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Excited to share that our PhD student Andres Rico (Andrés Rico ) and our Director Kent Larson (Kent Larson ) just published “Making Sense of Sensors: Improving LLM Interpretation of Time-Series Data”.

The problem is simple but significant: we’re collecting massive amounts of sensor data from our homes and buildings, but most people have no idea what it actually means. A spike in water consumption? A pattern in energy use? Without technical expertise, it’s all just numbers on a screen.

In this research, they used Large Language Models paired with structured contextual information to transform raw sensor data into clear, human-readable insights.

Read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/etaKXUbV

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Congratulations to Ivan and Xabi for winning the MIT AI for Microelectronics Manufacturing Hackathon with Silicon Paella—an AI assistant that turns years of messy fab data (machine logs, technician notes, equipment manuals) into instant, grounded answers during live incidents.

We’re thrilled to have hosted the launch of the Annexa’t Program with our collaborators from , Andorra Telecom, and the Andorran Government.

Learn more about the project here: https://www.ari.ad/projectes/node-urban-impact

Exciting news! MIT City Science is welcoming guests from Andorra Research and Innovation, Andorra Telecom, and the Andorran Government to launch the Annexa’t Program: a strategic talent initiative led by Andorra Research + Innovation (AR+I) to attract, develop, connect, and retain Andorran talent through research, innovation, and international opportunities.

The program strengthens the link between Andorra and its students, graduates, and professionals by creating high-value academic and career pathways aligned with the country’s future priorities.

Tuesday April 28th
9:30am ET (Boston Time)

Learn more: https://www.media.mit.edu/events/the-andorra-talent-project/

Watch the Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com//streams