Employ Artificial Intelligence to the study of social interactions in urban spaces.
The Senseable City Lab, in collaboration with
Seoul AI Foundation, is launching the Senseable City Seoul. Senseable City Seoul focuses
on the application of Artificial Intelligence to the study of social
interactions in urban spaces. This is especially important in the
context of one of the most acute demographic changes in the world,
which combines an aging population with one of the lowest birth rates.
Beginning with a collection of visual data supplemented by other forms
of data across the city, the Lab will use AI to explore key urban
questions: how people move, interact, and adapt in public spaces
across age groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, times of day and year,
and varying climatic conditions. By merging cutting-edge AI with
humanistic inquiry, the Lab will help to position Seoul as a global
reference for reimagining how cities can foster connection and
community.
MIT Senseable City has been at the forefront of developing AI models based on urban imagery, leveraging the power of computer vision, laser scanning, and remote sensing.
Evidence-based policy is gaining traction globally. We believe that policy decisions should be informed by empirical data from each community, which would lead to data-driven solutions.
Data can also be generated by deploying sensors with specific intent. Embedding technology into the urban environment can yield robust and fine-grained data to reveal humanity’s fingerprint.
October, 2025
Seoul
Carlo Ratti gives the keynote in the Seoul Urban AI Forum and announces the Senseable City Seoul.
Meet Our Team
MIT Senseable City Lab
Carlo Ratti Director
Fábio Duarte Associate Director, Research & Design
Paolo Santi Principal Research Scientist
Martina Mazzarello Global Labs Lead
Umberto Fugiglando Head of Research Strategy & Partnerships
Current Researchers
In Seoul
Suzan Ayas Postdoctoral Fellow & Senseable City Seoul Lab Lead
Ambra Amico Postdoctoral Fellow
Chiara Cadoni Research Fellow
Eunah Jung Postdoctoral Fellow
Wenhan Wu Postdoctoral Fellow
Donghwan Ki Postdoctoral Fellow
Vittorio Fiammenghi Visiting Student
Yunji Seo Visiting Student
Mingming Zhao Visiting Student
Kaihan Zhang Visiting Student
Susana Callejas Visiting Student
Hanmin Gu Visiting Researcher
Jae Lieu Visiting Student
Jae Hyun Kim Visiting Student
Wonseop Song Visiting Student
Suh Hanew Visiting Student
In Boston
Simone Mora Research Scientist
Diego Morra Postdoctoral Fellow
Minsuk Kim Postdoctoral Fellow
Song Guo Postdoctoral Fellow
Fadi Haddad Research Affiliate
Kyujin Choi Visiting Student
Past researchers
Mayar Ariss Research Affiliate
Michiel Van Selm Research Affiliate
We have several open positions in our newly-opened Senseable City
Seoul in South Korea. We encourage applications from minorities and
other under-represented groups. Apply today and join us in our mission
of making cities more diverse and inclusive.
For detailed information and all open positions, please visit
senseable.mit.edu
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