New courses in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences 2022-02-11T17:22:32+05:00 MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Bitcoin and other cryptographic currencies have gained attention over the years as the systems continue to evolve. This course looks at the design of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and how they function in practice, focusing on cryptography, game theory, and network architecture. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-s62-cryptocurrency-engineering-and-design-spring-2018 Spring 2018 Narula, Neha Dryja, Tadge 2019-07-12T19:15:18+05:00 MAS.S62 en-US Signatures hashing hash chains e-cash motivation Proof of Work Mining Transactions the UTXO model Synchronization process pruning SPV wallet types OP_RETURN Catena Forks Peer-to-peer networks PoW other fork types Fees Transaction malleability segregated witness Payment channels Lightning Network Cross-chain Swaps Discreet Log Contracts MAST Taproot Graftroot Anonimity Coinjoin Signature Aggregation Confidential Transactions Ethereum smart contracts Proof of Work at Industrial Scales Alternative consensus mechanisms New Directions in Crypto zkLedger MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. 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For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course instructs students on how to develop technologies that help people measure and communicate emotion, that respectfully read and that intelligently respond to emotion, and have internal mechanisms inspired by the useful roles emotions play. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-630-affective-computing-fall-2015 Fall 2015 Picard, Rosalind W. 2016-06-17T21:32:00+05:00 MAS.630 en-US neuroscience emotion perception decision-making creativity autism learning physiology of emotion machine recognition wearable systems usability frustration robot agent artificial intelligence synthetic character avatar affect customer service customer experience empathy humanoid MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. 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For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm With a focus on the creation of functional prototypes and practicing real magical crafts, this class combines theatrical illusion, game design, sleight of hand, machine learning, camouflage, and neuroscience to explore how ideas from ancient magic and modern stage illusion can inform cutting edge technology. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-s66-indistinguishable-from-magic-as-interface-technology-and-tradition-spring-2015 Spring 2015 Borenstein, Greg Novy, Dan 2015-11-13T19:41:36+05:00 MAS.S66 en-US magic technology illusion ritual performance design interface game design machine learning neuroscience tricks design exercise deception bots user experience MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Students will learn to fabricate, remix, and design detection and monitoring devices for health following the core focus of the Tricorder: a portable, handheld diagnostic device which can brings health solutions to consumers at home or in remote parts of the world. Inspired by the Tricorder X-Prize (with a purse of $10 million), students will aim to create specific component technologies that integrate into a comprehensive Tricorder mechanism capable of reading vital signs and specific disease biomarker detection. Component areas will include optical, electric, biochemical, and molecular diagnostics. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-s63-engineering-health-towards-the-tricorder-fall-2013 Fall 2013 Raskar, Ramesh Gomez-Marquez, Jose Young, Anna 2014-06-23T15:29:29+05:00 MAS.S63 en-US Medical tricorder prototyping diagnostic health microscopy imaging antibodies Crusher nanoparticles sensor pulse bones McCoy biomarker nerd microfluid Beverly immunoassay immune telemedicine MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course illuminates current theories about autism together with challenges faced by people on the autism spectrum. Theories in communicating, interacting socially, managing cognitive and affective overload, and achieving independent lifestyles are covered. In parallel, the course presents state-of-the-art technologies being developed for helping improve both theoretical understanding and practical outcomes. Participants are expected to meet and interact with people on the autism spectrum. Weekly reading, discussion, and a term project are required. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-771-autism-theory-and-technology-spring-2011 Spring 2011 Picard, Rosalind W. Goodwin, Matthew 2012-02-01T15:05:32+05:00 MAS.771 en-US autism autism technology ASD assistive technology disability mainstreaming special needs autism spectrum disorder MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is a broad introduction to a host of sensor technologies, illustrated by applications drawn from human-computer interfaces and ubiquitous computing. After extensively reviewing electronics for sensor signal conditioning, the lectures cover the principles and operation of a variety of sensor architectures and modalities, including pressure, strain, displacement, proximity, thermal, electric and magnetic field, optical, acoustic, RF, inertial, and bioelectric. Simple sensor processing algorithms and wired and wireless network standards are also discussed. Students are required to complete written assignments, a set of laboratories, and a final project. