From June 13 through July 11, 2026, the MIT Media Lab and member company HCLTech hosted NANDAHack, an Agentic AI Hackathon designed to brin…
MIT Media Lab turns consumer LiDAR into an around-the-corner camera, imaging hidden 3D objects for under $100 with no special calibration.
Camera Culture research uses single-pixel imaging to capture light in motion at trillion-frame-per-second speeds, revealing the invisible.
“Powerful” method for studying evolution could help researchers understand how species developed specialized eyes
The AI-powered tool could inform the design of better sensors and cameras for robots or autonomous vehicles.
Ramesh Raskar, head of the Camera Culture group, has been named to The Mayfield | Divot AI List 2025 in the Researcher category.
An induction ceremony will be held during Summer 2025.
He received the award in Imaging Science.
“We are adding a new layer of control between the world of computers and what your eyes see,” says Barmak Heshmat, co-founder of Brelyon
This paper titled "Femto-Photography: Capturing and Visualizing the Propagation of Light" was originally presented at SIGGRAPH 2013.
This technique could lead to safer autonomous vehicles, more efficient AR/VR headsets, or faster warehouse robots.
Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. The NOVA documentary, …
A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are included in the cohort.
Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection.
The award recognizes technical achievements and contributions to society in the field of optical engineering.
On May 11, 2022, the MIT Media Lab hosted a biannual event known as Demo Day, where 14 teams of students presented their course projects.
A new computer vision system turns any shiny object into a camera of sorts, enabling an observer to see around corners or beyond obstruction
Professor Ramesh Raskar talks to Shellye Archambeau.
Fourteen student teams presented proto-ventures during Demo Day 2022, an event related to an academic course taught at the MIT Media Lab.
Integrity Distributed, a project created by Camera Culture PhD student Praneeth Vepakomma and collaborators, won a FT Innovation Award 2022
At the Imagination in Action Web3 Summit on June 30, experts from industry and academia convened to discuss the future of the internet.
The award was for "Visual Transformer Meets CutMix for Improved Accuracy, Communication Efficiency, and Data Privacy in Split Learning"
Spinoff Akasha Imaging was co-founded by Kartik Venkataraman, Camera Culture head Ramesh Raskar, and alum Achuta Kadambi. Read more here.
Ramesh Raskar discuses potential approaches to creating apps that can leverage citizen engagement to improve government responses to crises.
MIT scientists discuss the future of AI with applications across many sectors, as a tool that can be both beneficial and harmful.
FG is the premier international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition.
Entrepreneurship class MAS.664 launches businesses with a global reach.
The award is given to a member of the electronic imaging community who has made significant and substantial contributions to the field.
Can a new vaccination card simplify the user vaccination journey and create data-rich monitoring of the progress in vaccination?
Camera Culture head Ramesh Raskar talks to Rashmi Mohan about his interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Media Lab Focus series for March 2021 will present research on the theme of Mobility.
A multi-institutional team, including members of the Camera Culture research group, has won the Baidu Best Paper Award at NeurIPS-SpicyFL'20
An MIT-developed vaccination card aims to cut through vaccine distribution chaos while preserving patient privacy.
The project is a multi-faculty, cross-MIT effort, with input and expertise from multiple institutes.
Thursday August 20, 2020 …
These sessions will focus on tools for privacy-aware contact tracing.
Recognizing individuals who demonstrate a real commitment to building a diverse and inclusive tech community and making a Better World
These awards recognize outstanding achievement and innovation in the field.
Wednesday June 3, 2020 …
These are public talks via webcast every Wednesday at 10am. Safe Paths—an MIT-led, free, open source technology that enables…
Wednesday May 27, 2020 …
This award is given out annually by the MIT Graduate Student Council and presented at the Awards Convocation ceremony.
Wednesday May 6, 2020 …
Ramesh Raskar gives an update on his nonprofit’s progression in developing the Safe Paths mobile app and Safe Places web tool.
Ramesh Raskar details these tools and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different contact tracing methods.
Your phone soon might know if you have spent time near someone with the COVID-19 virus.
Friday April 17, 2020 …
Researchers are racing to achieve the benefits of location-tracking without the surveillance.
To help explain how this works is Ramesh Raskar, an associate professor at MIT’s Media Lab.
The app is designed to let people discover if they've crossed paths with someone who's been infected with COVID-19.
A multinational team develops new tools to slow the spread of pandemics.
A system that enables smartphones to transmit “chirps” to nearby devices could notify people if they have been near an infected person.
Saturday April 4, 2020 …
Private Kit: Safe Paths shares information about your movements in a privacy-preserving way—and could let health officials tackle COVID-19.
China, South Korea used smartphone apps to monitor people with the disease. Americans have different views of privacy and data collection.
The MIT Media Lab, a hallowed digital playground and research center into media technologies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. We'll ta…
"The research is…unique in its approach to enable seeing through dense fog for self-driving cars and augmented driving."
On May 11, 2019 Ramesh Raskar was the doctoral hooding ceremony keynote speaker at UNC Chapel Hill Commencement. He shared the vi…
Kumbhathon is a year-round initiative to identify and address the challenges of cities in developing countries. It is not just a hackathon …
MIT Media Lab professor Ramesh Raskar talks about how his high-tech inventions and initiatives can help solve real-world problems.
Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click—no zoom lens needed