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Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +55 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Liquid Movies

Video has evolved from an esoteric production to the default means of online and broadcast communication. We accept a wrong or lengthy vide…

in Viral Communications
JS Tan
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #communications +1 more
Project Research

Detect DeepFakes: How to counteract misinformation created by AI

Participate in the experiment at https://detectfakes.media.mit.eduCheck out our publications in PNAS, a workshop at IJCAI, and pre-pri…

in Affective Computing
Aruna Sankaranarayanan · Matthew Groh +5 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #data +7 more
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +65 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +69 more
Project Research

Dormio: Interfacing with Dreams

InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…

in Civic Media · Fluid Interfaces · Personal Robots
Kathleen Esfahany · Eyal Perry +6 more
#human-computer interaction #art #artificial intelligence +16 more
Publication Research

Dormio: Interfacing with Dreams

Haar Horowitz, Adam, Ishaan Grover, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, Cynthia Breazeal, and Pattie Maes. "Dormio: Interfacing with dreams." In Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1-10. 2018.

Academic Paper, April 2018
in Personal Robots · Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #cognition #creativity
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +30 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Modeling Contingent Behaviors in Multiparty Conversations

Recognizing and interpreting group behaviors is much more challenging than that of individual behaviors. Firstly, the system must perform w…

in Personal Robots
Dong Won Lee · Cynthia Breazeal +3 more
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #machine learning
Project Research

"Picture the Audience" Exploring Private AR Face Filters for Online Public Speaking

This work will be presented  at the upcoming ACM CHI 2023 conference. By Joanne Leong, Florian Perteneder, Muhender Raj Rajv…

in Fluid Interfaces
Joanne Leong · Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #augmented reality #perception
Project Research

Pharmamusicology: Exploring the Impact of Music on the Physiology and Psychology of Mental Health

As of 2020, approximately 40 million adults, or 18.1% percent of the adult population, in the United States suffer from anxiety disorders, …

in Opera of the Future · Biomechatronics · Affective Computing
Kimaya Lecamwasam · Max Addae +3 more
#human-computer interaction #art #cognition +1 more
Project Research

The Shipt Calculator: Crowdsourcing Gig Worker Pay Data to Audit Algorithmic Management

The increasing prevalence of large-scale labor aggregation platforms, worker analytics, and algorithmic decision-making by management raise…

in Human Dynamics
Dan Calacci
#design #social networks #human-computer interaction +6 more
Project Research

AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning

This research presents the results of a study with 134 participants to explore the effects of learning from an AI-generated virtual in…

in Fluid Interfaces
Valdemar Danry · Joanne Leong +3 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #extended intelligence +1 more
Project Research

AttentivU

There are currently  UROP openings for this project. AttentivU is  a  device, in the  form factor of a pair of gla…

in Fluid Interfaces
Nataliya Kos'myna · Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #augmented reality #health +8 more
Research
Opera of the Future

Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +64 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Tangible Media

Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people

#robotics #design #virtual reality +59 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Latent Lab: Landscape

Latent Lab is an AI-driven knowledge exploration system designed to navigate through the 4,000+ research projects within the Media Lab. Uti…

in Viral Communications
Kevin Dunnell · Andrew Lippman
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +1 more
Research
Personal Robots

Building intelligent personified technologies that collaborate with people to help them learn, thrive, and flourish.

#robotics #design #virtual reality +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Theme | Attention, Memory + Optimal Performance

Multiple projects related to the theme of how digital systems may support attention, memory, and optimal performance.

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction
Research
Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion

#robotics #social networks #computer vision +51 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Camera Culture

Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection

#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +42 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Theme | Learning + Creativity

Several of our projects aim to support learning and creativity. While some systems focus on a specific skill to be strengthened, e.g.,…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +6 more
Archived
Project Research

Essence Wearables: Biometric Olfactory Interfaces for Day and Night

Human-computer interaction (HCI) has traditionally focused on designing and investigating interfaces that provide explicit visual, auditory…

in Fluid Interfaces
Judith Amores Fernandez
#design #virtual reality #human-computer interaction +18 more
Archived
Thesis Research

Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity

Leong, Joanne. Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity. 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS Thesis.