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-836-sensor-technologies-for-interactive-environments-spring-2011 Spring 2011 Paradiso, Joseph 2012-01-12T15:44:43+05:00 MAS.836 en-US human-computer interaction analog electronics digital electronics sensing piezoelectric optical sensor inertial sensor sensor network electronic monitoring MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is intended for students pursuing research projects at the Media Laboratory. Topics include Media Lab research areas, documenting research progress, ethical issues in research; patents, copyrights, intellectual property, and giving oral, written, and online presentations of results. A final oral presentation is required. Enrollment limited with preference given to students in the Media Arts and Sciences freshman program. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-111-introduction-to-doing-research-in-media-arts-and-sciences-spring-2011 Spring 2011 Bove, V. Michael 2012-01-05T20:57:06+05:00 MAS.111 en-US research UROP undergraduate research presentations digital media media lab MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Networks are a ubiquitous way to represent complex systems, including those in the social and economic sciences. The goal of the course is to equip students with conceptual tools that can help them understand complex systems that emerge in both nature and social systems. This is a course intended for a general audience and will discuss applications of networks and complexity to diverse systems, including epidemic spreading, social networks and the evolution of economic development. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-961-networks-complexity-and-its-applications-spring-2011 Spring 2011 Hidalgo, Cesar 2011-12-22T21:53:06+05:00 MAS.961 en-US social networks complex networks macroconnections Watts and Strogatz Model Barabási-Albert Model Modularity and Community Structure The Lorenz Attractor Lyapunov Exponents visualizing networks network structure MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This project-based course will explore the future of textiles, focusing particularly on blending rich crafting traditions with new technologies. Topics will include textile-based electronics, textile fabrication, algorithmic pattern design, and composites. We will experiment with a wide range of fibers, yarns, and fabrics including traditional materials like wool and cotton as well as metal fibers and yarns, fusible plastics, papers, and resins. We will also explore techniques like felting, laser cutting, CNC knitting, digital printing, and CNC embroidery. Students will complete weekly hands-on assignments and a final project. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-962-special-topics-new-textiles-spring-2010 Spring 2010 Buechley, Leah 2011-01-12T18:15:43+05:00 MAS.962 en-US fabric wearable electronics weaving sensors MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm A computational camera attempts to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors and processing. In this course we will study this emerging multi-disciplinary field at the intersection of signal processing, applied optics, computer graphics and vision, electronics, art, and online sharing through social networks. If novel cameras can be designed to sample light in radically new ways, then rich and useful forms of visual information may be recorded — beyond those present in traditional photographs. Furthermore, if computational process can be made aware of these novel imaging models, them the scene can be analyzed in higher dimensions and novel aesthetic renderings of the visual information can be synthesized.We will discuss and play with thermal cameras, multi-spectral cameras, high-speed, and 3D range-sensing cameras and camera arrays. We will learn about opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, mobile-phone based photography, camera for HCI and sensors mimicking animal eyes. We will learn about the complete camera pipeline. In several hands-on projects we will build physical imaging prototypes and understand how each stage of the imaging process can be manipulated. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-531-computational-camera-and-photography-fall-2009 Fall 2009 Raskar, Ramesh 2010-09-09T19:29:18+05:00 MAS.531 MAS.131 en-US digital photography digital imaging image processing applied optics computer graphics computer vision MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course explores the design of innovative educational technologies and creative learning environments, drawing on specific case studies such as the LEGO® Programmable Brick, Scratch software and Computer Clubhouse after-school learning centers. Includes activities with new educational technologies, reflections on learning experiences, and discussion of strategies and principles underlying the design of new tools and activities. