Research — MIT Media Lab

We are an interdisciplinary research lab working to invent the future of

art
health
human-machine interaction
learning
artificial intelligence
robotics
architecture
consumer electronics
kids
design
technology
music
networks
politics
wearable computing
entertainment
economy
history
bioengineering
cognition
archives
storytelling
social science
machine learning
human-computer interaction
data
interfaces
sensors
space
computer science
developing countries
prosthetics
environment
social robotics
wellbeing
privacy
engineering
ethics
social media
civic technology
synthetic biology
civic media
imaging
neurobiology
urban planning
virtual reality
communications
augmented reality
affective computing
covid19
transportation
energy
biology
industry
public health
data visualization
social change
3d printing
biotechnology
food
computer vision
community
blockchain
alumni
manufacturing
biomechanics
agriculture
zero gravity
gaming
genetics
government
behavioral science
prosthetic design
banking and finance
fashion
systems
medicine
open source
social networks
construction
ocean
crowdsourcing
cryptocurrency
security
wiesner
data science
collective intelligence
makers
internet of things
racial justice
neural interfacing and control
performance
language learning
ecology
perception
women
mapping
nonverbal behavior
climate change
autonomous vehicles
materials
bionics
fabrication
interactive
extended intelligence
startup
visualization
human augmentation
creativity
gesture interface
physiology
long-term interaction
civic action
holography
networking
point of care
sports and fitness
trust
orthotic design
diversity
hacking
mechanical engineering
autism research
electrical engineering
cognitive science
pharmaceuticals
natural language processing
primary healthcare
member company
trade
clinical science
academia
nanoscience
water
clinical trials
gender studies
member event
rfid
marginalized communities
physics
open access
mechatronics
soft-tissue biomechanics
voice
chemistry
real estate
randomized experiment
biomedical imaging
microbiology
gis
publishing
event
exhibit
cartography
microfabrication
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

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.

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.