Project

Theme | Transformable Environments and Sensing

City Science

We are developing hyper-efficient places of living that are dynamically transformable so that compact, more affordable spaces have three times the functionality of conventional spaces - alongside sensor platforms to better understand and respond to complex human activity.

Community-scale profiling sensor node for ocean monitoring and community coordination of fishing activities.

What does it take to generate reliable data in places where official records do not exist?Collecting Community-Based Data in Informal Urban…

OverviewGammaCap is a modular, personal-scale device that delivers synchronized 40 Hz light and sound stimulation—integrated seamlessly int…

TerMITes are a wireless environmental sensor platform that enables designers and researchers with the necessary tools to capture envir…

A distributed sensing system for managing water resources in informal communities.

With(in) is a multi-stage project that includes an exhibit, installation, qualitative exploration, and visual storytelling.This is a s…

Analyze and visualize urban interaction with computer vision and deep neural net.

JettSen is an open source mobile sensor system that enables citizens, urban planners, and city officials to collectively address urba…

The esc-Pod (or Escape Pod) is an exploratory platform for researchers investigating moments of refuge within our bustling work lives…

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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…

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Designed as a platform to enable rich contextual data collection in real homes, BoxLab uses a broad array of wireless sensing devices to st…

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Memento is a home-based reminder system that allows users to associate customized voice reminders with specific activities in their daily l…

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