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Project Research

Theme | Human AI Co-reasoning

We explore how AI-systems can effectively assist human reasoning processes by building and evaluating combined human+AI information process…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pat Pataranutaporn · Valdemar Danry +3 more
#artificial intelligence
Thesis Research

Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity

Leong, Joanne. Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity. 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS Thesis.

Thesis, Feb. 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +2 more
Project Research

Synthetic Self-Perception

Perceptual illusions have the power to change our abilities and behaviours. Prior research in virtual reality (VR) has shown that transport…

in Fluid Interfaces
Joanne Leong · Pat Pataranutaporn +1 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +5 more
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +65 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +30 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek

Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis

#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +22 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Fluid Interfaces

Designing Systems for Cognitive Support

#robotics #design #virtual reality +51 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Paper Dreams

Paper Dreams explores how human creativity can be supported by artificial intelligence.Prior research on AI and creativity has primarily fo…

in Fluid Interfaces
Guillermo Bernal
#design #art #artificial intelligence +8 more
Archived
Project Research

Machine learning approach to design acoustic experiences

Machine learning in acoustics is an emerging field with great potential yet to be explored. Previous research includes predicting acoustic …

in Signal Kinetics · Opera of the Future
Ahmed Allam · Nikhil Singh
#design #architecture #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Meet the Ganimals

New generative AI technologies (such as the Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN) can allow us to imagine new species. Hidden within the …

in Human Dynamics · Open Ocean · Responsive Environments +1 more
Ziv Epstein · Abhimanyu Dubey +2 more
#artificial intelligence #environment #ocean
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +66 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +52 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Viral Communications

People and intelligent machines in a creative, symbiotic loop

#design #virtual reality #computer vision +43 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Dr. Joy Buolamwini featured on Last Week Tonight

The segment highlighted Dr. Buolamwini's work on bias in AI.

March 1, 2023
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#artificial intelligence #civic media #racial justice
Post Research

MIT AI for Filmmaking Hackathon 2023 Brings Dreams to Life

Ruihan Zhang, a student in the Molecular Machines group, was lead organizer of this event in collaboration with MIT Film Makers Association

Feb. 15, 2023
in Tangible Media · Molecular Machines · Fluid Interfaces
#art #artificial intelligence #entertainment +5 more
Publication Research

Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts

Smith, A., Schroeder, H., Epstein, Z., Cook, M., Colton, S., & Lippman, A. (2023). Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts.

Academic Paper, Feb. 2023
in Human Dynamics · Viral Communications · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#artificial intelligence #creativity
Post Research

Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts

Does using text-to-image models like Stable Diffusion in the creative process affect what people make in the physical world?

Feb. 13, 2023
in Human Dynamics · Viral Communications · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#artificial intelligence #environment #creativity
Post Research

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…

Dec. 15, 2021
in Affective Computing
#artificial intelligence #wellbeing
Project Research

MIT–Chile Research Workshops | Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence & Data Visualization

In January 2023, a team led by, MIT PhD Candidate and MIT CCC Research Assistant Belén Saldías hosted several workshops on Human-Cente…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Belen Saldias Fuentes · Maggie Hughes +3 more
#artificial intelligence #data #extended intelligence +1 more
Article Research

How soon will M3gan become reality? Robot ethicists weigh in

Kate Darling talks about the film M3gan and the future of artificial intelligence systems designed to have human relationships.

via The Guardian · Jan. 16, 2023
in Personal Robots
#robotics #artificial intelligence #entertainment +2 more
Project Research

MAIA

Low-cost, modular, open source, and portable bio reactor for urban bio-sensor development.

in City Science
Andres Rico · Eyal Perry +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

Chameleon

Chameleon is a machine learning enhanced sensor system that uses co2 and PIR sensors to classify room occupancy and use.

in City Science
Andres Rico · Carson Smuts +1 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

Ocean Logger: A Community-scale Ocean Profiling Sensor Node

Community-scale profiling sensor node for  ocean monitoring and community coordination of fishing activities. 

in City Science
Andres Rico · Fadel Adib +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

JettSen

JettSen is  an open source mobile sensor system that enables citizens, urban planners, and city officials to collectively address urba…

in City Science
Andres Rico · Yasushi Sakai +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

Whispers Of The Mountain

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

in City Science
Andres Rico · Carson Smuts +1 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors #data visualization
Project Research

TerMITes

TerMITes are a wireless environmental sensor platform that enables designers and researchers with the necessary tools to capture envir…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Carson Smuts +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Article Research