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-714j-technologies-for-creative-learning-fall-2009 Fall 2009 Resnick, Mitchel Brennan, Karen 2010-06-21T16:05:58+05:00 MAS.714J STS.445J en-US MAS.714J MAS.714 STS.445J STS.445 lifelong kindergarten educational technology constructivism Scratch software LEGO Mindstorms new media literacy educational games MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This project-based course explores new design strategies for social interaction in the computer mediated world. Through weekly readings and design assignments we will examine topics such as: Data-based portraiture Depicting growth, change and the passage of time Visualizing conversations, crowds, and networks Interfaces for the connected city Mobile social technologies The course emphasizes developing visual and interactive literacy. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-961-special-topics-designing-sociable-media-spring-2008 Spring 2008 Donath, Judith 2009-10-22T17:07:10+05:00 MAS.961 en-US online online behavior internet interface interaction cultural mores social cues virtual world on-line community social networking storytelling persona web 2.0 email IM cooperation marketing surveillance creativity connection conversation mobility web design conceptual metaphor MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Can you make a cellphone change the world? NextLab is a hands-on year-long design course in which students research, develop and deploy mobile technologies for the next billion mobile users in developing countries. Guided by real-world needs as observed by local partners, students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects, closely collaborating with NGOs and communities at the local level, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields. Students are expected to leverage technical ingenuity in both mobile and internet technologies together with social insight in order to address social challenges in areas such as health, microfinance, entrepreneurship, education, and civic activism. Students with technically and socially viable prototypes may obtain funding for travel to their target communities, in order to obtain the first-hand feedback necessary to prepare their technologies for full fledged deployment into the real world (subject to guidelines and limitations). https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-965-nextlab-i-designing-mobile-technologies-for-the-next-billion-users-fall-2008 Fall 2008 Rotberg, Jhonatan Sarmenta, Luis Clifford, Gari Fletcher, Richard 2009-07-08T15:25:19+05:00 MAS.965 6.976 EC.S06 en-US appropriate technology sustainable development international development micro-finance social entrepreneurship social venture communications technology cell phone cellular technology SMS mobile phone mobile technology innovation health care economic empowerment education civic engagement bottom of the pyramid poverty ICT ICT4D can you make a cellphone change the world? MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class covers the history of 20th century art and design from the perspective of the technologist. Methods for visual analysis, oral critique, and digital expression are introduced. Class projects this term use the OLPC XO (One Laptop Per Child) laptop, Csound and Python software. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-110-fundamentals-of-computational-media-design-fall-2008 Fall 2008 Vercoe, Barry Small, David Holtzman, Henry Bove, V. Michael 2009-06-25T20:43:04+05:00 MAS.110 en-US analysis synthesis computational media computational and traditional arts typography design programming javascript contemporary digital art machine age media design analog vs digital art graphic design web design photography storytelling modern art internet design web 2.0 XO laptop OLPC MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class explores interaction with mobile computing systems and telephones by voice, including speech synthesis, recognition, digital recording, and browsing recorded speech. Emphasis on human interface design issues and interaction techniques appropriate for cognitive requirements of speech. Topics include human speech production and perception, speech recognition and text-to-speech algorithms, telephone networks, and spatial and time-compressed listening. Extensive reading from current research literature. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-632-conversational-computer-systems-fall-2008 Fall 2008 Schmandt, Christopher 2009-06-23T19:03:46+05:00 MAS.632 en-US digital voice voice synthesis speech synthesis digital speech audio coding noise comprehension audio browsing voice messaging voice recognition call center voice response computer voice computer speech telephony mobile applications voicemail MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class teaches the fundamentals of signals and information theory with emphasis on modeling audio/visual messages and physiologically derived signals, and the human source or recipient. Topics include linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate conversion, convolution, filtering, modulation, Fourier analysis, entropy, noise, and Shannon's fundamental theorems. Additional topics may include data compression, filter design, and feature detection. The undergraduate subject MAS.160 meets with the two half-semester graduate subjects MAS.510 and MAS.511, but assignments differ. