective Decision-Making

In 2016, Hamburg partnered with MIT Media Lab, the creator of an AI platform called CityScope.
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City Science Newsletter

The City Science Newsletter is here! Catch up on recent research, global lab updates, upcoming events, and highlights from the City Sc…
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MIT Media Lab Launches sAIpien: A Bold New Framework for Responsible AI

New program empowers scalable, human-centered AI through ethical design, data integrity, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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City Science Lab Gipuzkoa - Opening Event June'25
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 4 - Spring 2025

With Peter Loge, Dr. Carlos Martin-Rios, Dr. Juan Carlos Arboleya, and Katherine Miller
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City Science Network Talks Series | 2025

The 2025 City Science Network Talks will cover research updates from the various network labs. Talks are presented monthly to members of th…
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[event] Urban Futures of the Amazon
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Multifunctional Autonomous Micro-Mobility

What if vehicles could serve different needs throughout the day?
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 3 - Fall 2024

With Lisa Palmer, Rasmus Munk, Hiroshi Sugisaki, and Fatmata Finta.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 2 - Spring 2024

With the Sandoval Family, Kent Larson , Pia M Sorensen and Álvaro Garrido and Lara Martin.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 1 - Fall 2023

With Eneko Atxa, Joxe Mari Aizega, Joxe Mari Aizega and Elena Arzak.
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City Science Network Talks Series-2024

Each year the City Science Network hosts a talks series where City Science Labs present and share their research to the Network and collabo…
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City Science Lab Opens in Guadalajara Museum of Environmental Sciences

The City Science Lab @ Guadalajara was established in 2019 via a cooperation agreement between the University of Guadalajara and the City S…
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MIT Team meets with local stakeholders to discuss research lines for the City Science Gipuzkoa collaboration

Members of the MIT City Science team visited Gipuzkoa, Spain in December 2023 for an event, workshop, and meetings with stakeholders. The t…
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How can hyper-local solutions help reduce carbon emissions?

In an article for the World Economic Forum, former Labber Honghao Deng looks at sustainability research from the City Science group.
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City Sci-fi Fall '23: Student Projects

Final projects created in  MAS.S66 City Sci-Fi: Speculative Movie Making Towards the Design of Ecology Futures, taught in Fall 20…
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Future Worlds: How labels impact the way we eat

When hearing the words “global climate crisis,” often the first things that come to mind are legislation and high-level or complex solution…
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Andorra WIP: Food Waste Model + Sensorized Biosphere

City Science and Andorra Research + Innovation teams are currently working on two research directions: Food Waste in Andorra, Insight …
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Shifting Priorities, Finding Places

How Media Lab and HafenCity University researchers are tackling the refugee crisis in Hamburg, using algorithms and LEGO bricks.By Ken…
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The City Science Network empowers local communities to collaborate globally

The City Science Network is a collaboration of institutions + researchers sharing a the goal of enabling more livable, equitable communities
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Research Group Overview: City Science

Looking beyond smart cities.
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Could self-driving bikes change how we use cities?

Kent Larson, head of the Media Lab’s City Science group, and PhD student Naroa Coretti Sánchez talk about the group's work and philosophy.
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Re-imaginando la Costanera de Concepción - Workshop Report

The MIT team traveled to Concepcion, Chile in May of 2023 for a workshop and presentations with the City Science Lab @ Biobío. The event wa…
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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…
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City Science Lab @ Shanghai to continue cooperation with MIT City Science and the City Science Network

Representatives from the City Science Lab @ Shanghai (Tongji University) visited the MIT Media Lab to sign a continuation of their cooperat…
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Sustainable Consumption: How labels impact the way we eat

Alex Berke and Kent Larson of the Media Lab's City Science group co-authored a paper around these issues, recently published in Appetite.
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President of the University of Guadalajara talks hyper-technology and social responsibility in higher education

On June 8, 2023, a delegation from the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) visited the MIT Media Lab to meet with faculty and researchers rega…
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Kent Larson to serve as co-director of Norman Foster Institute; Dava Newman joins Academic Council

In this age of climate change, the NFI's programs are addressed to those who wish to improve the quality of life in cities worldwide.
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City Sci-fi Spring'23: Students Projects

Final projects created in MAS.S64 City Sci-Fi: Speculative Movie Making Towards the Design of Future Cities.Students were prompted to …
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Two Mobility Futures 0∞ @Guggenheim Bilbao
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Hyper-LOCAL Solutions to GLOBAL Challenges

Optimizing environmental, social, and economic performance of cities.
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Lightweight Community-Scale Mobility
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City Science Summit videos online - Hyper-LOCAL Solutions to GLOBAL Challenges

The 2022 City Science Summit is a collaboration between MIT City Science, the City Science Network and the Norman Foster Foundation.
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Autonomous shared micro-mobility systems could be the next revolution in urban mobility

City Science researchers Naroa Coretti, Iñigo Martinez, Luis Alonso, and Kent Larson discuss their research on autonomous shared bicycles.
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Unconventional Investigations: Google's Chrisoula Kapelonis on a Human-Centric Approach, Interfaces for Living, and the Effects of Space

Chrisoula Kapelonis discusses the Media Lab's impact on her current work at the intersection of technology and built environment.
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In the Press - City Science Lab @Biobío

There has been extensive news on this collabotation. For the most recent news on the City Science Lab Biobío, visit their site or instagram…
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'I Make Tiny Homes That Can Grow 33% Bigger'

Hasier Larrea, an alum of the City Science research group, talks about the research that led him to co-found spinoff Ori.
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ReImagining Mobility event discusses the importance of collaboration and innovation for a zero-commuting city

How can we design a zero-commuting city? What are the important attributes of a walkable community? How can we invent the future of mobilit…
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City Science team publishes two papers in Communications in Transportation Research

The two papers relate to project work from the City Science group around the impact of shared autonomous micro-mobility systems.
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City Science and NTT DATA to collaborate on an urban simulation of Rome, Italy

For this project, the teams will explore the concept of a 15-minute city using various urban simulations.