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MAS.110 Fundamentals of Computational Media Design ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-3-6 Lecture: TR3 ( E15-209 ) History of modern art and design from the perspective of the technologist. Exploration of visual analysis, typography, and technologies for audio/visual expression. Limited enrollment. V.M. Bove, Jr.
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MAS.111 Introduction to Doing Research in Media Arts & Sciences ( ) Prereq: None Units: 1-4-1 [P/D/F] 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. V. M. Bove, Jr.
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MAS.131 Computational Camera and Photography (New) ( ) (Subject meets with MAS.531 ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: F2-5 ( E15-135 ) Covers the complete pipeline of computational cameras that attempt to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors, and processing. Students discuss and use thermal, multi-spectral, high-speed and 3-D range-sensing cameras, as well as camera arrays. Presents opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, and mobile phone-based photography. Also covers cameras for human computer interaction (HCI) and sensors that mimic animal eyes. Intended for students with interest in algorithmic and technical aspects of imaging and photography. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. R. Raskar
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MAS.132 Camera Culture (New) ( ) (Subject meets with MAS.532 ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 2-0-7 Surveys the landscape of imaging techniques and develops skills for conducting imaging research. Reviews technical and social aspects of the evolving camera culture and considers its role in transforming social interactions, reshaping businesses, and influencing communities worldwide. Explores innovative protocols for sharing and consumption of visual media, as well as novel hardware and software tools based on advanced lenses, digital illumination, modern sensors, and emerging image-analysis algorithms. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. R. Raskar
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MAS.160 Signals, Systems, and Information for Media Technology ( ) (Subject meets with MAS.510 ) Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) Units: 4-0-8 Lecture: TR11-12.30 ( E15-443 ) Recitation: F11 ( E15-443 ) Fundamentals of signals and information theory with emphasis on modeling audio/visual messages and physiologically derived signals, and the human source or recipient. Linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate conversion, convolution, filtering, modulation, Fourier analysis, entropy, noise, Shannon's fundamental theorems. Additional topics may include data compression, filter design, and feature detection. Meets with graduate subjects MAS.510 and MAS.511 but assignments differ. V. M. Bove, Jr., R. W. Picard
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MAS.234J Sensory and Social Orders ( ) (Same subject as 9.34J ) Prereq: 9.00 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-6 Explores how sensory and social systems engage in a variety of similar decision-making processes. Examines the use of partial orderings of alternative choices (or models) in interpreting available data, and how both use constraints to relate and narrow the choice options. Examples show how maximum likelihood equilibria depend upon context. Coverage includes important aspects of perception and cognition, decision-making in social systems, and elementary game theory. W. A. Richards
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MAS.235J Anigrafs ( ) (Same subject as 9.37J ) Prereq: 9.34 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-6 Lecture: TR2-3.30 ( 46-3015 ) Many complex systems can be represented as a society of agents who aggregate information to reach a collective decision. An Anigraf makes explicit how one agent's knowledge is related to another's, and how the form of these relationships affects the social choice. Simulations are used to discover emergent properties of different Anigraf models. Topics include elementary graph theory, network designs, partial orders, voting strategies, coordination games, and dynamics of choice. Applied examples taken from insect societies, neural networks, studies of co-evolution, cognition, and group decision-making. W. A. Richards
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MAS.241 Audio Processing by People and Machines ( ) (Subject meets with 21M.566J , MAS.641J ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-6 Lecture: R1-3 ( E15-443 ) Principles of information processing by the human auditory system, from detection of frequency, intensity, and spectrum, to the development of their perceptual correlates as pitch, loudness, and timbre. Machine models of the human auditory and musical experience using perceptually based sensor and interpretor constructs, sufficient to enable machines to experience sound and music in a manner related to our own. Exploring auditory and music cognition with the aid of real-time audio processors. Modeling musical common sense. Lectures same as MAS.241, with additional readings and a group or individual project. B. Vercoe