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-160-signals-systems-and-information-for-media-technology-fall-2007 Fall 2007 Picard, Rosalind W. Bove, V. Michael Smithwick, Quinn 2009-06-23T18:57:03+05:00 MAS.160 MAS.510 MAS.511 en-US audio visual video A/V digital media digital audio digital video photography digitial photography spectrum Spectrum plot amplitude modulation AM Fourier series frequency modulation FM orthogonality Walsh functions basis sets. Sampling theorem aliasing reconstruction FFT DFT DTFT z-transform IIR frequency response filter filter response impulse response noise communications system communications theory information theory communication channel coding error correction DSP signal processing digital signal processing MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class deals with the fundamentals of characterizing and recognizing patterns and features of interest in numerical data. We discuss the basic tools and theory for signal understanding problems with applications to user modeling, affect recognition, speech recognition and understanding, computer vision, physiological analysis, and more. We also cover decision theory, statistical classification, maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation, nonparametric methods, unsupervised learning and clustering. Additional topics on machine and human learning from active research are also talked about in the class. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-622j-pattern-recognition-and-analysis-fall-2006 Fall 2006 Faculty and Staff, Media Lab 2007-10-05T06:20:22+05:00 MAS.622J 1.126J en-US MAS.622J MAS.622 1.126J 1.126 pattern recognition feature detection classification probability theory pattern analysis conditional probability bayes rule random vectors, decision theory ROC curves likelihood ratio test fisher discriminant template-based recognition feature extraction eigenvector and multilinear analysis linear discriminant perceptron learning optimization by gradient descent support vecotr machines K-nearest-neighbor classification parzen estimation unsupervised learning clustering vector quantization K-means Expectation-Maximization Hidden markov models viterbi algorithm Baum-Welch algorithm linear dynamical systems Kalman filtering Bayesian networks decision trees reinforcement learning genetic algorithms MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course will explore the state of the art in common sense knowledge, and class projects will design and build interfaces that can exploit this knowledge to make more usable and helpful interfaces. This year's theme will be about how common sense knowledge differs in different languages and cultures, and how machine understanding of this knowledge can help increase communication between people, and between people and machines. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-962-common-sense-reasoning-for-interactive-applications-fall-2006 Fall 2006 Lieberman, Henry 2007-04-20T18:57:03+05:00 MAS.962 MAS.964 en-US common sense reasoning interactive applications language culture inference user goals education knowledge collection knowledge quality semantics artificial intelligence interface design partial knowledge human-computer interaction machine understanding common sense knowledge MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This is an advanced graduate course on quantum computation and quantum information, for which prior knowledge of quantum mechanics is required. Topics include quantum computation, advanced quantum error correction codes, fault tolerance, quantum algorithms beyond factoring, properties of quantum entanglement, and quantum protocols and communication complexity. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-865j-quantum-information-science-spring-2006 Spring 2006 Chuang, Isaac Shor, Peter 2006-11-07T17:22:53+05:00 MAS.865J 6.443J 8.371J en-US quantum computation quantum error correction codes fault tolerance quantum algorithms quantum entanglement quantum protocols communication complexity quantum cryptography adiabatic quantum computation MAS.865J MAS.865 6.443J 6.443 8.371 8.371J MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course explores the potential impact of modern technologies on the school reforms debate. The first part of the course provides an overview of the current state of the school reform debate and reviews the ideas in the progressive school reform movement, as well as examining the new public charter school in Cambridge as a case study. The second part of the course requires critical study of research projects that hold promise as inspirations and guidelines for concrete multidisciplinary activities and curriculum for progressive charter schools. The course concludes with a discussion of the challenges in scaling the successful innovations in school reform to new contexts. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-963-technological-tools-for-school-reform-fall-2005 Fall 2005 Mikhak, Bakhtiar 2006-11-02T15:46:27+05:00 MAS.963 en-US modern technologies school reforms progressive school reform CCSC Community Charter School of Cambridge charter schools education innovative education No Child left behind learning communities shared display technologies educational technology media literacy MIT OpenCourseWare https://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm