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Project Research

Urban Swarms

Modern cities have to respond to the growing demands of more efficient and sustainable urban development, as well as an increased quality o…

in Human Dynamics
Kent Larson · Alex 'Sandy' Pentland +3 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #data +10 more
Post Research

This city is a classroom

Avery Normandin and Devora Najjar are on a mission to build literacy and appreciation for urban ecology.

Jan. 28, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#ecology #learning #storytelling +3 more
Project Research

FindingPlaces

What is FindingPlaces?In reaction to the sudden arrival of tens of thousands of refugees in the city of Hamburg (DE) in 2015, the Lord Mayo…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Ariel Noyman
#human-computer interaction #architecture #government +1 more
Project Research

Ecology, Evolution, and Engineering for Empowered Brains

EEEeb Spring 2019:  Urban OceansMarch 24, April 7 and 21, May 19, June 2 To register, please visit this link.…

in Sculpting Evolution
Avery Normandin · Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar +2 more
#ecology #environment #kids +5 more
Article Research

Give way to droids, bots, and drones: the driverless city will look like this

An NYC exhibit imagines driverless buses and mobile medical units resembling Popemobiles.

via The Daily Beast · Dec. 31, 2018
in Scalable Cooperation · City Science
#design #architecture #civic technology +4 more
Archived
Research
Social Computing

Creating sociotechnical systems that shape our urban environments

#design #art #environment +8 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Future Storytelling
#robotics #architecture #art +21 more
Archived
Project Research

Andorra | Energy + Environment

View the main City Science Andorra project profile.

in City Science
Arnaud Grignard · Juanita Devis +3 more
#architecture #energy #environment +6 more
Project Research

cityIO

Cloud-Based Urban Data PlatformcityIO (input/output) is a cloud- and database-driven platform which allows remote participation, database a…

in City Science
Ariel Noyman
#data #urban planning
Project Research

Managing Travel Demand: Location recommendation for system efficiency

Growth in leisure travel has become increasingly significant economically, socially, and environmentally. However, flexible but uncoordinat…

in Human Dynamics
Alex 'Sandy' Pentland · Yan Leng
#data #transportation #urban planning
Article Research

AR is transforming tech. What can it do for cities?

Cities need to work to ensure that AR makes the leap from “cool experience,” to a technology that improves residents’ lives.

via CityLab · Aug. 3, 2018
in City Science
#augmented reality #civic technology #urban planning
Post Research

10+ years of Human 2.0

Revisit Human 2.0, a 2007 Media Lab symposium focused on the future of human adaptability.

May 9, 2018
in Social Machines · Affective Computing · Opera of the Future +3 more
#robotics #architecture #health +4 more
Project Research

Andorra | Innovation

View the main City Science Andorra project profile.The MIT Media Lab's City Science research group, the University of Andorra, and national…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor +5 more
#data #kids #learning +3 more
Post Research

The hackable bike and the future of the MamaChari

Rapid urbanization causes a need for new mobility modes which may not be totally dependent on cars.

May 29, 2018
in City Science
#hacking #transportation #urban planning
Project Research

Hackable Bike

To explore future mobility modes, the City Science group is working with Media Lab member company Panasonic to explore the use and potentia…

in City Science
Yasushi Sakai
#hacking #transportation #urban planning
Archived
Project Research

Place Pulse

Mapping the urban perception

in Collective Learning
Cesar A. Hidalgo
#urban planning
Archived
Gallery Research

School and Energy Awareness, City Science Andorra

SCHOOL, ENERGY AWARENESSUsing TerMITes in the Santa Coloma School in Andorra we want to help students understand the relation between the e…

by Stacie Slotnick · Sept. 12, 2017
in City Science
#architecture #energy #environment +2 more
Archived
Project Research

Ant-Based Modeling

Ant-Based Modeling explores the possibility of implementing agent-based modeling with living ants and external stimuli such as el…

Carson Smuts · Javier Hernandez +2 more
#data #systems #urban planning +1 more
Archived
Publication Research

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).