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MAS.402J Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems ( , ) (Same subject as 2.673J , 6.122J , 20.309J ) (Subject meets with 20.409 ) Prereq: Biology (GIR) , Physics II (GIR) , 6.00 , 18.03 ; 2.001 , 20.310 , or 6.02 ; or permission of instructor; Coreq: 20.330 Units: 3-6-3 Lecture: TR12 ( 4-237 ) Lab: TBA Recitation: F12 ( 4-231 , 4-153 ) Sensing and measurement aimed at quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysical properties. Methods include light and fluorescence microscopies, electronic circuits, and electro-mechanical probes (atomic force microscopy, optical traps, MEMS devices). Application of statistics, probability, signal and noise analysis, and Fourier techniques to experimental data. Final design project emphasizes utilization of principles underlying biological instrumentation. Preference to juniors and seniors. Fall: S. Manalis, P. T. So, S. Wasserman Spring: E. Boyden, S. Wasserman, M. F. Yanik
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MAS.490 Special Projects in Media Arts and Sciences ( , , ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged MAS.491 Special Projects in Media Arts and Sciences ( , , ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged [P/D/F] Special projects on group or individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement of subject matter and supervision by staff. Staff
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MAS.UR Undergraduate Research in Media Arts and Sciences ( , , ) Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA. MAS.URG Undergraduate Research in Media Arts and Sciences ( , , ) Prereq: None Units arranged TBA. Individual or group study, research, or laboratory investigations under faculty supervision, including individual participation in an ongoing research project. See UROP coordinator for further information. C. Schmandt
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MAS.510 Signals, Systems, and Information for Media Technology ( ) (Subject meets with MAS.160 ) Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) Units: 2-0-4 Lecture: TR11-12.30 ( E15-443 ) Recitation: F11 ( E15-443 ) Fundamentals of signals and information theory with emphasis on modeling audio/visual messages and physiologically derived signals, including sampling, sampling rate conversion, reconstruction, quantization, Fourier analysis, entropy, and noise. Shannon's fundamental theorems. Meets the first half of the term with MAS.160, but assignments differ. V. M. Bove, Jr., R. W. Picard
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MAS.511 Signals, Systems, and Information for Media Technology ( ) Prereq: MAS.510 or 6.003 , or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4 Lecture: TR11-12.30 ( E15-443 ) Recitation: F11 ( E15-443 ) Fundamentals of signal processing and linear systems theory as applied to audio/visual messages and physiologically-derived signals. Linear systems, difference equation, Z-transforms, convolution, filtering. Additional topics may include filter design, feature detection, communication systems. Meets the second half of the term with subject MAS.160, but assignments differ. V. M. Bove, Jr. , R. W. Picard
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MAS.531 Computational Camera and Photography (New) ( ) (Subject meets with MAS.131 ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: F2-5 ( E15-135 ) Covers the complete pipeline of computational cameras that attempt to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors, and processing. Students discuss and use thermal, multi-spectral, high-speed and 3-D range-sensing cameras, as well as camera arrays. Presents opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, and mobile phone-based photography. Also covers cameras for human computer interaction (HCI) and sensors that mimic animal eyes. Intended for students with interest in algorithmic and technical aspects of imaging and photography. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. R. Raskar
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MAS.532 Camera Culture (New) ( ) (Subject meets with MAS.132 ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 2-0-7 Surveys the landscape of imaging techniques and develops skills for conducting imaging research. Reviews technical and social aspects of the evolving camera culture and considers its role in transforming social interactions, reshaping businesses, and influencing communities worldwide. Explores innovative protocols for sharing and consumption of visual media, as well as novel hardware and software tools based on advanced lenses, digital illumination, modern sensors, and emerging image-analysis algorithms. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. R. Raskar
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MAS.533 Imaging Ventures: Cameras, Displays, and Visual Computing (New) ( ) Prereq: Permission of Instructor Units: 0-9-0 Project-oriented seminar covers the opportunities and challenges for businesses based on emergent imaging innovations. Students analyze the landscape of imaging developments, plan business strategies and brainstorm towards a start-up, business unit, non-profit or citizen sector organization; they are encouraged to form teams and craft a business plan to gain practical experience in imaging research. Includes case studies of established and emerging businesses, and talks by invited business speakers. Surveys commercialization and the innovation landscape in all imaging arenas. Topics include mobile camera phones, cameras in developing countries, image-search, medical imaging, online photo sharing, and computational photography. Enrollment limited. R. Raskar
