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Two of the City Science group's mobility projects will be featured at the FAB26 Boston Expo, on display at the MIT Media Lab exhibit in the…
Special Report Launch: Good Citizen Robots
Atlas of Moving Matter is a transdisciplinary design-research workshop that investigates how contemporary urban systems can be translated i…
From August 25-26, members of the City Science Network will take part in Hábitat LATAM, one of the region's most important gatherings on su…
The City Science Summit is an annual gathering of the City Science Network and other thought leaders in the fields of urban science, planni…
A variety of Media Lab community members will participate in the SIGGRAPH 2026 Conference.
Ancestral Craft and Emerging Technologies: Designing Futures from PlaceSIGGRAPH Spatial StorytellingThis talk presents a place-based approa…
Urbanism for the First Machine Learning Age
The City Science Network meeting took place on July 7th and featured a presentation by the City Science Lab @ Biobío team. During the sessi…
From June 15 to 18, City Science Biobío 2026 will open the doors of an unprecedented exhibition that showcases four years of innovation, da…
OverviewLearn from Kent Larson and Luis Alonso on how creative design can make transformative changes in communitiesAbout the SpeakersKent …
AI Agents for Hybrid Community BuildingAs communities increasingly span physical and digital spaces, new forms of coordination and collabor…
In this workshop, City Science affiliate, Parfait Atchade Adelomou, will share insight on quantum computing for urban analysis and dec…
Join researchers from the MIT Media Lab's City Science group as we welcome esteemed Tea Master, Soryo Matsumura. This two-part session…
The session will showcase how we are already using quantum and hybrid quantum-classical approaches today to address real urban challenges, …
Researchers from MIT City Science will welcome guests from Andorra Research and Innovation, Andorra Telecom, and the Andorran Governm…
Rethinking the role of food in creating the world we want to live in.Cities are centers of innovation, cultural exchange, and consumption—b…
We are honored to welcome Dr. Frank B. Hu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Hea…
The project explores how data-driven methods and participatory approaches can be combined to better understand community needs and inform d…
Our City Science Network meeting took place on February 24, featuring a presentation by City Science Lab Be’er Sheva at NUR – Israel’s Nati…
We’re excited to welcome Ozoz Sokoh as our next speaker on February 10. A culinary researcher, writer, and educator, Ozoz Sokoh explor…
This event is an in-person forum in San Francisco - 5:30 to 7:00pm PST. San Francisco has advanced Family Zoning, but zoning alone doe…
Quantum Optimization for Airline Fleet AssignmentAssigning aircraft to an airline’s flight schedule is a highly complex optimization proble…
Thank you all for your outstanding contributions to the success of the event. We truly appreciated the opportunity to work alongside you an…
GASTRONOMY AND BEYOND LECTURE SERIESOn January 27, Gastronomy & Beyond welcomes Chef Paco Morales for a conversation that explores gast…
At our City Science Network meeting on January 27th , the City Science Lab Hamburg, presented two of their …
A number of Media Lab and MIT researchers participated in the Scalable HCI Symposium 2026. Emphasizing open hardware, accessibili…
Leticia Izquierdo, a PhD student in the Media Lab's City Science research group, will be presenting at the Madrid International Urban Forum…
Hear from leading experts at IBM, QuEra, Q-CTRL, Qblox, and LDIG, to explore the frontiers of quantum computing – from multi-qubit architec…
The City Science group will participate in COP30 in Belém, Brazil, presenting a series of events that explore the intersection of tec…
The Imaginary Atlas: Amazonia imagines new urban futures where traditional knowledge meets emerging technologies.
City Science Group at the MIT Media Lab, and the Master’s Program in City Science at the University of Guadalajara are pleased to open this…
Academic Collaborations with Implementing Agencies for Climate Solutions
2:30 to 4pm Belem TimeThe City Science Network is an international community advancing research and innovation to create more livable, equi…
10:30am to 12:00pm Belem TimeWe invite mayors and city leaders to explore the formation of a new network dedicated to using advanced modeli…
9:30 to 10:30am Belem TimeDiscover how cities are using AI, data, and systemic portfolio design to accelerate climate action. This session …
Under the collaboration with City Science Lab @ Shanghai , over two weeks, participants explored how our surroundings…
9am to 3pm Madrid TimeWorkshop: Governance Spaces for Climate Action Organized by: City Science Lab Gipuzkoa in collaboration with the MIT …
A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are participating in CSCW 2025.
