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Selected recent lesearch publications by Nagakura's ARC Group and advisees at MIT Architecture Department

* Many links below to conference papers target CumInCAD depository (https://papers.cumincad.org/), which is often very slow to open. Please be patient.


Image/Video/3D models with Machine Learning

[ML]  (architecture) W. Peng, F. Zhang, T. Nagakura 2017 conference 2018 SMarchS thesis
Machines’ Perception of Space: Employing 3D Isovist Methods and a Convolutional Neural Network in Architectural Space Classification
 
[ML]  (architecture) W. Peng 2023 PhD thesis demo video
Visual Experience in Temporal Situational Context: Method of Matching and Modeling in Design
 
[ML]  (architecture) C. Cheng 2024 SMarchS thesis
Alive Scene: Participatory Multimodal AI Framework for Collective Narratives in Dynamic 3D Scene
 
[ML]  (architecture) C. Cheng, T. Nagakura, D. Tsai 2023 conference
A Synergy of AI Observation and Design Tool: Leveraging Multifaceted AI Techniques for Encoding Human Behaviors and Stories in Space
 
[ML]  (architecture) S. Miao, T. Nagakura, D. Tsai 2024 conference
Deep Spatial Memory: Quantifying Architectural Spatial Experiences through Agent-driven Simulations and Deep Learning
 
[ML]  (architecture) C. Wu 2020 MArch thesis
Machine learning in housing design : exploration of generative adversarial network in site plan / floorplan generation
 
[ML]  (architecture) H. Tu, G. Varinlioglu, L. Gao, B. Chen, T. Nagakura 2023 conference
Feeling Like Humans: Low-cost wearable sensors for design research in the age of AI
 
[ML]  (urbanism) R. Sanatani, T. Nagakura 2023 conference
The Many Faces of the Metropolis: Unsupervised Clustering of Urban Environments in Mumbai Based on Visual Features As Captured in City-Wide Street-View Imagery
 
[ML]  (urbanism) R. Sanatani, T. Nagakura, D. Tsai 2022 conference presentation video (SIGraDi)
The Tourist's Image of the City: A comparative analysis of the visual features and textual themes of interest across three global metropolises
 
[ML]  (urbanism) N. H. (Charles) Wu 2022 SMarchS thesis
Reasoning about Space Video via Pattern Language of Human Behavior by Extracting MultiAction Activities via Machine Learning Video
 
[ML]  (heritage) Paloma Gonzalez, T. Nagakura 2020 conference 2021 PhD thesis demo video
AI Visitor: Tracking and simulating pedestrian trajectories in Machu Picchu
 
[ML]  (architecture) R. Villalon 2017 PhD thesis
Data mining, inference, and predictive analytics for the built environment with images, text, and WiFi data
 
[ML]  (architecture) X. Zhang, T. Nagakura 2024 Conferece (p97)
Eye-tracking Architects: Investigating design intentions in plan drawings
 
[ML]  (architecture) X. Zhang 2021 SMarchS thesis
Envisage: Investigating Design Intentions, Visual Perception through Eye Tracking of Architectural Sketches
 
[ML]  (architecture) Juhong Park 2015 PhD thesis
Synthetic tutor : profiling students and mass-customizing learning processes dynamically in design scripting education
 
[ML]  (urbanism) Qianhui Liang, M. Wang, T. Nagakura 2020 conference 2020 SMarchS thesis video
Urban Immersion: A Web-based Crowdsourcing Platform for Collecting Urban Space Perception Data.
 
[ML]  (architecture) J. Peraino 2020 SMarchS thesis
Architectural epidemiology : a computational framework
 
[ML]  (architecture) Yuxuan Liu 2020 SMarchS thesis
Measuring the immeasurable : an experiment for a machine to map low-level features to high-level semantic representation of architectural space using a single view photo
 
[ML]  (urbanism) T. Sun 2020 SMarchS thesis
Synthesizing 3D morphology from a collection of urban design concepts
 
[ML]  (ornament) Hunmin Koh 2018 SMarchS thesis
Shape analysis for digital representation of East Asian silk patterns
 

Data Mining/Data Visualization/Crowd-sourcing

[expert system]  (architecture) Wangli Yi 2024 SMarchS thesis
Data-driven Home Workspace Design: Interactive DIY Platform Mediating the User and Expert Literature
 
[crowdsourcing]  (architecture) J. Zhang 2023 UG thesis
Crowdsourcing Feedback and Augmenting 3D Visualizations: Online Collaboration Tools for Gamified Participatory Design Workshops
 