Thesis, Feb. 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +2 more
Publication Research

Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity

Leong, Joanne, et al. "Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity." Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.

Proceedings, May 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #augmented reality #cognition +2 more
Project Research

Synthetic Self-Perception

Perceptual illusions have the power to change our abilities and behaviours. Prior research in virtual reality (VR) has shown that transport…

in Fluid Interfaces
Joanne Leong · Pat Pataranutaporn +1 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +5 more
Publication Research

Frisson: Leveraging Metasomatic Interactions for Generating Aesthetic Chills

Jain, A., Schoeller, F., Zhang, E., & Maes, P. (2022, November). Frisson: Leveraging Metasomatic Interactions for Generating Aesthetic Chills. In Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (pp. 148-158).

Academic Paper, Nov. 2022
in Fluid Interfaces
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +1 more
Publication Research

Modulating Interoceptive Signals for Influencing the Conscious Experience

Academic Paper, March 2023
in Fluid Interfaces
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +2 more
Publication Research

Adaptive Virtual Neuroarchitecture

Jain, A., Maes, P., Sra, M. (2023). Adaptive Virtual Neuroarchitecture. In: Simeone, A., Weyers, B., Bialkova, S., Lindeman, R.W. (eds) Everyday Virtual and Augmented Reality. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05804-2_9

Chapter, Feb. 2023
in Fluid Interfaces
#design #virtual reality #human-computer interaction +1 more
Publication Research

Aesthetic chills cause an emotional drift in valence and arousal

Jain A, Schoeller F, Horowitz A, Hu X, Yan G, Salomon R and Maes P (2023) Aesthetic chills cause an emotional drift in valence and arousal. Front. Neurosci. 16:1013117. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1013117

Academic Paper, March 2023
in Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #health
Project Research

Wearable Device-assisted Emotional Wellbeing Intervention with a Social Robot

Emotional Well-being is an important indicator of overall health and poor emotional well-being can equally adversely affect one's over…

in Personal Robots
Yubin Kim · Cynthia Breazeal +2 more
#robotics #human-computer interaction
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Viral Communications

People and intelligent machines in a creative, symbiotic loop

#design #virtual reality #computer vision +43 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Prismo - Transformable floor lamp based on prismatic structure

Prismo lamp is designed and constructed based on a classical example of the prismatic structure. It takes advantage of the periodic and spa…

in Tangible Media
Liu Yang
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +1 more
Project Research

City Science Network

MIT City Science has developed an international network of cooperative City Science LabsWe are developing concepts and key technology that …

in City Science
Markus Elkatsha · Kent Larson +10 more
#human-computer interaction #data #urban planning +1 more
Project Research

Modeling Empathic Similarity in Personal Narratives

The most meaningful connections between people are often formed through expression of shared vulnerability and emotional experiences. Despi…

in Personal Robots
Jocelyn Shen
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Article Research

Program teaches US Air Force personnel the fundamentals of AI

Cynthia Breazeal led an MIT Open Learning pilot program to deliver a customized AI training program for users with varied backgrounds.

via MIT News · Jan. 11, 2023
in Personal Robots · RAISE
#robotics #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Collective Learning

Transforming data into knowledge

#design #social networks #virtual reality +39 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Human Dynamics

Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion

#robotics #design #social networks +69 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Denting the future at San Diego Comic-Con 2022

Dent the Future organizes annual 2022 science and tech panels featuring Sana Sharma.

via Dent the Future · July 23, 2022
in Space Exploration Initiative
#design #human-computer interaction #space +1 more
Project Research

Latent Lab

A tool for exploring the Media Lab’s research and synthesizing new project ideas.

in Viral Communications
Andrew Lippman · Kevin Dunnell
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

