Stay tuned for updates to our Summer Schedule!

Workshop Access + Registration

All workshops require advance registration. Each registration link is password-protected:

• Media Lab Members: Access the Member registration form here
  (Contact your Member Manager or email external-relations@media.mit.edu to obtain the password.)
• Alumni + Invited Guests: Access the Alumni + Invited Guest form here
  (Please email external-relations@media.mit.edu to request the password.)

Workshops are hosted live and may include interactive elements—early registration is encouraged to ensure your participation.

Wearable Technology for Boosting Cognition and Sleep

Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 | 4-5 pm | Presented by: Dr. Nathan Whitmore
** This session was originally scheduled for June 18 but has since been rescheduled to June 30.

Abstract: Learn about the Fluid Interfaces Group's work on creating wearables for cognitive enhancement by translating neuroscience research techniques to wearable devices. We'll discuss projects focused on improving sleep quality, improving memory, and enhancing emotional self-regulation using consumer wearable devices.

Workshop page to come.

Title TBD (Topic: the NANDA project: Networked Agents and Decentralized AI)

Presented by: Dr. Pradyumna Chari

Date: July 9, 2025 | 2-3 pm
Workshop page to come.

Title TBD (Topic: Pharmamusicology)

Date: July 16, 2025 | 3-4 pm | Presented by: Kimy Lecamwasam

Abstract: Amid a growing global mental health crisis and the urgent need for cost-effective, scalable interventions, music has emerged as a powerful tool for modulating emotion and stress with the potential for broad cultural and community impact. In response to this need, Kimy's research focus has evolved to center on the development of emotionally intelligent AI music systems that are informed by ethics, culture, and physiology. As an essential first step, Kimy's work to date has focused on evaluating the potential of human-composed, human-performed music to positively impact mental and physical health through collaboration with cultural institutions, including Carnegie Hall, as well as evaluations of the emotional resonance of AI-generated music as compared to human-composed. This work offers foundational insights into how listeners perceive emotional authenticity in music across human and AI-generated contexts, as companion interventions to traditional therapeutics and psychotherapy. 

Workshop page to come.

Title TBD (Topic: the NANDA project: Networked Agents and Decentralized AI)

Presented by: Dr. Pradyumna Chari

Date: July 31, 2025 | 6-7 pm
Workshop page to come.

Title TBD (Topic: sAIpien)

Presented by: Dr. Hossein Rahnama

Date: August 13, 2025 | 1-2 pm
Workshop page to come.