Academic Paper, May 2017
in City Science
#architecture #transportation #urban planning
Article Research

Robotic interiors

Smart furniture transforms spaces in tiny apartments into bedrooms, work spaces, or closets.

via MIT News · Jan. 31, 2018
in City Science
#architecture #urban planning #alumni +1 more
Thesis Research

POWERSTRUCTURES : the urban form of regulations

POWERSTRUCTURES : the urban form of regulations, Noyman, Ariel, Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2015.; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-236).

Thesis, May 2015
in City Science
#architecture #civic technology #data +1 more
Article Research

In these small cities, AI advances could be costly

It’s long been clear that urbanization and automated technologies are shaping society, but it hasn’t been obvious how the two forces affect…

via MIT Technology Review · Oct. 23, 2017
in Scalable Cooperation
#artificial intelligence #urban planning
Archived
Project Research

CityHome

We demonstrate how the CityHome, which has a very small footprint, can function as an apartment two to three times that size. This is achie…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Hasier Larrea
#architecture #urban planning #alumni +1 more
Archived
Article Research

City Science Summit 2017 (Andorra, 14-15 September)

via Actua · Sept. 18, 2017
in City Science
#urban planning
Article Research

Automation will have a bigger impact on jobs in smaller cities

The robot takeover will start in the smaller cities.

via New Scientist · May 15, 2017
in Scalable Cooperation
#artificial intelligence #urban planning
Gallery Research

Persuasive Electric Vehicle

The Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV) is an agile, on-demand, shared, and functionally hybrid tricycle.

by Stacie Slotnick · Sept. 13, 2017
in City Science
#environment #transportation #urban planning
Post Research

PEV: videos

Sept. 1, 2017
in City Science
#environment #transportation #urban planning
Archived
Project Research

CityCar

The CityCar electric automobile, developed and prototyped by Smart Cities, is designed to meet the demand for enclosed personal mobility – …

in City Science
Kent Larson · Ryan C. C. Chin
#environment #transportation #urban planning
Archived
Article Research

MIT creates an AI to predict urban decay

Facebook volunteers and work-at-home moms might be making city planning decisions, thanks to AI research conducted by MIT scientists. Resea…

via The Next Web · July 14, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Computer vision shows how Brooklyn streets really are changing

Using computer vision to examine Google Street View, the researchers analyzed how streets and blocks have changed in five American cities.

via Technical.ly Brooklyn · July 10, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Mit Media Lab Uses Machine Learning to Analyze How Neighborhoods Improve

Tested with five American cities, Streetchange quantifies the physical improvement or deterioration of neighborhoods.

via Digital Trends · July 13, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Why Neighborhoods Get Better: Research Provides Insights That May Surprise You

A recently published paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) looks at factors that predict neighborhood change.

via Forbes · July 13, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Article Research

Why do some neighborhoods improve?

Researchers have used machine learning to quantify the physical improvement or deterioration of neighborhoods in five American cities.

via MIT News · July 6, 2017
in Camera Culture · Collective Learning
#computer vision #civic technology #urban planning +1 more
Project Research

Andorra Living Lab

The Andorra Living Lab project combines different research topics (Tourism, Innovation, Energy & Environment, Mobility, Dynamic urban p…

in Changing Places
Kent Larson · Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor +11 more
#data #transportation #urban planning +2 more
Article Research

NTUT, MIT sign "smart" development agreement

A collaboration to set up a "City Science Lab" to focus on the development of "smart" city infrastructure and autonomous vehicles.

via Taipei Times · March 30, 2017
in Changing Places
#data #urban planning
Publication Research

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.

Proceedings, Sept. 2016
in Human Dynamics
#data #transportation #urban planning
Publication Research

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.

Proceedings, Sept. 2016
in Human Dynamics
#data #transportation #urban planning

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