Topic
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
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Driverless-vehicle options now include scooters
Self-driving scooter demonstrated at MIT complements autonomous golf carts and city cars.
November 7, 2016 -
Making computers explain themselves
New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems’ decisions.
October 27, 2016 -
Finding patterns in corrupted data
New model-fitting technique is efficient even for data sets with hundreds of variables.
October 26, 2016 -
Making it easier to collaborate on code
CSAIL team's “Gitless” fixes Git’s biggest issues — and suggests their approach could help improve systems like Gmail and Dropbox.
October 25, 2016 -
MRIs for fetal health
Algorithm could help analyze fetal scans to determine whether interventions are warranted.
October 21, 2016 -
Prepping a robot for its journey to Mars
Senior Sarah Hensley aims to improve Earth's most advanced humanoid robot, in advance of its trip to the Red Planet.
October 18, 2016 -
Professor Emeritus Whitman Richards dies at 84
Longtime professor and beloved advisor was known for advances in experimental and theoretical studies of vision, perception, and cognition.
October 17, 2016 -
Cambridge Cyber Summit convenes industry, academia, and government
Hosted by CSAIL, event featured discussions on cybersecurity with tech leaders and officials from the NSA and FBI.
October 12, 2016 -
Designing for 3-D printing
“Foundry” tool from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab lets you design a wide range of multi-material 3-D-printed objects.
October 11, 2016 -
Rewarding Boston’s safest driver
Mayor Martin Walsh announces a competition aimed at improving Boston driving with an app developed by an MIT spinout.
October 5, 2016 -
3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots.
October 3, 2016 -
Automated screening for childhood communication disorders
Computer system could help identify subtle speech, language disorders in time for early intervention.
September 22, 2016 -
Cache management improved once again
New version of breakthrough memory management scheme better accommodates commercial chips.
September 21, 2016 -
Detecting emotions with wireless signals
Measuring your heartbeat and breath, CSAIL device can tell if you’re excited, happy, angry, or sad.
September 20, 2016 -
Faster parallel computing
New programming language delivers fourfold speedups on problems common in the age of big data.
September 13, 2016 -
Nancy Lynch named associate head of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Expert in distributed computing to join department leadership.
September 7, 2016 -
How machine learning can help with voice disorders
By detecting signs of vocal misuse, system from CSAIL and Mass General could eventually be used to help diagnose voice disorders.
August 29, 2016 -
Hacking microbes
Startup’s engineered yeast helps clients produce fragrances and flavors more efficiently.
August 25, 2016 -
Solving network congestion
MegaMIMO system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab speeds data transfer by coordinating multiple routers at the same time.
August 23, 2016 -
Programmable network routers
New design should enable much more flexible traffic management, without sacrificing speed.
August 23, 2016