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Ambient Intelligence

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Taya Leary
617.253.0523
tleary(at)media.mit.edu
Pattie Maes
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How ubiquitous, personalized interfaces can be responsive to our actions and expand our minds.

The goal of the Ambient Intelligence research group is to radically rethink the ways we interact with the digital world by designing interfaces that are more intuitive, more intelligent, and better integrated in our daily physical lives. We investigate ways to augment the everyday objects and spaces around us, making them responsive to our attention and actions. The resulting augmented environments offer opportunities for learning and interaction and ultimately for enriching our lives.

What We're Looking For

Applicants who ideally are:

  • creative, inventive, and full of (radical) ideas
  • "hackers," who like to build/make things (using several media)
  • independent workers, but also good team players
  • strong technical people (with backgrounds in programming and sensors/hardware)
  • interested in and knowledgable about human-computer interaction

A background/interest in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, design, arts, or entertainment is a plus.

ReachMedia

Our Work at a Glance

ReachMedia is a wireless RFID tag-reading wristband system that supports on-the-move interaction with everyday objects. The wristband detects physical objects with which the user interacts, and retrieves relevant and personalized information via a smart phone.

Special Requirements
None