Research — MIT Media Lab

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makers
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neural interfacing and control
internet of things
interactive
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fabrication
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perception
nonverbal behavior
physiology
civic action
mapping
physics
extended intelligence
autonomous vehicles
visualization
human augmentation
startup
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gesture interface
long-term interaction
networking
marginalized communities
voice
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diversity
sports and fitness
orthotic design
trust
natural language processing
autism research
electrical engineering
hacking
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mechanical engineering
nanoscience
primary healthcare
clinical trials
mechatronics
clinical science
academia
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water
member company
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rfid
open access
gender studies
microfabrication
soft-tissue biomechanics
chemistry
microbiology
real estate
randomized experiment
publishing
biomedical imaging
gis
event
exhibit
cartography
metamaterials
installation

Publication

Bike Swarm

Berke, A., Sanchez Lengeling, T., Nawyn, J., & Larson, K. (2019, November). Bike Swarm. In Conference Companion Publication of the 2019 on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (pp. 1-4). ACM.

Publication

Roadmap for Autonomous Cities: Sustainable Transformation of Urban Spaces

Noyman, Ariel, Agnis Stibe, and Kent Larson. "Roadmap for Autonomous Cities: Sustainable Transformation of Urban Spaces." (2017).

Publication

The City Browser: Utilizing Massive Call Data to Infer City Mobility Dynamics

Alhasoun, Fahad, et al. "The City Browser: Utilizing Massive Call Data to Infer City Mobility Dynamics." 3rd International Workshop on Urban Computing (UrbComp 2014). UrbComp: New York, NY. 2014.

Publication

Analysis of Tourism Dynamics and Special Events through Mobile Phone Metadata

Y. Leng, A. Noriega, A.S. Pentland, I. Winder, N. Lutz, L. Alonso: "Analysis of Tourism Dynamics and Special Events through Mobile Phone Metadata". 2016. Proceedings of Data for Good Exchange (D4GX) 2016. New York, NY.

Publication

Managing travel demand: Location recommendation for system efficiency based on mobile phone data

Y. Leng, L. Rudolph, A.S. Pentland, J. Zhao, H.N. Koutsopolous: "Managing travel demand: Location recommendation for system eciency based on mobile phone data". 2016. Proceedings of Data for Good Exchange (D4GX) 2016. New York, NY.