As AI decouples intelligence from consciousness, as XR technologies transform perception, and as matter becomes machine manipulable, three key questions about the future arise: 1) what will newer AI-infused experiential interfaces look like where digital bits occupy space and algorithms have faces, 2) what can we learn about human behavior through human-AI interaction and how can AI models learn from human behavior, and 3) how will a shift from data-centric to interactive human-centric AI systems augment our capabilities and enrich our lives? To answer these questions, our current work focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), eXtended Reality (XR) and Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (AI). In particular, we investigate the design, engineering and study of experiential interfaces (software and hardware), interactions, tools and systems that focus on skill acquisition, task guidance and creative collaboration.
We are inspired by the writings of Douglas Englebart and JCR Licklider. In both Augmenting Human Intellect and Man-Computer Symbiosis we see a vision of a world where human capabilities are greatly enhanced through close interaction with machines, which we call Human-AI Integration.
An outdoor VR time travel experience that takes you to the MIT of 1916 as well as an envisioned future 100 years from now.
A continuously morphing 4D geometrical VR world was my first VR project (DK1) back in 2013.
Misha Sra Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Sherry Chen PhD student, CS
Yimeng Liu PhD student, CS
Atieh Taheri PhD candidate, ECE
Andrew Huard PhD student, ECE
Jungah Son PhD student, MAT
Arthur Caetano PhD student, CS
Avinash Nargund PhD student, ECE
Zichen Chen PhD student, CS
Kojiro Takeyama Visiting Researcher, Toyota Research
Carlos Gilberto Visiting PhD student, MechE. UNAM, Mexico City
Giuliana Barrios Dell'Olio Visiting Master's Student, CS 2020-2021. Now at McKinsey & Company
Jake Guida Master's Student, CS 2020 (now at Adobe)
Mengyu Chen PhD'23, MAT
We are always looking for exceptional students at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Electrical and Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering, Cognitive Science and Mechanical Engineering.
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