3 Questions: David Kaiser and Julie Shah on social and ethical responsibilities of computing
Advancing the study and practice of thinking responsibly in computing education, research, and implementation.
Robert Logcher, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, dies at 85
Longtime faculty member was a pioneer in developing the computer programming systems used in structural design.
Keylime security software is deployed to IBM cloud
Originally developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the technology allows organizations to ensure the security of sensitive data stored in the cloud.
Lincoln Laboratory convenes top network scientists for Graph Exploitation Symposium
Researchers share progress applying network science to disinformation tracing, Covid-19 modeling, and machine learning.
Contact-aware robot design
A novel method to represent robotic manipulators helps optimize complex and organic shapes for future machines.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards named professorships to two faculty members
Dina Katabi and Aleksander Madry receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
How aspirations become actions
From Ethiopia to community college to MIT, Mussie Demisse ’21 is on a mission to use his love of learning to solve big problems.
Restoring amputees’ natural functionality with brain-controlled interfaces
MIT student Eeshan Tripathii is working with his sister to engineer an intuitive brain-controlled interface for upper-limb prosthetics.
Designing exploratory robots that collect data for marine scientists
“This is a really exciting time to be a roboticist who also cares about the environment,” says PhD student Victoria Preston.
The power of two
Graduate student Ellen Zhong helped biologists and mathematicians reach across departmental lines to address a longstanding problem in electron microscopy.
Intelligent carpet gives insight into human poses
Tactical sensing carpet estimates 3D human poses without the use of cameras, and could improve health monitoring and smart homes.
Revisiting a quantum past for a fusion future
Principal Research Scientist Abhay Ram circles back to his graduate school studies for a new initiative combining classical physics and quantum computing.
A unique collaboration with US Special Operations Command
Nearly 300 government and military members participated in a new course designed to explore the next generation of artificial intelligence and related technologies.
Unlocking the potential of blockchain technology
Algorand uses a unique architecture developed by MIT Professor Silvio Micali to offer a decentralized, secure, and scalable blockchain.
Creating “digital twins” at scale
Model could help predictive virtual models become standard practice in engineering.