Cities in TransitionThe City Science Summit is an annual gathering of the City Science Network and other thought leaders in the fields of u…
Climate Week NYC is one of the largest global gatherings of the energy and climate community. The City Science Group is presenting two…
City Science is advancing participatory urban planning in San Francisco through a series of panels and community engagement activities. The…
Luis Alburquerque: «Travelogues and Smart Cities: From ‘urbanism’ to ‘(h)urmanism» Ángel Pérez Martínez: «Cities and t…
The City Science group will present two projects that explore how communities can actively shape more sustainable and resilient futures.
Hábitat Latam "Cities that Feel"From August 25-27, members of the City Science Network will take part in Hábitat LATAM "Cities th…
Shared Autonomous Micro-Mobility: Evaluating Fleet Performance, Operational Strategies, and Sustainability
In Search of New Township Democracy: Propagational Voting for Urban Development
The City Science Lab @ Guadalajara, presents recent initiatives that put into practice computational and data-driven approaches to urban ch…
MUBIL CityScience Experience brings together researchers from MIT and the City Science Lab Gipuzkoa to showcase the work and discoveries of…
The City Science Lab@Taipei advances urban innovation by integrating data analytics and robotics. Our human-centric approach uses…
"Gastronomy and Beyond" at MIT Sustainability SummitThe MIT Sustainability Summit welcomes two visionary chefs who are redefining the bound…
On May 2, Kent Larson, Director of the City Science group at the MIT Media Lab, will deliver a keynote talk titled "Cities as Hubs of Innov…
Innovation: Earth is an exhibition at the Boston Museum of Science which is part of the Museum's greater year of the EarthShot programming.
The City Science Lab @ Biobío, based in Concepción, Chile, focuses on urban innovation, sustainable mobility, and participatory planni…
DePUDS - Decentralized Prosocial Urban Development System
MIT Media Lab’s City Science group explores how innovation can drive the creation of more adaptive, responsive, and sustainable urban ecosy…
Tuesday, April 1st 2025
In April 2025, Luis Alonso, Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab’s City Science group, visited Concepción, Chile, to mark the official l…
A number of Media Lab community members will be in attendance, showcasing their research.
This presentation facilitates a conversation on possible futures of mobility, especially focusing on human experiences. Sharing our methodo…
The City Science Lab in Gipuzkoa will share their research vision for the group.The team will present various strategies for enhancing regi…
City Science Director, Kent Larson is Co-Director of the Institute.From the Norman Foster Institute: 'The second academic year of the Norma…
nur (Negev Urban Research) is the newest member of MIT’s City Science Lab Network, now joining 9 other labs worldwide. Located in the heart…
Urban Futures of the Amazon discusses urbanization issues in the Brazilian rainforest and its urbanized regions.The event brought together …
As we navigate the digital age and witness the rapid obsolescence of electronics, a new frontier emerges: urban mining.
Transforming digital traces into public goods in the age of commercial surveillance
A number of Media Lab researchers are participating in CSCW 2024.
Transformative Communities
How will mobility and AI shape mid-western cities? How can the human body connect to vehicles, creating seamless interfaces that augm…
In this intensive and immersive 5-day workshop, students will dive into the underlying currents shaping Shanghai's future, guided by an awa…
The City Science Lab @ Biobio recently hosted a workshop co-organized with the San Vicente Port Company. The workshop invited a dialogue be…
The City Science Lab @ Biobio recently hosted a CityScope Symposium where the team presented their research findings on the Costanera, a re…
'Cultural Brains' Shanghai aims to transcend standard technical images (such as satellite views, single-point perspectives, and o…
The City Science Lab @ Shanghai is based in Tongji University. In the past few years, we have initiated projects including CityScope Living…