Tommi Jaakkola appointed Thomas Siebel Professor in EECS and IDSS
Leader in machine learning and natural language processing takes on professorship established by veteran software entrepreneur Thomas Siebel.
Software developer is a voice for Muslim women
An entrepreneur who co-founded Wise Systems, Layla Shaikley SM ’13 may be better known for her viral video created to combat media stereotypes of Muslim women.
Learn a language while you wait for WiFi
CSAIL tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments.
Explained: Neural networks
Ballyhooed artificial-intelligence technique known as “deep learning” revives 70-year-old idea.
Tim Berners-Lee wins $1 million Turing Award
CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.
A faster single-pixel camera
New technique greatly reduces the number of exposures necessary for “lensless imaging.”
Faster page loads
System allocates data center bandwidth more fairly, so no part of a webpage lags behind others.
MIT experts urge Trump administration to take immediate action on cybersecurity
Report warns of hacking risk to electric grid, oil pipelines, and other critical infrastructure.
A big leap toward tinier lines
Self-assembly technique could lead to long-awaited, simple method for making smaller microchip patterns.
Protecting web users’ privacy
System for disguising database queries could prevent customer profiling and price gouging.
Testing new networking protocols
New approach speeds up testing of traffic management solutions for data center networks.
Making better decisions when outcomes are uncertain
A simple statistical trick could help make a ubiquitous model of decision processes more accurate.
Security for multirobot systems
New technique could protect robot teams’ communication networks from malicious hackers.
Daniel Zuo: Creative approaches to connectivity
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar will pursue research on algorithms to improve computer networks.