Topic
Computer science and technology
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Defending against Spectre and Meltdown attacks
New system breaks up cache memory more efficiently to better protect computer systems against timing attacks.
October 18, 2018 -
Cryptographic protocol enables greater collaboration in drug discovery
Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data.
October 18, 2018 -
A step toward personalized, automated smart homes
System that automatically identifies people moving around indoors could enable self-adjusting homes.
October 17, 2018 -
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammograms
Deep-learning model has been used successfully on patients, may lead to more consistent screening procedures.
October 16, 2018 -
Provost's letter to the faculty about the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing
October 15, 2018 -
Letter to the MIT community regarding the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing
October 15, 2018 -
FAQ on the newly established MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing
October 15, 2018 -
MIT reshapes itself to shape the future
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application.
October 15, 2018 -
Center for Theoretical Physics professors earn DOE Quantum Information Science Awards
Professors Daniel Harlow, Aram Harrow, Hong Liu, and Jesse Thaler among the first recipients of new honor for advances in quantum understanding.
October 12, 2018 -
Taming “information hazards” in synthetic biology research
Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt.
October 4, 2018 -
Detecting fake news at its source
Machine learning system aims to determine if an information outlet is accurate or biased.
October 4, 2018 -
Model helps robots navigate more like humans do
In simulations, robots move through new environments by exploring, observing, and drawing from learned experiences.
October 4, 2018 -
Report outlines keys to election security
MIT experts are among co-authors calling for ballot paper trails and other resilient practices to avoid election hacking.
September 24, 2018 -
Reducing false positives in credit card fraud detection
Model extracts granular behavioral patterns from transaction data to more accurately flag suspicious activity.
September 20, 2018 -
Machine-learning system tackles speech and object recognition, all at once
Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions.
September 18, 2018 -
Helping computers fill in the gaps between video frames
Machine learning system efficiently recognizes activities by observing how objects change in only a few key frames.
September 13, 2018 -
Artificial intelligence system uses transparent, human-like reasoning to solve problems
Model from MIT Lincoln Laboratory Intelligence and Decision Technologies Group sets a new standard for understanding how a neural network makes decisions.
September 11, 2018 -
Smoothing out sketches’ rough edges
MIT-developed tool improves automated image vectorization, saving digital artists time and effort.
September 11, 2018 -
Robots can now pick up any object after inspecting it
Breakthrough CSAIL system suggests robots could one day be able to see well enough to be useful in people’s homes and offices.
September 10, 2018 -
Most popular MITx MOOC reaches 1.2 million enrollments
Since its first online offering in 2012, Introduction to Computer Science using Python from MITx has become the most popular MOOC in MIT history.
August 30, 2018