Topic
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
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Teaching Hong Kong students to embrace computational thinking
Powered by MIT expertise and regional universities, CoolThink@JC will offer training to primary teachers and students at 32 schools.
November 15, 2016 -
Enabling wireless virtual reality
Developed at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, “MoVR” system allows VR headsets to communicate without a cord
November 14, 2016 -
Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance
“Information extraction” system helps turn plain text into data for statistical analysis.
November 10, 2016 -
Faster programs, easier programming
New system lets nonexperts optimize programs that run on multiprocessor chips.
November 7, 2016 -
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