Program teaches US Air Force personnel the fundamentals of AI

Cynthia Breazeal led an MIT Open Learning pilot program to deliver a customized AI training program for users with varied backgrounds.

via MIT News · Jan. 11, 2023
in Personal Robots · RAISE
#robotics #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Research
Opera of the Future

Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +59 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

AI ‘Bill of Rights’ must be global

A global "AI Bill of Rights" that would help protect fairness, promote accountability, support innovation, and develop ethical guidelines.

via Boston Global Forum · Jan. 1, 2023
in Human Dynamics
#artificial intelligence #government #politics +1 more
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City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Inventing the future of digitally augmented objects and environments.
#robotics #architecture #art +23 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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Signal Kinetics

Inventing, building, and deploying wireless sensor technologies to address complex problems in society, industry, and ecology

#robotics #virtual reality #computer vision +26 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Poetic Justice

Exploring new forms of social justice through art

#robotics #design #architecture +30 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Future Sketches

Exploring the essence of code as a creative medium

#design #computer vision #art +16 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
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Collective Learning

Transforming data into knowledge

#design #social networks #virtual reality +39 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Unveiling the Invisible

Tamiko Thiel, an innovator in VR/AR who studied computer graphics and visual imaging, talks about her work and her career.

via Arts at MIT · Nov. 30, 2022
in Architecture Machine Group · Visible Language Workshop
#virtual reality #art #artificial intelligence +3 more
Article Research

Election Misinformation Symposium: Fighting misinfo through fact-checking and deepfake detection

Discussion on fact-checking and deepfake detection at the Election Misinformation Symposium 2022.

via YouTube · Sept. 13, 2022
in Affective Computing
#artificial intelligence #data #government +2 more
Article Research

The weird and wonderful art created when AI and humans unite

Alum Alexander Reben describes his experience making art with algorithms and considers what the future of the field may bring.

via BBC · Nov. 27, 2022
in Responsive Environments
#robotics #art #artificial intelligence
Article Research

MIT Media Lab graduates share their entrepreneurial journey during 2022 Newhall Lecture

Alumni Nan-Wei Gong and Anirudh Sharma will deliver the 2022 C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture at Elon University.

via Today at Elon · Nov. 16, 2022
in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Spinoffs
#artificial intelligence #environment #event +3 more
Research
Human Dynamics

Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion

#robotics #design #social networks +68 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Detect DeepFakes: How to counteract misinformation created by AI

Check out our publications in PNAS, a workshop at IJCAI, and pre-print on arXiv. Check out a video from the Election Misinfo…

in Affective Computing
Matthew Groh · Ziv Epstein +1 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #data +7 more
Article Research

Butlr lands new cash to put people-detecting sensors in the office

Media Lab spinoff Butlr, co-founded by Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng, raises $20 million in a Series A funding round.

via TechCrunch · July 26, 2022
in City Science · Media Lab Spinoffs
#artificial intelligence #sensors #startup
Post Research

Global Fintech, edited by David L. Shrier and Prof. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, wins Outstanding Academic Title Award from Choice, 2022

Choice is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.

Dec. 19, 2022
in Human Dynamics
#artificial intelligence #banking and finance #cryptocurrency +2 more
Article Research

How AI-generated art is changing the concept of art itself

Critics, practitioners, and researchers like Human Dynamics PhD student Ziv Epstein talk about AI-generated art..

via LA Times · Sept. 21, 2022
in Human Dynamics
#design #art #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Latent Lab

A tool for exploring the Media Lab’s research and synthesizing new project ideas.

in Viral Communications
Andrew Lippman · Kevin Dunnell
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Liquid News

Liquid News aims to help people better understand and interact with the news by providing machine-learning-based analysis and semantic…

in Viral Communications
Dagmawi Haile · Andrew Lippman
#artificial intelligence #communications #entertainment
Project Research

AI-generated Characters for Learning and Wellbeing

Advancements in machine learning have recently enabled the hyper-realistic synthesis of prose, images, audio and video data, in what is ref…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pat Pataranutaporn · Valdemar Danry +4 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #communications +2 more
Project Research

AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning

This research presents the results of a study with 134 participants to explore the effects of learning from an AI-generated virtual in…

in Fluid Interfaces
Valdemar Danry · Joanne Leong +3 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #extended intelligence +1 more
Publication Research

AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning

P. Pataranutaporn* J. Leong*, V. Danry*, A. Lawson, P. Maes, M. Sra. 2022. *Co-first authorship ”AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning” to appear in FIE 2022, October 8-11, Uppsala, Sweden.

Proceedings, Oct. 2022
in Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence #learning
Article Research

Media Lab spinoff Empatica receives new FDA clearance for its Health Monitoring Platform and announces Series B financing

Co-founded by Professor Rosalind Picard, Empatica develops medical-grade wearables and algorithms for health monitoring and diagnostics.

Nov. 22, 2022
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#artificial intelligence #health #wearable computing +1 more
Project Research

AI Alchemy Lab

Al·che·my is the process of transformation, creation, and combination. It is in this conceptual space that we frame the convergence of huma…

in Human Dynamics · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Ziv Epstein · Hope Schroeder
#artificial intelligence #environment #creativity
Project Research

Voice Privacy Preservation

Spoken language is an information-rich medium that combines words with various information about emotions, feelings, and excitation through…

in Social Machines · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Wonjune Kang · Deb Roy
#artificial intelligence #machine learning
Project Research

Project Us

“Us” aims to help people develop their sense of empathy. It uses machine learning to analyze interlocutors’ signals (e.g., choice of words,…

in Fluid Interfaces
Camilo Rojas · Shreya Kulkarni +2 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #banking and finance +6 more
Project Research

Entrainment and Synchrony between Circadian Rhythms and Epilepsy Cycles with Applications in Probabilistic Forecasting

Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease globally. In the U.S., 1.2% of the national population reported active epilepsy in …

in Affective Computing
Boyu Zhang · Neska Elhaouij
#artificial intelligence #data #health +3 more
Project Research

SenseMate: an AI-based platform to support qualitative coding

Many community organizations want to engage in conversations with their constituents but lack the support they need to analyze feedback. Mo…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Cassandra Overney · Belen Saldias Fuentes +2 more
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Project Research

Predicting Driver Self-Reported Stress by Analyzing the Road Scene

Different approaches and models have been used to detect driver’s stress and affective states, using physiology, facial expression, and sel…

in Affective Computing
Neska Elhaouij · Agata Lapedriza Garcia +1 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #data
Project Research

CommunityLM

CommunityLM is a research program from MIT Center for Constructive Communication (CCC) and MIT Media Lab. We are devoted to developing soci…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication · Social Machines
Hang Jiang
#social networks #artificial intelligence #civic media +4 more
Research
Tangible Media

Seamlessly coupling the worlds of bits and atoms by giving dynamic physical form to digital information and computation

#robotics #design #virtual reality +59 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Molecular Machines

Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts

#robotics #art #artificial intelligence +30 more
Accepting Applicants
Post Research

In Nature Communications, Dava Newman and co-authors present a framework for more robust, reliable, and responsible machine learning systems

Machine Learning Technology Readiness Levels (MLTRL) apply systems engineering principles to the development of machine learning algorithms.

Oct. 20, 2022
in Director's Office
#artificial intelligence #ethics
Project Research

Conversational Agents for Supporting Social Connectivity

Imagine a personal AI agent that you can converse with naturally about your friends and family, helping you remember previous topics you’ve…

in Fluid Interfaces
Ruby Liu · Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Project Research

Large Language Models for Automated Sensemaking

In an effort to design alternatives to opinion-based discourse at scale online that exploded with polarization, toxicity, and misinformatio…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Hope Schroeder
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #natural language processing
Project Research

3DKnITS: Three-dimensional Knitted Intelligent Textile Sensor

Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical MonitoringWe present an ap…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +17 more
Project Research

Theme | Communication & Collaboration

Communication skills are critical for all. We  design and develop systems to help people with communication issues, eg  more empa…

in Fluid Interfaces · Affective Computing
Pattie Maes · Utkarsh Sarawgi +3 more
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +4 more
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Health 0.0

#artificial intelligence #bioengineering #communications +23 more
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Machine Learning from Biomarker Signatures and Correlation to Systemic Health Conditions

Imaging fluorescent disease biomarkers in tissues and skin is a non-invasive method to screen for health conditions. We report an automated…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #health +3 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Development: A Translational Perspective

Technical summary: Future of clinical development is on the verge of a major transformation due to convergence of large new digital data so…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah · Francis Kendall
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +11 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Helping Emergency Care Physicians Diagnose Sepsis and Bacterial Infections with Machine Learning and Vision

General overview:Sepsis, a life-threatening complication of bacterial infection, leads to millions of worldwide deaths requires significant…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +7 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

AI Methods for Rapid Automated Staining and Destaining of Tissue Biopsies in Hospitals

General OverviewStaining of tissues sections using chemical and biological dyes has been used for over a century for visualizing various ti…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#artificial intelligence #health #pharmaceuticals +7 more
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