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MAS.551J Design Without Boundaries ( , ) (Same subject as 4.556J ) Prereq: None Units arranged Lecture: R10-1 ( NE18-4TH ) Provides opportunities to pursue real-world design projects that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries, apply advanced technologies, and address significant social issues. Among the projects to be explored are the design of smart villages and smart communities, mobile communication project, and the development of new types of urban personal transportation systems. Students work in multidisciplinary teams and are expected to contribute to conceptualization, development, modeling and prototyping. W. Mitchell, F. Casalegno
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MAS.552J Mobility-on-Demand (New) ( , ) (Same subject as 4.557J ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-6 Lecture: W2-5 ( E15-001 ) Focuses on the design and implementation of mobility-on-demand systems in dense urban environments, described as a fleet of lightweight electric vehicles placed at charging stations that are strategically distributed throughout the city. Students work in small teams and are lead by project leaders from the Smart Cities group. Projects will run the throughout the term and include several joint design reviews with invited academic and industry guests. W. Mitchell
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MAS.610 Fundamentals of Visual Communication and Interaction Design (New) ( ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 2-0-10 Subject Cancelled Introduction to visual communication, including typography, layout, color, and visualization with an emphasis on computational techniques. Demonstrates how interaction requires new design methods to present and explore information effectively. Assignments combine software and design. D. Small
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MAS.622J Pattern Recognition and Analysis ( ) (Same subject as 1.126J ) Prereq: A working knowledge of probability theory and linear algebra Units: 3-0-9 Fundamentals of characterizing and recognizing patterns and features of interest in numerical data. 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. 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. Enrollment limited to 20. R. W. Picard
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MAS.630 Affective Computing ( ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 2-0-10 Focuses on how to develop technologies that help people communicate emotion, that respectfully read and that intelligently respond to human emotion, and have internal mechanisms inspired by animal emotion. Topics vary from year to year, and may include the interaction of emotion with cognition and perception; the communication of human emotion via face, voice, physiology, and behavior; construction of computers, agents, and robots having skills of emotional intelligence; the role of emotion in decision-making and learning; and affective technologies for education, autism and health applications. Weekly reading, discussion, and a term project is required. Enrollment limited. R. W. Picard
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MAS.632 Speech Interfaces and Mobile Devices ( ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged Consult instructor 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. C. Schmandt
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MAS.641J Audio Processing by People and Machines ( ) (Same subject as 21M.566J ) (Subject meets with MAS.241 ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-6 Lecture: R1-3 ( E15-443 ) Principles of information processing by the human auditory system, from detection of frequency, intensity, and spectrum, to the development of their perceptual correlates as pitch, loudness, and timbre. Machine models of the human auditory and musical experience using perceptually based sensor and interpretor constructs, sufficient to enable machines to experience sound and music in a manner related to our own. Exploring auditory and music cognition with the aid of real-time audio processors. Modeling musical common sense. Lectures same as MAS.241, with additional readings and a group or individual project. B. Vercoe
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MAS.642J Writing for Computer Performance ( ) (Same subject as 21M.565J ) Prereq: MAS.641 Units: 3-0-6 Use of current tools and techniques for creating audio soundtracks that can be synthesized by computer in real time. Techniques of compact definition and efficient, global dissemination, such as via the Web. Development and use of global standards for audio and music rendering on remote sites. Participants are expected to create an original work, performed in at least three remote sites to positive commentary, using the above principles. B. Vercoe
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MAS.654J Cognitive Architectures ( ) (Same subject as 9.343J ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-3-6 Lecture: TR2-3.30 ( 46-1015 ) Knowledge acquisition, communication, and successful behaviors require adequate models of the world. Actions based on such models depend on values assigned to state variables, which are derived from a creature's beliefs and goals. How beliefs may be acquired, updated, or aggregated in decision-making is formalized using a graphical framework called an Anigraf. The framework is analogous to a society of agents with different beliefs and goals who strive to reach collective decisions for actions. Exposure to Bayesian, causal, analogical, logical, and game-theoretic frameworks also included. W. A. Richards
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