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Media Lab Community Awards and Recognitions 2020

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Photo by Thyla Jane on Unsplash

Photo by Thyla Jane on Unsplash

by Sarah Beckmann

Sept. 14, 2022

View recent awards and recognitions received by members of the Media Lab community in the modules below. Go back to the main awards page here. 

Faculty + PI awards and recognitions

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Canan Dagdeviren selected for the Inverse Future 50

Conformable Decoders head Canan Dagdeviren is one of the Inverse Future 50—"a group of 50 people who will be forces of good in the 2020s.”
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IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing one of top IEEE CS journals in impact factor (2019)

Rosalind W. Picard pioneered the field of Affective Computing at the Media Lab.
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Four Labbers receive AI Influencer Awards

These awards recognize outstanding achievement and innovation in the field.
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Ramesh Raskar receives 2020 Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising

This award is given out annually by the MIT Graduate Student Council and presented at the Awards Convocation ceremony.

Student awards and recognitions

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Daniella DiPaola named in 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2021

Congratulations to Daniella DiPaola., current research assistant in the Personal Robots group!
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City Science team wins Best Paper Award at FTC 2020

For the paper titled "JettSen: A Mobile Sensor Fusion Platform for City Knowledge Abstraction."
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Ariel Noyman's work on CityScope selected for the Young Talent exhibition at Hebei International Industrial Design Week (HIDW)

The “HIDW Young Talent” exhibition addressed three topics: Manufacturing of Tomorrow, Future Craft, and City Catalyst.
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Fast Company's 2020 Innovation by Design Awards: Media Lab Honorees

The competition, now in its ninth year, has featured a cross section of blue-chip companies, scruffy startups, and hungry young talents.
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Personal Robots and Affective Computing team win Best Paper Award at IEEE RO-MAN 2020

For the paper: "A Robotic Positive Psychology Coach to Improve College Students’ Wellbeing"
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Nicole L’Huillier wins 2020 Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts

Congratulations to Opera of the Future's Nicole L'Huillier!
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Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar receives 2020 Unsung Hero Award

The Unsung Hero Award from the Office of Graduate Education recognizes students who have shown commitment and passion for the community.
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City Science team wins Best Student Paper Award at Computing Conference 2020

Congratulations to City Science researchers Alex Berke, Jason Nawyn, Thomas Sanchez Lengeling, and group head Kent Larson!
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Fluid Interfaces researchers and David Kong win Best Paper Award at Augmented Humans International Conference

Congratulations to Pat Pataranutaporn, Angela Vujic, David Kong, Pattie Maes, and Misha Sra!

Spinoff + Alum highlights and recognitions

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Chazz Sims named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Enterprise Technology

Chazz Sims, former researcher in Human Dynamics and founder of Media Lab spinoff Wise Systems, is chosen as an honoree for 2021.
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Jifei Ou wins a Young Award in 2020 DigitalFUTURES World Awards

In recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of digital design and fabrication in early-stage careers.
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Ani Liu receives 2020 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital/Electronic Arts

Congratulations to the 2020 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows and Finalists, including alum Ani Liu.
Oct. 8, 2020
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Andrea Ling's "Design by Decay, Decay by Design" receives STARTS Grand Prize at Ars Electronica '20

Andrea Ling, an alum of the Mediated Matter group, has won the Grand Prize in Artistic Exploration at this year's festival.
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Algorithmic Justice League wins Digital Community Award at Prix Ars Electronica 2020

The Algorithmic Justice League (AJL), a project led by Civic Media alum Joy Buolamwini, has won an Award of Distinction at this conference.
Sept. 10, 2020

Research Staff highlights and recognitions

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Shuguang Zhang receives Emil Thomas Kaiser Award

The award recognizes a recent, highly significant contribution to the application of chemistry in the study of proteins.
March 13, 2020

Non-Research Staff highlights and recognitions

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Andrea Porras among the winners of the 2020 Infinite Mile Award from the School of Architecture and Planning

SA+P recognizes exceptional service in an extraordinary academic year.
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Janine Liberty transitions to MIT Open Learning

Janine Liberty, former Communications Manager at the Media Lab, has transitioned to MIT Open Learning as of June 2020.