[affective comp.]  (architecture) N. Vlavianos 2023 PhD thesis 2021 conference
Measuring the Psychological and Physiological Responses of Humans Experiencing Sacred Architectural Space in XR: a Case Study at the Monastery of Simonos Petra
 
[affective comp.]  (architecture) H. Tu 2023 SMarchS thesis
Analyzing Affective Responses to Virtual Spaces Using Physiological Sensors and Verbal Descriptions
 
[affective comp.]  (urban design) G. Varinlioglu, H. Tu, T. Nagakura 2023 conference
Affective Computing for Game User Research
 
[data mining]  (architecture) T. Nagakura, W. Peng, Y. Lei 2021 conference
Representing Cultural Heritage Places through AR in Museums: Learning from the usage data sampled at the exhibition of Alva Aalto's Baker House
 
[crowdsourcing]  (architecture) I. As, T. Nagakura 2016 Journal
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE CROWD BY THE CROWD: A NEW MODEL FOR DESIGN ACQUISITION
 
[crowdsourcing]  (architecture) I. As, T. Nagakura 2017 conference
Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center: An Alternative Design Delivery Model: Democratizing Architectural Design
 
[crowdsourcing]  (urbanism) Y. Yoshimura, S. He, G Hack, T Nagakura, C Ratti 2020 conference 2014 SMarchS thesis (Shan He)
Quantifying Memories: Mapping Urban Perception
 
[data visualilzation]  (urbanism) X. Chen 2011 SMarchS thesis demo video (Singapore) demo video (Paris)
Seeing differently : cartography for subjective maps based on dynamic urban data
 
[data visualization]  (urbanism) N. Chen 2016 SMarchS thesis
Urban data mining : social media data analysis as a complementary tool for urban design
 
[data mining]  (architecture) S. Zhang 2020 MArch thesis
Value in design? Features, pricing, and design strategies
 

Tools for Design/Research/Visualization/Collaboration

[AI]  (VR) Chang Liu 2018 SMarchS thesis
PanoFrame: a crowdsourcing platform for making and editing multi-perspective narratives with panoramic video
 
[AI]  (VR) Yuxuan Lei 2022 SMarchS thesis
A Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Interface with Augmented Sensing, Interaction, and Visualization Techniques
 
[AI]  (architecture) Chin-Yi Cheng 2017 SMarchS thesis
Interactive design process based on augmented intelligence : a framework and toolkit for designers to interact and collaborate with AI algorithms
 
[Media analysis]  (VR) J. Chang 2017 UG thesis
Designing in virtual reality : tools with the human field of vision
 
[Measurment]  (handcraft) G. Bernal 2014 SMarchS thesis
Learning from master's muscles : EMG-based bio-feedback tool for augmenting manual fabrication and crafting
 
[BIM]  (architecture) T. Nagakura and W. Sung 2017 conference
Spatial Typology for BIM - Preassembling for Synthetic Architectural Design
 
[VR]  (architecture) Josh Choi 2016 SMarchS thesis
Merging three spaces : exploring user interface framework for spatial design in virtual reality
 
[Participatory]  (architecture) Josh Choi 2014 MArch thesis
Democratic Play : crowd-sourcing through games for architectural design
 
[Participatory]  (architecture) Y. Hou 2016 MArch thesis
Engaging public voice in big data society : an on-line participatory design experiment
 
[Media analysis]  (animation) K. Au 2014 UG thesis
Animation : 2D versus 3D and their combined effect
 
[Crowd simulation]  (architecture) Taro Narahara 2007 SMarch thesis demo video
The Space Re-Actor : walking a synthetic man through architectural space
 
[Visualization Tool]  (architecture) Onur Gun 2006 SMarch thesis
Narration of light : computational tools for framing the tonal imagination
 
[Film-making Tool]  (architecture) P. Chatzitsakyris and T. Narahara 2005 SMarch thesis 2006 conference 2006 Paper demo video
The man with the movie camera : an event-driven approach to architectural design
 
[Media analysis]  (architecture) F. Vairani 2001 SMarchS thesis
Behind the screen : [on the perception of computer-generated architectural representations]
 
[Design Tool]  (architecture) Fred Mbru 2001 SMarchS thesis
Context modeling : extending the parametric object model with design context
 

AI Platform Tools

[ai tool] (image-based GAN) Pix2Pix toolkit
 
[ai tool] (image/video-based) Google Vision AI toolkit
 
[ai tool] (comprehensive) Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services toolkit
 
[ai tool] (video-based) Moments in Time Dataset toolkit
 
[ai tool] (video-based) STAR toolkit
 
[ai tool] (agent-based) Unity ML-Agents Toolkit toolkit
 
[ai tool] (reinforcement learning) Gym toolkit