AI-generated Characters for Learning and Wellbeing

Advancements in machine learning have recently enabled the hyper-realistic synthesis of prose, images, audio and video data, in what is ref…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pat Pataranutaporn · Valdemar Danry +4 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #communications +2 more
Article Research

Brown, MIT researchers validate new methodology for wireless muscle tracking

Two research papers published by Brown and MIT researchers focus on the possibility of employing improved muscle tracking technology.

via Brown Daily Herald · Nov. 18, 2022
in Biomechatronics
#human-computer interaction #sensors #electrical engineering +2 more
Archived
Project Research

Voice Your Choice: Creating a Community Engagement Process for New Magnet Programs in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Effective community engagement is critical in diverse organizations, such as school districts. However, current methods, including surveys,…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Cassandra Overney · Nabeel Gillani +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #civic technology
Archived
Project Research

Project Us

“Us” aims to help people develop their sense of empathy. It uses machine learning to analyze interlocutors’ signals (e.g., choice of words,…

in Fluid Interfaces
Camilo Rojas · Shreya Kulkarni +2 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #banking and finance +6 more
Project Research

Let's Chance: Playful Probabilistic Programming for Children

Probabilistic thinking has been one of the most powerful ideas in the history of science, and it is rapidly gaining even more relevance as …

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Manuj Dhariwal · Shruti Dhariwal
#human-computer interaction #art #interfaces +2 more
Project Research

SenseMate: an AI-based platform to support qualitative coding

Many community organizations want to engage in conversations with their constituents but lack the support they need to analyze feedback. Mo…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Cassandra Overney · Belen Saldias Fuentes +2 more
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Project Research

Predicting Driver Self-Reported Stress by Analyzing the Road Scene

Different approaches and models have been used to detect driver’s stress and affective states, using physiology, facial expression, and sel…

in Affective Computing
Neska Elhaouij · Agata Lapedriza Garcia +1 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #data
Project Research

Conversational Agents for Supporting Social Connectivity

Imagine a personal AI agent that you can converse with naturally about your friends and family, helping you remember previous topics you’ve…

in Fluid Interfaces
Ruby Liu · Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Project Research

Large Language Models for Automated Sensemaking

In an effort to design alternatives to opinion-based discourse at scale online that exploded with polarization, toxicity, and misinformatio…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Hope Schroeder
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #natural language processing
Project Research

3DKnITS: Three-dimensional Knitted Intelligent Textile Sensor

Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical MonitoringWe present an ap…

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +17 more
Archived
Project Research

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Development: A Translational Perspective

Technical summary: Future of clinical development is on the verge of a major transformation due to convergence of large new digital data so…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah · Francis Kendall
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +11 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Helping Emergency Care Physicians Diagnose Sepsis and Bacterial Infections with Machine Learning and Vision

General overview:Sepsis, a life-threatening complication of bacterial infection, leads to millions of worldwide deaths requires significant…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +7 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Self-Learning AI Model Learns from Patient Data to Design Novel Clinical Trials

Technical summaryUnstructured learning problems without well-defined rewards are unsuitable for current reinforcement learning (RL) approac…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +8 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Deep Learning to Develop and Analyze Computational Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining of Tissue Images for Digital Biopsies

Staining of tissues sections using chemical and biological dyes has been used for over a century for visualizing various tissue types and m…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +8 more
Archived
Project Research

Facilimate

During facilitated small-group conversations,  facilitators have to manage many tasks, including handling the technology, managin…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Cassandra Overney · Deb Roy
#design #human-computer interaction
Project Research

Wemoji

This project was produced as part of the   2021 Snap Creative Challenge, focused on "The Future of Co-located Social AR."Wem…

in Fluid Interfaces
Joanne Leong · Pattie Maes +1 more
#human-computer interaction #augmented reality #communications
Project Research

'@artbhot' - Towards a Creative Partner on Social Media

@artbhot is a Twitter bot that leverages stable diffusion technology to translate user tweets into images and animations.  Access…

in Viral Communications
Amy Smith
#social networks #human-computer interaction #art +1 more
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